12-24-2009, 04:31 PM
<!--quoteo(post=72957:date=Dec 24 2009, 02:07 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Dec 24 2009, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=72952:date=Dec 24 2009, 01:31 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>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.
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Which leads to an interesting question Rok... So if Hendry gets fired, and the best GM available is hired, what does that person do?
Blow it all up and rebuild? Find a taker for Soriano - and pay off that deal. Trade Z for a strong package of prospects. Dump all the crumby MIs for prospect. Send Lee and Aramis somewhere for building blocks... and let the Ricketts regime start off as awful as humanly possible so that it has nowhere to go but up?
Do the Cubs fans have an appetite for this?
Or do they go ahead and try to fix this, keep from sucking, and try to turn it around?
I really don't know. I really don't know if either of those would get you where you want to be either. Part of me thinks that given the moved Hendry has made, the only option right now is to stay the course and hope for the best. I know that's not encouraging.
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.
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Which leads to an interesting question Rok... So if Hendry gets fired, and the best GM available is hired, what does that person do?
Blow it all up and rebuild? Find a taker for Soriano - and pay off that deal. Trade Z for a strong package of prospects. Dump all the crumby MIs for prospect. Send Lee and Aramis somewhere for building blocks... and let the Ricketts regime start off as awful as humanly possible so that it has nowhere to go but up?
Do the Cubs fans have an appetite for this?
Or do they go ahead and try to fix this, keep from sucking, and try to turn it around?
I really don't know. I really don't know if either of those would get you where you want to be either. Part of me thinks that given the moved Hendry has made, the only option right now is to stay the course and hope for the best. I know that's not encouraging.