09-22-2009, 10:04 AM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Milton Bradley's mother: he felt hatred from Chicago Cubs fans
Milton Bradley was unavailable for comment Monday, telling his mother he had conducted his last interview with Chicago media. "There is more behind the scenes that bothered Milton and made him uncomfortable in Chicago," she said. Pressed, Rector wouldn't give details to verify her claims. She only offered that it involved Bradley's 3-year-old son facing racial slurs at about the same time Bradley was complaining about what he considered a racist element of Cubs fans. "Milton called me," Rector said, "and said, 'It's bad enough what I am going through, but I can take it and go to the ballpark and pray games don't last any more than nine innings. But my son?' " Hearing Bradley's mother staunchly defend him made one thing clear: Real or imagined, racial tension has wound Bradley tightly since the Wrigley Field home opener, when the pressure of replacing Mark DeRosa began to mount. "He told me he could feel the hatred from fans and he didn't have anything to do with them trading DeRosa, but he got the abuse anyway," Rector said. -- Chicago Tribune .....Ben's Take: Milton gets out of bed and feels hatred. Does he have bad luck with people, or is he really the problem?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Milton Bradley was unavailable for comment Monday, telling his mother he had conducted his last interview with Chicago media. "There is more behind the scenes that bothered Milton and made him uncomfortable in Chicago," she said. Pressed, Rector wouldn't give details to verify her claims. She only offered that it involved Bradley's 3-year-old son facing racial slurs at about the same time Bradley was complaining about what he considered a racist element of Cubs fans. "Milton called me," Rector said, "and said, 'It's bad enough what I am going through, but I can take it and go to the ballpark and pray games don't last any more than nine innings. But my son?' " Hearing Bradley's mother staunchly defend him made one thing clear: Real or imagined, racial tension has wound Bradley tightly since the Wrigley Field home opener, when the pressure of replacing Mark DeRosa began to mount. "He told me he could feel the hatred from fans and he didn't have anything to do with them trading DeRosa, but he got the abuse anyway," Rector said. -- Chicago Tribune .....Ben's Take: Milton gets out of bed and feels hatred. Does he have bad luck with people, or is he really the problem?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->