Two Down - Jim Hendry Fired as Cubs GM

Wow, what a great year this is turning out to be!  First, Ron Guenther retired.  Now comes the news that the Cubs have fired GM Jim Hendry.  Since I wasn't expecting this to happen until after the season ended (if ever), it will take a little time for me to put together a longer retrospective on Hendry's tenure as GM.  But for now, it's good to know that three of my four favorite teams are giving me hope for something different (accountability and sustained success) going forward.  And since these things usually happen in threes, if I were Jerry Angelo (and if Angelo were aware of my blog), I'd be getting really nervous.

What do we want? More Lovie Smith! When do we want it? Soon!

I've been trying to let Sunday's game digest, but it's still sitting in my stomach like unrefrigerated cottage cheese. So you can imagine the elation I felt when I saw this story. Apparently, there are two things you can be sure of: (1) every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings; and (2) every time the Bears lose a playoff game, Lovie Smith gets a contract extension.

Bottom line - if Jerry Angelo is true to his word, we can look forward to botched replay requests, wasted timeouts, and baffling personnel decisions (Todd Collins as your #2 QB? Really? Did you miss the four-interception game against Carolina, the worst team in the league? It was in all the blogs) for years to come!