thecubdom.com - 11/24/2008
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Jim Hendry - Cubs General Manager Successes and Failures Jim Hendry was promoted to Cubs General Manager on July 5, 2002. Since taking over the helm, the Cubs have had mixed results. In 2003, the club came as close to a World Series as any Cubs team since 1945, but after the fall ...
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baseballreflections.com - 12/2/2008
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baseballreflections.com —
Season Wrap Up The team from the North
Side of Chicago acted like they were finally going...
to break the all encompassing Billy Goat Curse last season, but that all ended when they got to the playoffs. While they were the darlings of analysts during the regular season, once the post season ...
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Chicago Cubs off Season Report
chicagotribune.com - 11/19/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
The Cubs will spend a combined $55 million
on their 2009 rotation, and Jim Hendry acknowledges that...
some years a general manager has to be "more creative" than in other years. With Ryan Dempster 's $52 million contract taken care of, Hendry is still ...
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Dempster back, so what's next for Cubs? -
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End of the Story: A Conversation With Brian Boehringer's Former Agent
Jimmy Scott's High & Tight —
... not called teams before 2006 to get Brian a contract. Specifically, the Cubs, the team Brian cut a deal with on his own. 2) That the contract Brian signed before the 2003 season was only "good for Bob Garber" and not a deal he wanted. Bob gave me his responses. BOB GARBER'S RESPONSE TO #1 Bob said he had called teams before the 2006 season. Why would he not? It's in both the player's and agent's best interest to get the player a job. That way both can earn money. He said GM Jim Hendry of the Cubs had passed. Brian used his own connections to get his deal. Mainly, he ...
End of Story: A Conversation With Brian Boehringer’s Former Agent
Dugout Central —
... Cubs, the team Brian cut a deal with on his own. 2) That the contract Brian signed before the 2003 season was only “good for Bob Garber” and not a deal he wanted. Bob gave me his responses. BOB GARBER’S RESPONSE TO #1Bob said he had called teams before the 2006 season. Why would he not? It’s in both the player’s and agent’s best interest to get the player a job. That way both can earn money. He said GM Jim Hendry of the Cubs had passed. Brian used his own connections to get his ...
“Game Board” Bradley Feels The Hate
Center Field Gate —
... So it goes in Chicago — where the full effect of losing when you’re picked to win is now on full display: an embittered player that is being paid $61,00 per game is blaming everyone but himself, and a general manager who is continually reminded that the two players he might have had ( ...
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The Case For a Cub Blockbuster —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/25/2008
It's now time for the Chicago Cubs to mix things up.
The Cubs need a left-handed bat, preferably in their outfield. They also need a center fielder. They have parted ways with clubhouse leader Kerry Wood this winter, and traded a top prospect, ...
Ron Santo Deserves the Hall of Fame —
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The Major League Baseball Veteran's Committee will vote on a select group of players still eligible for the Hall of Fame soon, and I am a believer that it is time they place former Chicago Cubs and White Sox third baseman Ron Santo where he ...
