TIME TO RENT THE TRUCK

BEEP....BEEP.....BEEP. the sound of a truck backing up alerts us to potential danger but the chicago management meat wagon will only bring us pleasure once it's fully loaded with the bosses of certain professional teams. this is a town full of incompetent leaders, whether it be managers, coaches or GM's and the time has come for chicago fans to stick their heads out the window and yell at the top of their lungs, "you suck! now get out of town!"

VINNIE DEL NEGRO will climb on the truck first as his death watch gained big time momentum the last two nights as the bulls lost to a hapless one win new jersey team AT HOME tuesday night and then got annihilated by 35 points in atlanta just 24 hours later. vinnie is a nice guy but he did the right thing putting his house up for sale last week. look for the bulls to make a switch soon because the playoff picture is getting very cloudy.

LOVIE SMITH should be next but the mccaskey family is not known for paying off contracts which means lovie will probably get one more year UNLESS hall of fame coaches BILL COWHER or MIKE SHANAHAN are serious about getting back on the sidelines. lovie has proven once again that hiring friends is a bad proposition and trying to be the defensive coordinator as well as head coach has been a dismal failure in an attempt to feed his ego.

offensive coordinator RON TURNER is already in a body bag and is already being eaten by maggots. i have no idea why this guy keeps getting recycled because he fails EVERY PLACE he coaches, college or pro. lovie should be fired just because he hired turner.

general manager JERRY ANGELO is tied at the hip with lovie. they deserve each other and seats next to each other on the wagon. angelo couldn't have a successful draft if he had the first ten picks. just godawful at his job.

too harsh, you say? read on.

DENIS HAMLET was recently jettisoned after just two years by the chicago fire soccer team after leading the team to consecutive conference finals. again.....CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE FINALS and he gets the boot. now there's an organization that won't accept failure.

LOU PINIELLA is on his retirement tour but the cubs shouldn't waste a year watching lou get rocking chairs and gold watches as he travels throughout the league. RYNE SANDBERG should be here NOW so he can set his standards at the same time a new owner gets his feet wet. having a lame duck coach on a team that already lacks discipline is a huge mistake. once again, the inmates will run the asylum.

i have recently documented the dismal performance of JIM HENDRY. slide down and make room for jim, please.

OZZIE GUILLEN will be on the hot seat if the south siders don't get a fast start in 2010. he's loaded with pitching in a division that is very winnable and his 'mad man' act will quickly wear very thin with a slow start.

the only chicago administrators not holding tickets to the cadaver express are sox gm KENNY WILLIAMS and blackhawk gm STAN BOWMAN along with coach JOEL QUENVILLE of the first place blackhawks.

i realize it's the season of giving so how about GIVING the fans a break and fill that wagon?

JIM HENDRY NEEDS TO GO

my dislike for the cubs organization is well known but general manager jim hendry is a buffoon and needs to replaced ASAP by the new owners because gross incompetence cannot be rewarded or tolerated if you truly want to win a world series. i'm sure some of the cub faithful are already rolling their eyes because i'm picking on hendry but please read on.

last year, boo-boo lou told hendry he needed three things to become a contender for a world championship. 1) a closer to replace kerry wood and 2) a left handed hitter and 3) outfield help.

and here is how the magic man performed:

signed KEVIN GREGG to be the closer. he proceeds to blow SEVEN saves and has an e.r.a. of 4.7, which was a run and a half higher than the year before with the marlins. he is replaced as the closer in august and was released by the cubs today when he was not offered a contract.

signed speedy JOEY GATHRIGHT to play the outfield. he hits .214 and only lasts 5 weeks before being traded to baltimore for RYAN FREEL, who hits .143 and is also released seven weeks later.

snatches free agent AARON MILES and gives him five million for two years and because of this spectacular move, he immediately trades second baseman MARK DEROSA to the indians and hands the job to miles. how'd this work out? miles hits .174 before being benched in may and only appears in 74 games while derosa is eventually traded again, this time to the cardinals where he plays six different positions and is a mainstay for the division winners.

oh, it gets better. hendry dumps JASON MARQUIS and his 11 wins for LUIS VIZCAINO. marquis promptly wins 15 games for the playoff bound rockies and vizcaino is released after 6 weeks. ugly.

he trades 2 players for pitcher AARON HEILMAN who goes 4-4 and never starts a game and never closes a game. heilman was traded to arizona 2 weeks ago. IS ANYONE NOTICING A PATTERN????

and finally the cherry on the cake, MILTON BRADLEY. enough said on this THIRTY MILLION DOLLAR mistake. so let's review hendry's performance:

only aaron miles and milton bradley remain on the roster. hendry traded 2 players and five prospects for basically nothing. bradley is almost out the door and the cubs will eat a good portion of the remaining 20 million and miles will be the backup infielder for 2.5 a year.
NOTHING! the man accomplished NOTHING! how can he keep his job?