Jim Hendry on Talking Baseball, Ricketts to meet Media

Jim Hendry join Bruce Levine and Jonathan Hood this morning on ESPN Radio 1000 on Talking Baseball.

• The Cubs are very excited that they have who they fell is the best hitting coach in the game.
• Jim is happy to have Larry Rothschild as his pitching coach.
• Rudy instills a lot of confidence in players.
• The Rickets family loves baseball, they love Chicago, and they love the Cubs. Hendry thinks Ricketts is interested in doing the best thing for this organization for decades to come.
• When Hood asked what disappointed him most about 2009, Hendry said it was the fact that they didn't get into the playoffs.
• The expectations for the Cubs have been raised, and that's what the they wanted.
• Jim expects the Cubs to be back in playoff contention next year.
• As of now, Bradley is still a Cub. Once the organization meetings start, they will start to make those decisions.
• To lump everything on one player (Milton) is unfair.
• Jim has always been against instant replay for more than just boundary calls, however now he would lean towards doing what it takes to get the calls right.

After the Hendry interview, Bruce Levine said that Milton Bradley will not be back.

According to Bruce, the Cubs will be owned by the Ricketts Family and run by Tom Ricketts. The Cubs will close the final transition some time next week. The plan is for Ricketts to meet with the media and team advertisers by next Friday. At that time, it is assumed that Tom will also unveil his plan for the future.

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