Bradley

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=68733:date=Nov 11 2009, 05:35 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Nov 11 2009, 05:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->3. the Bradley signing
5. his love affair with Patterson and Pie<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Here's the problem though. These that you listed above were not thought of as bad moves at the time. The Bradley thing I already explained.<!--coloro:#0000FF--><!--/coloro--> Yes it was a risk to sign Bradley, but it was a risk to sign any of those guys and last year people generally thought Hendry made the right move. Not just we fans, but baseball people in general. <!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--><!--coloro:#006400--><!--/coloro-->In '03 when Patterson was tearing it up, nobody knew he would go straight down the pooper when he tore his knee up, so why should Hendry be held to a higher standard of premeditation? <!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> <!--coloro:#FF0000--><!--/coloro-->As for Pie, there are very few people that thought Pie was a bust. VERY few. As it stands the jury is still out. He had a great minor league career, was bounced around and sat on the bench a bunch with the Cubs, and then was given regular playing time and thrived with the Orioles. He's 24 years old right now. You can't possibly say his love affair with Pie was bad judgment just because you "know" Pie is going to be a bust.<!--colorc-->
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->4. The handling of the Sosa situation<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I just don't know how much you can really expect a GM to do with the Sosa situation.

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->In the end though, it's about results. He's been given a long time and a lot of money and he hasn't gotten us to the promised land. I'm ready for a change.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

While I do not 100% agree with this, I certainly can't argue it. If I woke up tomorrow and found out Hendry was fired, I would pretty much be ok with it. But, just think for a second... Hendry has been the most successful Cubs GM in terms of results since the Cubs won back to back World Series titles. I know that's not saying much, but it's certainly an achievement that nobody can take credit for in over 100 years of Cubs history.