Nice Choice, Jim.

[Internet Apex]

Gordo states his case for keeping Hendry. What complete horseshit for an article.

"But the fact is, this is still the guy who assembled the final pieces of the 2003 team that came within a routine play at short of reaching the World Series, the same guy who rebuilt the team into a back-to-back division champion in 2007 and 2008 and the same guy who rebuilt a scouting and player-development system that finally is starting to produce impact position players for the first time in decades. "

"The decision isn't about this year. "

"But he might also be their best answer for turning this mess around."

Gordo was on WSCR yesterday saying that the Ricketts knew this year was going to be a problem.  He further reported that Hitler wasn't a rather ordinary diplomat and did not deliberately set out to cause a war.

Jeff Baker is untouchable Hendry says. He's key to our season next year. That is all sorts of awesome.

I'm not certain you could invent a fictional team this inept.

Even the Hiroshima Carp, "the Chicago Cubs of Japanese baseball" won a league title in 1991.

Not even an A-Bomb could make a team less fortunate than the Cubs.

Hmm. Could it improve their fortunes? There's a theory I'm willing to test.

Sure, the odds of the cloud of fallout reaching Iowa are small.

SKO in Iowa, post-nuclear war, an artist rendition.

So glad he finally got that haircut.

I LOL'd hard at that one.

Wait, I thought you said POST-nuclear war Iowa. So far the only difference is the haircut.

[flannj]

Gordo states his case for keeping Hendry. What complete horseshit for an article.

"But the fact is, this is still the guy who assembled the final pieces of the 2003 team that came within a routine play at short of reaching the World Series, the same guy who rebuilt the team into a back-to-back division champion in 2007 and 2008 and the same guy who rebuilt a scouting and player-development system that finally is starting to produce impact position players for the first time in decades. "

"The decision isn't about this year. "

"But he might also be their best answer for turning this mess around."

Gordo was on WSCR yesterday saying that the Ricketts knew this year was going to be a problem.  He further reported that Hitler wasn't a rather ordinary diplomat and did not deliberately set out to cause a war.

Jeff Baker is untouchable Hendry says. He's key to our season next year. That is all sorts of awesome.

I'm not certain you could invent a fictional team this inept.

Even the Hiroshima Carp, "the Chicago Cubs of Japanese baseball" won a league title in 1991.

Not even an A-Bomb could make a team less fortunate than the Cubs.

Hmm. Could it improve their fortunes? There's a theory I'm willing to test.

Sure, the odds of the cloud of fallout reaching Iowa are small.

SKO in Iowa, post-nuclear war, an artist rendition.

Are you sure that's post-nuclear Iowa?

[SKO]

Gordo states his case for keeping Hendry. What complete horseshit for an article.

"But the fact is, this is still the guy who assembled the final pieces of the 2003 team that came within a routine play at short of reaching the World Series, the same guy who rebuilt the team into a back-to-back division champion in 2007 and 2008 and the same guy who rebuilt a scouting and player-development system that finally is starting to produce impact position players for the first time in decades. "

"The decision isn't about this year. "

"But he might also be their best answer for turning this mess around."

Gordo was on WSCR yesterday saying that the Ricketts knew this year was going to be a problem.  He further reported that Hitler wasn't a rather ordinary diplomat and did not deliberately set out to cause a war.

Jeff Baker is untouchable Hendry says. He's key to our season next year. That is all sorts of awesome.

I'm not certain you could invent a fictional team this inept.

Even the Hiroshima Carp, "the Chicago Cubs of Japanese baseball" won a league title in 1991.

Not even an A-Bomb could make a team less fortunate than the Cubs.

Hmm. Could it improve their fortunes? There's a theory I'm willing to test.

Sure, the odds of the cloud of fallout reaching Iowa are small.

SKO in Iowa, post-nuclear war, an artist rendition.

Are you sure that's post-nuclear Iowa?

I wouldn't have to drive far to find scenery exactly like that, that's for sure.

[Slaky]

I invoke the Rally Carp and it gets barely a passing mention? This site sucks now.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I invoke the Rally Carp and it gets barely a passing mention? This site sucks now.

