11-25-2009, 07:19 PM
BTW, I'll freely admit that, at the time, I had no problem with the Bradley deal. Like everyone, I thought it might be a bit long, but I agree with BT that we all would have been pissed if another team had swooped in with a 3-year deal while we were trying to talk him into two.
I think everyone on this site knows that my first choice, by a country mile, would have been Adam Dunn. But Jim hates those kind of players (as do many GM's, like Toronto's Ricciardi's infamous quote pointed out), so I knew there was no chance of that happening (despite Dunn publicly proclaiming that his first choice of where to play would be Wrigley. Aaargh).
But I considered Bradley to be a cool 2nd choice. As someone correctly pointed out (BT ?) our main concerns were with Bradley's <i>health</i>, not his head. We all knew he was a nitwit, but I don't recall anyone being too freaked out about it.
And I'd have no problem having him back next year. Numbers-wise, last season was an outlier...wherever he lands next year, I'm pretty certain he's going to put up big numbers.
And I'm sure he'll raise some hell, too. That's part of the package with him, and that's my only beef with Hendry/Bradley. Don't swap horses in midstream...you <i>knew</i> it was going to be like this.
I mean, <i>we</i> all did.
I think everyone on this site knows that my first choice, by a country mile, would have been Adam Dunn. But Jim hates those kind of players (as do many GM's, like Toronto's Ricciardi's infamous quote pointed out), so I knew there was no chance of that happening (despite Dunn publicly proclaiming that his first choice of where to play would be Wrigley. Aaargh).
But I considered Bradley to be a cool 2nd choice. As someone correctly pointed out (BT ?) our main concerns were with Bradley's <i>health</i>, not his head. We all knew he was a nitwit, but I don't recall anyone being too freaked out about it.
And I'd have no problem having him back next year. Numbers-wise, last season was an outlier...wherever he lands next year, I'm pretty certain he's going to put up big numbers.
And I'm sure he'll raise some hell, too. That's part of the package with him, and that's my only beef with Hendry/Bradley. Don't swap horses in midstream...you <i>knew</i> it was going to be like this.
I mean, <i>we</i> all did.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance