tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post3007837133555330101..comments2023-10-23T11:26:57.943-05:00Comments on Free Keon: Let's play the Blame GameNate Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867444995152451427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-58856135679109532672009-09-26T09:18:55.294-05:002009-09-26T09:18:55.294-05:00Yeah, Hendry has done some good things in the past...Yeah, Hendry has done some good things in the past. But he was given a blank check from the Tribune company and told to produce a championship and he just managed to sign a bunch of bad contracts and players like Soriano to an 8 year deal and other things that have hurt the team.<br />Honestly the real answer to whether Hendry will stay or not, depends more upon what the new ownership wants to do going forward.Nate Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867444995152451427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-50535975847923104532009-09-25T10:12:08.777-05:002009-09-25T10:12:08.777-05:00Nate,
I'm glad I found your blog, because it...Nate,<br /> <br />I'm glad I found your blog, because it is much more fun to argue with you in writing than in person. While I completely agree that 'Jungle' Jim had a terrible season as general manager, I think you missed the point of the article. The point is that this was Hendry's first bad year. While there are many points in your article I take issue with, lets just stick to how good of a general manager Hendry has been outside of 09. <br /><br />1. Matt Bruback, Jose Hernandez and Bobby Hill for Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton<br />2. Hee Seop Choi and Mike Nannini for Derrek Lee<br />3. Toddy Hundley (whom Hendry did NOT sign) and Chad Hermanasen for Mark Grudzielanek and Erik Karros<br />4. Signing Ted Lilly<br />5. Signing Mark DeRosa (who is batting .238 w/ the Cards)<br />6. Signing Moises Alou<br />7. Trading for Michael Barret who had his best 3 years of his career here and then trading him away and he has done nothing since<br />8. Signing Ryan Dempster for $300,000 in 04<br />9. Signing Reed Johnson just days before opening day 08<br />10. Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson and Josh Donaldson for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin <br />11. As we talked about the other day; name one former Cubs prospect that Hendry has let get away that has been better than what the Cubs have on the field this year.<br />12. The Cubs farm system has greatly improved in producing position players as we have 2 everyday starters that are home grown for the first time since Grace and Girardi. Plus the pitching has continued to produce: Zambrano, Wells, Marmol, Marshall, and Guzman. <br /><br />And remember since Hendry's 1st full year as GM (2003) we have won the division 3 times (more than we had in the first 37 years of divisional play) and our only postseason playoff series victory since 1908, and assuming we win just 3 of our last 10 games it will the first time of 3 straight winning seasons since 1967-72. <br /><br />I think Jim has earned a mulligan. <br /><br />Love, Ted<br /><br />PS- To anonymous- it was 2 years ago that MB was hurt by his first base coach, not last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-49729429380803575412009-09-25T04:06:14.741-05:002009-09-25T04:06:14.741-05:00I just went on a rant on twitter about this this w...I just went on a rant on twitter about this this week. Did it occur to anybody that the cubs biggest off season acquisition was signing a player whose prior season ended due to an injury suffered while arguing with an ump. Not fighting, arguing. I wonder if that time he through the ball into the stands with 2 outs this summer was because of racism?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7824701250817994819.post-19929932173493613402009-09-24T12:04:52.121-05:002009-09-24T12:04:52.121-05:00Bravo my dear friend!!!!Bravo my dear friend!!!!Joshua D. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10809209734130611684noreply@blogger.com