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Bradley - Kid - 09-20-2009
Sullivan updated:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->ST. LOUIS -- For this season, it's game over for Milton Bradley.
The outspoken outfielder, who took shots at the Cubs in a Saturday interview with the Daily Herald, has been suspended for the rest of the season, according to general manager Jim Hendry.
"The last few days became too much for me to tolerate," Hendry said.
"I'm certainly not going to let our great fans become excuses," Hendry said. "I'm not going to tolerate [Bradley] not being able to answer questions from the media respectably."
This came after Bradley's encounter Thursday when reporters asked Bradley about taking himself out of the game without a pinch runner ready following a hit. The scene played out like this:
Reporters: What happened with the injury?
Bradley: "I'm not talking about that. What else you got?"
Reporters: Why did you come out?
Bradley: "I got knee inflammation. I got two knee surgeries. That happens when you got knee surgery, in case you don't know. What else you got?"
Reporters: How long will you be out?
Bradley: "What else you got? Anything significant?"
This went on and on until Bradley turned his back, ending the interview.
Bradley is not with the team as the Cubs prepare for a 7:05 p.m. game against the division-leading Cardinals.
The Cubs signed the oft-moved Bradley to a three-year, $30 million contract in the off-season but are expected to try to trade him this off-season after one disappointing campaign on the North Side.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bradley - Ace - 09-20-2009
Question: why would another team trade anything of even remote value for Bradley?
Bradley - Kid - 09-20-2009
They're not going to trade him looking to get anything of value. If someone would claim him on waivers, they'd be very happy. The question is how much contract will we have to eat. It will probably be an auction in the offseason to see who's willing to take the most of of his contract. The only way we'll get anything of "value" is in a bad contract swap.
Bradley - jstraw - 09-20-2009
Are releases from a contract ever negotiated? I mean, can we send him to Peoria next season and wait for him to cry uncle...give him a couple of million to rip up his contract and make him a free agent?
Bradley - Kid - 09-20-2009
Nope. He can refuse an assignment at which points our options are to release him and eat everything left on his contract or to keep him. Can't negotiate a release. The union would never allow it.
Bradley - Ace - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63734:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:03 PM:name=Kid)-->QUOTE (Kid @ Sep 20 2009, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->They're not going to trade him looking to get anything of value. If someone would claim him on waivers, they'd be very happy. The question is how much contract will we have to eat. It will probably be an auction in the offseason to see who's willing to take the most of of his contract. The only way we'll get anything of "value" is in a bad contract swap.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That was my rhetorical point.
Bradley - jeffy - 09-20-2009
Muskrat:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
Bradley - offcolorpoetry - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63741:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM:name=jeffy)-->QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Muskrat:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
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I somewhat disagree. It's true that Milton is playing the blame game and doesn't want to own up to his own lack of production, but I wouldn't want to play for the Cubs if I was a major league player, mostly because of the Chicago media. They're all a bunch of vulturous douches. The whole thing just seems kind of poisonous.
That said, Milton has been a little bitch all season long and it's time to move on. It doesn't matter that he was mistreated in the media - he is a professional and should handle himself in such a manner.
I've been rooting for him day after day, and he has continued to open his mouth and prove himself to be an asshole. Last month, I thought that Milton could turn things around by laying low and then performing well next season. He fucked all that up, though, and it's time to jettison his ass.
Bradley - jeffy - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63744:date=Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM:name=Gracie)-->QUOTE (Gracie @ Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63741:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Muskrat:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
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I somewhat disagree. It's true that Milton is playing the blame game and doesn't want to own up to his own lack of production, but I wouldn't want to play for the Cubs if I was a major league player, mostly because of the Chicago media. They're all a bunch of vulturous douches. The whole thing just seems kind of poisonous.
That said, Milton has been a little bitch all season long and it's time to move on. It doesn't matter that he was mistreated in the media - he is a professional and should handle himself in such a manner.
I've been rooting for him day after day, and he has continued to open his mouth and prove himself to be an asshole. Last month, I thought that Milton could turn things around by laying low and then performing well next season. He fucked all that up, though, and it's time to jettison his ass.
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I agree with you about the Chicago media. It certainly doesn't help things. But at this point, Milton really has no one to blame but himself, and I've been very patient with him and haven't really complained about him all season.
