Hendry's Failures...

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<!--quoteo(post=103886:date=Jul 2 2010, 08:23 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jul 2 2010, 08:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->From Buster Olney's ESPN Insider article

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->If you think trades are all about player value, team need and contract terms, think again. In many cases, midseason deals come down to the style of deal-makers (GMs) and how they get along. With a month before the trade deadline, we polled a dozen GMs about the deal-making traits of their peers. Because who would know better? We let them yak anonymously. Because who wants PC answers?

EASIEST GMs TO MAKE A DEAL WITH

Jim Hendry, Cubs (5 votes) "Hendry is the type of person you'd feel comfortable going out and having a beer with. He's a backslapping type of guy, and that really works for making trades."

Ken Williams, White Sox (3) "It's either a 'yes' or a 'no,' and it's immediate. He knows what he's willing to do."

Larry Beinfest, Marlins (1) "Absolutely no BS. The conversations are short, a quick e-mail, and when he says he'll get back to you on a proposal, it's usually the same day."

Theo Epstein, Red Sox (1) "He goes into each discussion knowing what he wants and how he values his own players. Very decisive."

Doug Melvin, Brewers (1) "He's very good at seeing how deals could line up. The conversations will move along."

Billy Beane, Athletics (1) "He's always looking to make a fair deal."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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So Hendry is the guy at the party that passes out and all his 'friends' stack cups on his head and draw a mustache on. Great.