Tag Archives: Jim Hendry

Top eight truths about sports, media, and the unholy convergence of the two
June 1, 2016

One of my favorite axioms is that all people are idiots.  Sad, but true.  None of us knows enough about life to understand what the hell we are doing here. Some people achieve financial wealth, some experience a spiritual awakening, and others know that being nice to everyone they meet provides more happiness than any […]

St. Louis Cardinals Show Chicago Cubs How to Retool, Not Rebuild
October 7, 2013

by Kent Sterling Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein would like Cubs fans to believe that rebuilding is the road to winning, and that it takes five years.  That the length of his contract is five years is purely coincidental. The St. Louis Cardinals just keep piling up trips to the postseason at a […]

Cubs Shortstop Starlin Castro Booted from Game by Dale Sveum After After Brain Fart
August 17, 2013

by Kent Sterling Not sure who should be blamed for the continued defensive idiocy of Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, but it’s not manager Dale Sveum. Click Here to follow Kent on Twitter In today’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals loaded the bases with one in the top of the fifth in a […]

Alfonso Soriano Trade Complete; Jim Hendry Era Happily Ends, or Did It?
July 26, 2013

by Kent Sterling The players former Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry signed are all gone, but the bills will keep coming for another 14 months as Alfonso Soriano has been dealt to the New York Yankees. The Cubs will pick up $17.7 million of the $24.5 million he is owed, according to reports, and for […]

Chicago Cubs – Wrigley Field Rooftop Owners Need to Tone It Down
May 28, 2013

by Kent Sterling “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” appears to be a phrase near and dear to the hearts of the Wrigley Field Rooftop Association.  They email their literature to me on a regular basis, and appear to have misjudged my feelings toward them. The Cubs business office is run by an […]

Chicago Cubs – The Search for the Bottom Continues
May 18, 2011

by Kent Sterling The last time the Chicago Cubs allowed as many as seven runs that were all unearned – Hall of Famer Ernie Banks was a 26 year-old shortstop.  Now 80, if Banks was watching the mess last night in Cincinnati, he would have said, “Let’s play none!” The Cubs committed four errors in […]

Jeter on Cubs Billboard – Cubs Marketing Is as Idiotic as Hendry’s Leadership
February 25, 2011

by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs have Derek Jeter alongside Starlin Castro on billboards all over Chicago extolling fans to buy mini-season ticket packages.  How pathetic. The Yankees will be at Wrigley for a three game set from June 17 – June 19, but if a ducat to one of those three games is the […]

Delusional Jim Hendry Expects Better Season for Cubs
February 12, 2010

by Kent Sterling It’s not quite time for the annual look at my exclusive Chicago Cubs Preview, but with pitchers and catchers reporting in five days and some recent optimistic and baffling comments by GM Jim Hendry, there is no time like the present to vent a little and clear my head prior to the weekend.  […]