Bradley - offcolorpoetry - 09-20-2009
Yeah, I've defended him this entire season, but I've had enough.
Bradley - Ace - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63747:date=Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM:name=jeffy)-->QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63744:date=Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM:name=Gracie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gracie @ Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63741:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Muskrat:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
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I somewhat disagree. It's true that Milton is playing the blame game and doesn't want to own up to his own lack of production, but I wouldn't want to play for the Cubs if I was a major league player, mostly because of the Chicago media. They're all a bunch of vulturous douches. The whole thing just seems kind of poisonous.
That said, Milton has been a little bitch all season long and it's time to move on. It doesn't matter that he was mistreated in the media - he is a professional and should handle himself in such a manner.
I've been rooting for him day after day, and he has continued to open his mouth and prove himself to be an asshole. Last month, I thought that Milton could turn things around by laying low and then performing well next season. He fucked all that up, though, and it's time to jettison his ass.
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I agree with you about the Chicago media. It certainly doesn't help things. But at this point, Milton really has no one to blame but himself, and I've been very patient with him and haven't really complained about him all season.
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Meh. The same is said of the Philadelphia media. And the Boston media. And the New York media...
Bradley - jeffy - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63749:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:40 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Sep 20 2009, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63747:date=Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63744:date=Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM:name=Gracie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gracie @ Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63741:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Muskrat:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I somewhat disagree. It's true that Milton is playing the blame game and doesn't want to own up to his own lack of production, but I wouldn't want to play for the Cubs if I was a major league player, mostly because of the Chicago media. They're all a bunch of vulturous douches. The whole thing just seems kind of poisonous.
That said, Milton has been a little bitch all season long and it's time to move on. It doesn't matter that he was mistreated in the media - he is a professional and should handle himself in such a manner.
I've been rooting for him day after day, and he has continued to open his mouth and prove himself to be an asshole. Last month, I thought that Milton could turn things around by laying low and then performing well next season. He fucked all that up, though, and it's time to jettison his ass.
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I agree with you about the Chicago media. It certainly doesn't help things. But at this point, Milton really has no one to blame but himself, and I've been very patient with him and haven't really complained about him all season.
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Meh. The same is said of the Philadelphia media. And the Boston media. And the New York media...
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The only part I was really agreeing with about the Chicago media is that it doesn't help things.........If you read what I said carefully, my main point was that Bradley has no one to blame but himself.
Bradley - Ace - 09-20-2009
<!--quoteo(post=63753:date=Sep 20 2009, 08:04 PM:name=jeffy)-->QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63749:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:40 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Sep 20 2009, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63747:date=Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 07:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63744:date=Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM:name=Gracie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gracie @ Sep 20 2009, 05:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=63741:date=Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 20 2009, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Muskrat:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Hendry reacted after reading Bradley's comments, in which he said the Cubs were "not a positive environment."
"The only real negativity here is his own production," Hendry said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well said, Jim.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I somewhat disagree. It's true that Milton is playing the blame game and doesn't want to own up to his own lack of production, but I wouldn't want to play for the Cubs if I was a major league player, mostly because of the Chicago media. They're all a bunch of vulturous douches. The whole thing just seems kind of poisonous.
That said, Milton has been a little bitch all season long and it's time to move on. It doesn't matter that he was mistreated in the media - he is a professional and should handle himself in such a manner.
I've been rooting for him day after day, and he has continued to open his mouth and prove himself to be an asshole. Last month, I thought that Milton could turn things around by laying low and then performing well next season. He fucked all that up, though, and it's time to jettison his ass.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I agree with you about the Chicago media. It certainly doesn't help things. But at this point, Milton really has no one to blame but himself, and I've been very patient with him and haven't really complained about him all season.
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Meh. The same is said of the Philadelphia media. And the Boston media. And the New York media...
<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The only part I was really agreeing with about the Chicago media is that it doesn't help things.........If you read what I said carefully, my main point was that Bradley has no one to blame but himself.
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I know. I just quoted you because you were last in the string.
Bradley - veryzer - 09-20-2009
another great free agent signing. if we'd signed cinderella, she'd turn into an ugly stepsister.
Bradley - kbwsb - 09-20-2009
Is there anyone who thinks it's worth <b>$20 million dollars</b> out of the Cub's pockets for Jim to make his little "point?"