Friend her on the Book of Faces.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

I invoke the Rally Carp and it gets barely a passing mention? This site sucks now.

Wheezer could have at least posted the pic of the Carp with Hank White's face for old time's sake.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

DPD... To wit:

[Gilgamesh]

DPD... To wit:

OH MY GOD!!  KILL IT, BURN IT, SEND IT BACK TO HELL!!!

(I'm obviously talking about that hideous shirt.)

[Saul Goodman]

If Hendry gets sacked, they get Ned Colletti?  Please no.

Also:

Hendry is being blamed for everything from back-loaded contracts and a lack of pitching depth to J-Lo's breakup....

Timely!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

DPD... To wit:

OH MY GOD!!  KILL IT, BURN IT, SEND IT BACK TO HELL!!!

(I'm obviously talking about that hideous shirt.)

[CT III]

Gordo states his case for keeping Hendry. What complete horseshit for an article.

"But the fact is, this is still the guy who assembled the final pieces of the 2003 team that came within a routine play at short of reaching the World Series, the same guy who rebuilt the team into a back-to-back division champion in 2007 and 2008 and the same guy who rebuilt a scouting and player-development system that finally is starting to produce impact position players for the first time in decades. "

"The decision isn't about this year. "

"But he might also be their best answer for turning this mess around."

This idea is so crazy it just might work!

Seriously though, here are the only two arguments I see for keeping Hendry:

1. Hendry was forced at gun point by TRIBUNE OWNERSHIP (read: John McDonough) to sign Alfonso Soriano to an insane contract.  Later he was also forced to sign Kosuke Fukudome and Milton Bradley in a desperate attempt to raise the value of the franchise by winning the World Series.  Hendry thus deserves the chance to Generally Manager on his own terms because as Steve Stone will tell you, baseball is fair.  Except when it isn't.

Also, nobody should acknowledge the fact that part of the reason that the Cubs had to throw shitloads of money at outfielders was that the farm system Hendry built and oversaw for 15 years hasn't produced a single fucking outfielder capable of starting for any team better than the Nippon Ham Fighters.

2.  Hendry should be kept on because Tom Ricketts is such an incompetent stumblebum he'll probably hire somebody whose even worse than Hendry, Jim Bowden or something.

If this is the case, then aren't we fucked anyway?

[Internet Apex]

Gordo states his case for keeping Hendry. What complete horseshit for an article.

"But the fact is, this is still the guy who assembled the final pieces of the 2003 team that came within a routine play at short of reaching the World Series, the same guy who rebuilt the team into a back-to-back division champion in 2007 and 2008 and the same guy who rebuilt a scouting and player-development system that finally is starting to produce impact position players for the first time in decades. "

"The decision isn't about this year. "

"But he might also be their best answer for turning this mess around."

This idea is so crazy it just might work!

Seriously though, here are the only two arguments I see for keeping Hendry:

1. Hendry was forced at gun point by TRIBUNE OWNERSHIP (read: John McDonough) to sign Alfonso Soriano to an insane contract.  Later he was also forced to sign Kosuke Fukudome and Milton Bradley in a desperate attempt to raise the value of the franchise by winning the World Series.  Hendry thus deserves the chance to Generally Manager on his own terms because as Steve Stone will tell you, baseball is fair.  Except when it isn't.

Also, nobody should acknowledge the fact that part of the reason that the Cubs had to throw shitloads of money at outfielders was that the farm system Hendry built and oversaw for 15 years hasn't produced a single fucking outfielder capable of starting for any team better than the Nippon Ham Fighters.

2.  Hendry should be kept on because Tom Ricketts is such an incompetent stumblebum he'll probably hire somebody whose even worse than Hendry, Jim Bowden or something.

If this is the case, then aren't we fucked anyway?

What, you mean, proper fucked?

[BH]

Statfaggery on why Hendry sucks.

[Internet Apex]

Statfaggery on why Hendry sucks.

I liked that article.

[Saul Goodman]

Thomas Diamond is a free agent. It's gonna hai.