Ricketts Defends Hendry

[1060Ivy]

Well, it's the Cubs Convention so what else would he be expected to say?

<i>The new owners of the Chicago Cubs made one thing clear Saturday in their first give-and-take session with fans at the team's annual convention: General manager Jim Hendry is here to stay.</i>

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/ne...id=4831785

[Ace]

Shrug. As you said.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Ricketts also praised the hiring of Rudy Jaramillo, who he called "the best hitting coach in baseball," <b>and four-time Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux as Hendry's special assistant. Ricketts called Maddux "one of the best baseball brains in the history of the game."

"I think [Hendry] is doing a good job," Ricketts said.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not sayin', but I'm just sayin'.

[funkster]

Meh. What's he going to say? Our general manager blows?

[cherp]

Smart fans clearly get it. I can't imagine this is the same conversation he has in private with Hendry. I'm not suggesting he is ready to fire him, nor that he should - but if he really felt the way he is talking, he'd extend him - which he clearly won't do at this point in time.

[Ace]

I don't think there's any reason to believe that if the Cubs miss the playoffs for any reason, Jim Hendry is not gone in 2011.

[ruby23]

<!--quoteo(post=76355:date=Jan 16 2010, 04:07 PM:name=cherp)-->QUOTE (cherp @ Jan 16 2010, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Smart fans clearly get it. I can't imagine this is the same conversation he has in private with Hendry. I'm not suggesting he is ready to fire him, nor that he should - but if he really felt the way he is talking, he'd extend him - which he clearly won't do at this point in time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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