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Fired! Odd Chicago Cubs Psychologist Thought He Was A Player
Chicago Cubs News – This off-season the Chicago Cubs fired team Psychologist Marc Strickland who was a Jim Hendry era holdover. It was former GM Hendry who actually wanted to fire him and it was new Cubs ownership that wanted to keep him around. There were problems with the Cubs players understanding his role, valuing his role and understanding his odd behaviors.
Players Did Not...
Via Sports Mockery
March 17, 2014
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Three most overpaid Chicago Cubs in the Jim Hendry era
Now that the Jim Hendry era is over, we can now assess that he overpaid for many players.
The Chicago Cubs had one of the highest payrolls in baseball, yet failed to win. Jim Hendry spent a lot of money on a few players in particular that didn’t play at the level of their monster contracts. It was after they signed their big contracts that they began to start declining.
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Via isportsweb.com
December 30, 2013
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Redmond proves $15K can go long way
Jim Hendry was under strict orders.
This was in August 1992, nearly 10 years before Hendry became general manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry, who had left his job coaching at Creighton University to join the Florida Marlins, an expansion team, was in Wichita, Kan., scouting amateurs at the National Baseball Congress World Series.
"You've got $10,000 for the week,"...
Via Fox Sports
February 01, 2013
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Marlins grew to love Mike Redmond
Jim Hendry was under strict orders.
This was in August 1992, nearly 10 years before Hendry became general manager of the Chicago Cubs. Hendry, who had left his job coaching at Creighton University to join the Florida Marlins, an expansion team, was in Wichita, Kan., scouting amateurs at the National Baseball Congress World Series.
"You've got $10,000 for the week,"...
Via Fox Sports
February 01, 2013
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C’mon, What’s Ol’ Gil Gotta Do to Get a Bunch of Overpaid Players on the Cubs?
The Patience Plan that the Cubs are executing was first met with wide appeal when Theo and Jed first arrived on the scene about a year ago. They came in and stated quite clearly that they would be building from within, re-stocking the largely barren farm system they inherited from Jim Hendry, and any free [...]
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November 16, 2012
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Arizona State University President Calls the Cubs Liars
Since the Ricketts took over as owners of the Cubs, not much has gone easily or without pissing a whole bunch of people off.
Their keeping of Jim Hendry and a dead roster to flail away under the guise of contending for two years pissed off a large chunk of the fanbase. Now the organizational overhaul that has required a gutting of high priced talent from the roster is pissing...
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June 16, 2012
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Your Weird Hockey Story Of The Day
via Rosemary R. Sobel of the Chicago Tribune, Emanuel Kuvakos, 56, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with three counts of misdemeanor harassment by electronic means, police said.
Kuvakos sent “a number’’ of emails to Blackhawks CEO John McDonough and to Jim Hendry, the former general manager of the Chicago Cubs, that accused them of “stealing his ideas to win championships...
Via Kukla's Korner
April 18, 2012
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Yankees hire Jim Hendry as a special assignment scout
The New York Yankees have hired former Cubs General Manager, Jim Hendry, as a special assignment scout under General Manager Brian Cashman reports Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com.
Cashman believes Hendry will be an “invaluabe resource” (via Levine). “He can scout amateur players; he scouts pro players for us,” he said. “He's as connected in the game as you can possibly...
Via PRO Rumors
February 01, 2012
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Yankees hire former Cubs GM Hendry as special assignment scout
The New York Yankees hired former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has a special assignment scout under general manager Brian Cashman on Tuesday.
Hendry worked 17 years in the Cubs organization, wearing a variety of hats - ranging from general manager from 2002-11 to farm director. He was fired as general manager in August by Chicago chairman Tom Ricketts.
The 56-year-old...
Via Pro Sports Daily
January 31, 2012
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Former Cubs GM Jim Hendry hired by Yankees
Former Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has been hired by the New York Yankees as a special assignment scout.
Hendry spent 17 seasons with the Cubs and was GM from July 2002 until he was fired on Aug. 18, unable to help the team win the World Series for the first time since 1908.
New York also promoted Steve Donahue to head athletic trainer on Tuesday. He succeeds Gene Monahan...
Via AP on Fox
January 31, 2012
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