The Jim Hendry Obsessions
The Jim Hendry Obsessions โ Part I
Weโre not talking Victoria Secret models or deep dish pizzas. Jim Hendryโs obsession is middling 2nd basemen.
Cub fans have come to know this painful truth over Hendryโs tenure as GM of their beloved team and are all too familiar with the names on the list.
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Iโm sure youโre starting to dig deep into your Cubbie files, tucked neatly beside your heart to recall these dreaded names, so letโs get on with it.
Mark Bellhorn โ couldnโt hit
Neifi Perez โ too crazy
Tony Womak โ a nice player, if youโre the Pirates
By now you might be feeling like youโve been punched right in your gut, donโt worry thatโs normal. Whatever we feel I can guarantee you Hendry feels it 10 times worse.
Bobby Hill โ would have looked good in Quadruple A
Aaron Miles โ a Cardinals retread
Mike Fontenot โ still riding Theriotโs coattails
Todd Walker โ almost made it, but bobbled it one too many times
Jeff Baker โ maybe, but given recent history, probably not
And the 2nd baseman that wakes us all up at night: Freddy Bynum. Yes Jim, he was fast, but the compliments on his baseball skills end there.
Jim Hendryโs 2nd basemen obsession hasnโt come without some bright moments. There was Mark Grudzielanek, my favorite of the list, who consistently hit .300 and was an integral part of the Cubsโ 2003 postseason run. And more recently, most Cubs fans favorite Mark DeRosa.
When he does get it right he still manages to screw it up. Iโd be thrilled with Grudzy still picking it at 2nd in 2010, and Iโm positive DeRosa would love to still be here.
Unfortunately The Jim Hendry Obsessions donโt end with 2nd basemen.
Catch next weekโs installment: โLeft Handed Hitting Right Fieldersโ





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