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?