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Hendry: Cubs will win at least one World Series
- Updated: October 23, 2016
CHICAGO — Jim Hendry wasn’t at Wrigley Field on Saturday night, celebrating with his fellow Chicagoans. But there was no way to miss the delight so many of his neighbors were taking as the Cubs clinched their elusive National League pennant.
Hendry probably could hear the roar of the crowd and the honking horns at his home in Park Ridge, the quaint suburb he moved to when the Cubs hired him to work in scouting and player development in 1995.
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After watching president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and manager Joe Maddon build toward this success, he found the NL Championship Series victory over the Dodgers almost inevitable. It’s safe to say he likes the Cubs’ chances against the Indians, too.
“I don’t think there’s any question that this team is going to win [at least one] World Series,” Hendry said. “They’ll probably win multiple World Series. That’s how good they are, how great it’s come together for them. I’m happy for all of them.”
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Hendry, now a special assistant to Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, spent almost 17 years with the Cubs, including parts of 10 seasons as their GM. His team in 2003 came about as close to reaching the World Series as you can come without actually getting the gear and the lifetime of good memories.
After discussing some other topics on Saturday afternoon, I asked Hendry if he had gotten over the disappointments of the infamous Bartman game and the Cubs’ collapse in the ’03 NLCS.
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“I think I handle it well, but I don’t think you ever get over it,” Hendry said. “It wasn’t the end of the world, but it was close.”
Here’s something you should know about Hendry and the Cubs’ franchise that will face the Indians this week: He’s genuinely as big a fan of Tom Ricketts, Epstein and Maddon as you can find. While his tenure with the Cubs ended with Ricketts dismissing him midway …
