Ep. 149: Former GM Jim Hendry: ’Jim Thome.. I’m convinced today... he would have been a Cub’
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Show Notes
David Kaplan and Luke Stuckmeyer are joined by former Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry. In part 2, Hendry looks back at his favorite move he made as Cubs GM, on getting a World Series ring from the Cubs, and what future Hall of Famer Hendry was convinced could have been a Cub.
01:00 - How much pressure is put on a team after signing a big money free agent
02:30 - Why didn't it click with Kosuke Fukudome
04:00 - What was his favorite move he made as GM of the Cubs?
05:30 - What is the Winter Meetings like from a General Manager's perspective
09:10 - On signing Ted Lilly while Hendry was in the hospital
10:25 - On seeing the changes to Wrigley Field over the past few years
11:25 - On getting a World Series ring from the Cubs
13:30 - On one free agent he wished he would have signed