QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 05:24 PM)
They're a distant 4th behind the Cards, Reds and Brewers. They had their chance in '08.
They blew it badly too.
I just will never understand the Garza and Pena moves.
QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 06:05 PM)
It was 100% a business move by Zell. He basically said spend as much money as needed to get this team as close as you can to the WS, so that it will be worth more when I sell it. Hendry did exactly that, and got back-to-back playoff appearances and the best team in the NL in 2008. They choked in the playoffs and now those big contracts are destroying them.
Zell was a genius.
Also, didn't he own part of the Sox before the Cubs?