The Cubs and Jim Hendry agreed to a four-year contract extension. The deal, which will expire in 2012 and extend into the tenure of the club’s new ownership, is the general manager’s reward for the team’s best regular season showing in more than sixty years en route to its second consecutive National League Central title.

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On October 20, 2008 — The Cubs and Jim Hendry agreed to a four-year contract extension. The deal, which will expire in 2012 and extend into the tenure of the club’s new ownership, is the general manager’s reward for the team’s best regular season showing in more than sixty years en route to its second consecutive National League Central title.

 

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