suntimes.com - 1/8/2009
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Park Ridge officials say they aren't sure why street signs honoring Cubs general manager Jim Hendry appeared in the Uptown area last month and claim they weren't informed of the plan.
chicagotribune.com - 1/9/2009
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chicagotribune.com —
A few weeks after the Cubs were swept
from the 2008 playoffs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich decreed that...
a stretch of Northwest Highway in Park Ridge would henceforth be known as Honorary Jim Hendry Way. When the Illinois Department of Transportation mounted ...
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Cubs general manager Jim Hendry gets own street in Park ...
dailyherald.com - 1/15/2009
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dailyherald.com —
While the interminable sale of the Cubs may
or may not be reaching its conclusion, general manager...
Jim Hendry says he's still looking to improve the team's starting pitching. No, a trade for San Diego's Jake Peavy isn't imminent. If that deal is ever ...
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Hendry still on lookout for more starting pitching
suntimes.com - 1/15/2009
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suntimes.com —
Lots of free agents remain on the market,
and premier trade targets Jake Peavy and Brian Roberts...
are hanging in varying degrees of limbo.
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Hendry hunts for pitcher hunt
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A League of Her Own —
... off giving the ball to Chad Gaudin as a starter.
--Ben Sheets. The Cubs have seen Sheets about 874 times in all of those games against the Brewers. Despite making 31 starts last year, Sheets' injury history has teams wary. The Cubs probably wouldn't mind a one-year deal, but they'd lose a top draft pick for signing Sheets to any kind of a deal. Sheets might be the most interesting name out there that nobody's mentioned, but I don't see it happening with the Cubs.
Hendry gets street named after him
Blago strikes again
From ...
Blago Taint Spreads to 'Jim Hendry Way'
The Sporting Blog —
... According to the Chicago Sun-Times, no one in the local public works administration knew about the declaration until signs had been installed on Prospect Avenue in the Park Ridge area. Who made the unilateral decision to give the honor? Why, disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, of course! ...
Someone In Park Ridge Really Loves Jim Hendry (Or Is It Blago Himself?)
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... Neither the city aldermen or mayor had any clue about it; no one alerted them to the new signs. And this comes just before the city voted to prohibit honorary signs Monday. BUM BUM BUM. ...
Lazy Link Thursday
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... winter
Whoops, too late on Smoltz.
Scout.com starts their Top 20 Cubs prospect countdown (subscription required), Baseball America's Top 10 is due Monday
Trevor Hoffman to the Brewers on a one year deal for $6M and $1.5M in incentives
Milton Bradley's physical and psych evaluation are today and the final deal should be announced. Word is another #21 will be roaming right field in Wrigley.
"Jim Hendry Way"
Speaking of Park Ridge and Des Plaines ...
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Who Ya Crappin’?” Edition
Hire Jim Essian —
... “Jim Hendry Way“? Seriously? How the hell did my proposal to place a giant sign over the Skyway that reads “WELCOME TO PINIELLATOWN” get rejected? ...
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