Ep. 149: Former GM Jim Hendry: 'Jim Thome.. I'm convinced today... he would have been a Cub' - a podcast by NBC Sports Chicago

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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

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