Until (general manager) Jim Hendry tells me I can't be in the dugout
In a February 2008 file photo, Jim Edmonds of the San Diego Padres baseball team poses for a photo in Peoria, Ariz. The Chicago Cubs were on the verge Wednesday, May 14, 2008, of signing free agent outfielder Edmonds, who was released last week by the Padres. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said before Wednesday night's game that Edmonds was on his way to Chicago and must pass a physical before he can join the team.
Chicago Cubs' Derrek Lee, right, talks to general manager Jim Hendry at baseball spring training in this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo in Mesa, Ariz. In an interview with The Associated Press, Hendry touched on several issues, including the potential sale of the team, the return of former manager Dusty Baker to the same division as the Cubs and how he deals with the second guessing and constant analysis of every move he makes.
Japanese baseball star Kosuke Fukudome, left, gets his hat from the Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Chicago. Fukudome, an outfielder, signed a four-year, $48 million contract and hopes to help the team win a World Series for the first time in 100 years.
I'm real happy for these guys and for Jim Hendry. He reconstructed this team, and did a great job.