Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts has issued public support of general manager Jim Hendry and manager Mike Quade. Asked if the two were "safe" this season, Ricketts replied: "I have 100 percent confidence in Jim. He's working very hard to do everything he can to get this season back to where we want it to be. "And I think Mike has done a great job. You know Mike has those guys playing hard. You know they're not giving up. You know there's good spirit in the clubhouse. Yeah, those guys are fine." When asked later if he would re-visit Hendry's status after the season, Ricketts repeated he had complete confidence in Hendry. "We're just going forward right now and we'll see what the offseason looks like then," he said. "I'm pretty happy, I'm comfortable with Jim and I'm confident in his ability to keep us looking forward."