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The last 11 game threads have combined for as many pages as this one has gotten today.
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Good thing his job has little to do with baseball. Most people don't realize that. And according to whatever was posted on the last page, if true, he sees himself as a baseball executive.
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He's a leftover from the Tribune ownership, so I think that's part of it. The other part is that I believe he admitted that he came into this role having little knowledge of baseball, specifically baseball ops.
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I don't see why the two things have to be mutually exclusive. I don't see how they have anything to do with each other whatsoever. Hendry stayed on apparently to help get the draft picks signed. As a result, he admitted he didn't want to make any big trades at the deadline, instead leaving it for the next guy. So they are exclusive in that keeping Hendry allowed us to get the draft picks signed, but also forced us to stand pat at the deadline besides Fukudome. But for that connection to fly you have to assume a couple of things: 1) Randy Bush wouldn't have succeeded in getting some of the harder picks to sign, meaning Hendry was needed. 2) Another GM would have traded guys like Pena, instead of not making moves like Hendry. I dont see why he couldn't have multi tasked. It's been clear since well before the trade deadline that The Cubs werent going anywhere, so there was plenty of time to try and move some guys. I think you are misunderstanding. Hendry had a quote today that said part of the reason he didn't make any moves at the deadline is because he didn't think it was fair to the next guy to make those moves at the deadline so he left the roster mostly intact.
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Once Dusty gets canned after this year (based on Reds fans I know, that would be their greatest joy ever), I would be so happy if someone could get Dusty, Hendry and Lou on some kind of round table for the playoffs.
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I don't see why the two things have to be mutually exclusive. I don't see how they have anything to do with each other whatsoever. Hendry stayed on apparently to help get the draft picks signed. As a result, he admitted he didn't want to make any big trades at the deadline, instead leaving it for the next guy. So they are exclusive in that keeping Hendry allowed us to get the draft picks signed, but also forced us to stand pat at the deadline besides Fukudome. But for that connection to fly you have to assume a couple of things: 1) Randy Bush wouldn't have succeeded in getting some of the harder picks to sign, meaning Hendry was needed. 2) Another GM would have traded guys like Pena, instead of not making moves like Hendry.
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Hendry,%2056,%20said%20Cubs%20Chairman%20Tom%20Ricketts%20notified%20him%20July%2022%20that%20he%20wouldn ' alt='>'> Not sure how I feel about this, especially keeping guys like Pena around when he is more useful to us traded for prospects. Oh well, I'd rather stand pat at the deadline and make all those draft signings, than trade pena and others for pennies and not end up signing guys like Maples.
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Picking Colletti would be the Cubbiest move I could possibly imagine.
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Apparently Jim Hendry is really upset about this.... You know how I know!??! I went to the Dunkin Donuts on Addison and they were completely sold out of all donuts. Get it...because Hendry is fat and likes donuts?
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Rosenthal must be the biggest idiot in the history of the world then. Seriously, when did this ARam hate really get into the mainstream? The guy has one bad season after badly dislocating his shoulder and all the sudden he's public enemy number 1 in the media. WTF
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Also, is this news big enough to assume that the citizens of Williston, ND are going to be reading a lot about the Cubs this week? Or will they instead be more focused on Alex Smith?
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Isn't this misleading? How long have baseball executives/decision-makers been referred to as general managers? Apparently since 1934 for the Cubs. Ok, so GMs didn't exist in our most successful era... COINCIDENCE!?!!? I propose a COLLEGE OF GMS!
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True, but I suspect that Byrd and Marmol could be moved relatively easily if the new GM felt the need. To me this offseason comes down in large part to whoever we sign and whether we are able to offload Z and Soriano...not that this is news to anyone. Dunno about marmol. Declining velocity + backloaded contract is not the ideal assett. No doubt someone would bite tho.
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How much will they be paying combined for Castro, Barney, Soto, Garza and Brett Jackson? A month of Soriano
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Who the [expletive] wouldnt want to be the GM in the 3rd largest market in baseball with a cash cow ball park, and 50+ mil coming off the books during an offseason where 2 of the premier FAs in baseball are on the market and willing to move teams.
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I just realized that my next door neighbor is Jim Hendry's personal assistant (no lie), and she looked really glum the other day when I saw her in the hallway the other day. I wonder if she got canned too.
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How much longer until we can hear Koyie Hill's thoughts on this news?
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lol WTF? "And now, for absolutely no reason...Kerry Wood!"
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He might have to take his own advice in a couple of months.
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A big f you to all the people wanting to judge Ricketts prematurely.
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Secondary goal? Whats the primary goal? Make a lot of money off of you idiots?
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Haven't read all 6 pages, but I wonder how much pretty much doing nothing at the deadline had to do with Hendry knowing his days are numbered.
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john grabow just lost a lot of money today.
