Piniella Wants Hendry Back In '09

Ok, another “lets talk about nothing” thread… And a good chunk of them recently seem to be geared or trying to involve the Cubs in some way. This is the kind of stuff which will only enforce the feeling so many have that this is a Cubs board disguised as a real website.

Of course if Lou is asked a question about Hendry he will say exactly what he did. That isnt news, that’s the political response to a question asked. Then everything written about it afterward is nothing but repeating the obvious.

I’m sorry, but it seems as though you weekend filler guys are trying to make as many topics as possible in hopes of getting paid, no matter how useless, mundane, speculative and non-trade-related they are. Tim wouldn’t give us half this stuff, or he would just toss it in as a “odds and ends” or updates to already present threads if he did. I know you guys are trying, but this kind of stuff is just pointless…

Darkstar, since this is a nothing thread, I have a question for you. Can you give me a link to the best explanation of BABIP?

If we can stop debating the merits of the article for a minute and comment on the content...Hendry is a lousy GM who "won" a couple trades for Ram and D-Lee but for the most part has done little with a decent payroll, and has had a farm system that hasn't produced. And his organizational philosophy sucks, he doesn't seem to understand OBP value (except for Fukudome).

"You people are such girls. Like you should give a **** if it's something that doesn't interest you?"

It has nothing to do with being interesting ~ it has to do with the fact that the threads contain no news what so ever in any way shape or form.

But since the entire point of this website is Trade Rumors, then let me ask you this ~ what does this one have to do with trade rumors? A manager says he thinks his GM is doing a fine job and responds to questions saying he wonders why he hasn’t been extended. Then there is some speculation as to why he possibly hasn’t been extended. Then there is some speculation about that speculation possibly effecting trades in the future. Well, the Twins are moving into a new stadium soon which I know I can find a link to someone talking about it. Then, moving into a new stadium might possibly mean the team could increase payroll and that inturn might possibly mean the team brings in a superstar FA. How about we start a thread saying that and ending with “could the Twins possibly sign Sabathia for the 2009 season” thread… Its about as news worthy as this… Oh, but it doesn’t involve the Cubs so it wont have a bunch of Cubs fans saying how its somehow important to be present on a Trade Rumors site so I guess that one wouldn’t work too well…

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There's a decent explanation of BABIP for hitters. The importance being that extreme shifts compared to career norms are usually luck-based. Young players with extreme BABIPs are not trustworthy. Savvy & fast players are the ones that can keep up high BABIPS. Anything over a .350 BABIP is usually luck-based.

Interesting note, Ted Williams BABIP when he hit .405? Try .377! & that's not including Sack flies which would lower that number a little bit more.

cry moar plox

Seriously though, stop reading if it offends you so much.

As for Hendry, I'd say he's managed to make some pretty good deals, and he's made some pretty lousy deals, but overall, he's done a pretty good job and the farm system is producing now. Plus the Cubs have a lot of very good players locked up for long-term contracts. What's one more year, anyway?

If anything, I'd be more pissed at the Tribune Co. for finally dumping money into players when they could have had done it better years ago with proven difference makers like Pudge and Beltran. Instead they dump money into Soriano, a very good player, but very one-dimensional. Oh well. Might as well give Hendry one more year to work with and if things suck, then fire him.

@darkstar 1661 I love the internet. It gives everyone a place to complain about everyone and everything else.

So...how is this news on a Trade Rumors site. Obviously it involves a GM of a team that most figure to be in contention. The lame duck status does affect trade deadline deals when bullpen help might be needed. Is Hendry going to have the freedom to make deals to improve the team for the stretch run? If he's not guaranteed to return then what's keeping him from trading away the future (since he won't be around for it anyway) to make a run now? What if for the heck of it come July he trades Vitters, Veal, Ceda, Marshall, and Patterson to Minnesota for Nathan. Well, then when the off-season comes and there's still no owner and Hendry can't sign or re-sign his FA does that mean Nathan walks?

You wanted to know why there isn't a thread about the Twins? Sure they're moving into a new stadium and I'm sure there are articles about that. In fact the Rays have started their own stadium push (and it looks surprisingly cool) but nobody has mentioned anything about the Twins and CC.

I also love how people say "Except for the Lee and ARam trades, Hendry hasn't done squat." That's like saying, except for all those wins, the Red Sox haven't done anything. The fact is he did make those trades. And he did manage to bring in Soriano and Fukudome. Everyone fails to mention Lilly who had a pretty solid year last year. Traded for Barrett who did pretty well up until last year. Found someone to take Sammy AND LaTroy.

He's not the best (simply because the team hasn't had continued success and post-season success) but he's far from awful.

stupid Cork Gaines, I too am tired of all these Tampa Bay Ray bloggers who live in NYC posing as journalist who have a slant towards the Chicago Cubs and feel they must shove it down our throats daily.. he's just another dirtbag like eva's brother...hat tip Raysindex.com for exposing cork the fraud for who he is, another rays/nyc/cub collaborator)

LMAO, 90% of whats on this site isn't news. Theres is a thread and then all you guys repeat the same opinions over and over again. It isn't the sites fault for having alot of Cub news. Blame WGN for telecasting the Cubs nationally. And blame yourself for responding to all the Cub threads. That's the beauty of being able to navigate around to what you wanna read there, Darkstar.