December 09, 2006
Good Decision
Lou Piniella appears to be the person who encouraged Jim Hendry to go to the hospital:
A friend of Hendry's told us that the GM hadn't been feeling very good for the past few days. Gary Hughes, Hendry's special assistant, said that Hendry thought he had indigestion Tuesday night at dinner and that Hughes and Piniella discussed taking the GM to the hospital then.
No, no, Hendry told them, and by later Tuesday night, he was feeling better. But the discomfort was back when he woke up Wednesday morning.
"We drove him over to the hospital," Piniella said. "We were concerned. It turned out to be the right decision."
Maybe it will be the most important decision Piniella makes as Cubs manager, and he nailed it. If even 75 percent of his decisions in the manager's chair are this on the mark, maybe this really can be the Cubs' year.
Scott Miller also notes that the Cubs have spent more money on players this off season than Tampa Bay spent in Piniella's entire tenure.
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