12-24-2009, 04:07 PM
<!--quoteo(post=72952:date=Dec 24 2009, 01:31 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Dec 24 2009, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->For my part, in case anyone doesn't remember, I was a *huge* Hendry booster until two years ago. It's been a steady decline since then, to the point now that, although I don't blame him absolutely for the Cubs' failings, I do think he has underperformed given his resources, and it's time to move in another direction.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Oh, I remember those days very well. I'm right there with you on Hendry, though my skepticism started sometime in the 2005 offseason. I've gone back and forth over the years on my opinion of Hendry. It isn't as clear cut as some make it out to be, no matter what metric you use to judge him. Also, it isn't easy to compare Hendry to past Cubs GMs. I mean, we've gone through so many over the years, and he's had the longest tenure with the most success (relatively speaking) of any in my lifetime. You can't really form an unbiased opinion of someone, anyone, simply by looking at results. The Cubs are such a unique situation with their own unique set of circumstances, that honestly I can't even make up my own mind as to how I feel about things at times. Right now though, I just feel that a change would be best, mainly because there is a ton of baggage surrounding this organization, and all that I hear and see gives me very little optimism.
Oh, I remember those days very well. I'm right there with you on Hendry, though my skepticism started sometime in the 2005 offseason. I've gone back and forth over the years on my opinion of Hendry. It isn't as clear cut as some make it out to be, no matter what metric you use to judge him. Also, it isn't easy to compare Hendry to past Cubs GMs. I mean, we've gone through so many over the years, and he's had the longest tenure with the most success (relatively speaking) of any in my lifetime. You can't really form an unbiased opinion of someone, anyone, simply by looking at results. The Cubs are such a unique situation with their own unique set of circumstances, that honestly I can't even make up my own mind as to how I feel about things at times. Right now though, I just feel that a change would be best, mainly because there is a ton of baggage surrounding this organization, and all that I hear and see gives me very little optimism.