Comments on: Oddly, Cubs owner has ‘growing confidence’ in Jim Hendry

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:06:47 +0000

I love Hendry. Soriano’s and Z’s deals were definitely influenced by the Tribune, and those two were elite stars at the time of their deals. Bradley was a bad move, but other than that I am a big Hendry fan. He got guys at the money they demanded while they could demand it, and like most teams those deals do sour a bit.

I’d like to see him spend less, but I also know he needs to keep the team competing at a higher cost as long as he has mega-deals on his roster.
In other words, why pay Soriano, Z and Ramirez like $50M altogether and not try to put a big strong competitive product on the field? THAT would be the true waste of money.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:23:57 +0000

I detect more symptoms of that dread Indonesian prion-vectored goat-borne brain disease, die vloek van der geitbok. Apparently, you can catch that by sitting too close to the field as well as by showering in the clubhouse or by eating your general manager's brain.

By: PanchoHerreraFanClub

PanchoHerreraFanClub — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:28:33 +0000

As I said before, you don’t go 0 for 102 on talent alone.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:22:50 +0000

Seriously? I think he just doesn’t want to be on the top of the suspect list when he has him beaten to death with a goat carcass. That’s got to be it.

By: quintjs

quintjs — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:44:15 +0000

This is the problem when the owner sits so close to the game at ground level. He can’t see his outfield…