03-04-2010, 01:04 PM
And Milton Bradley still refuses to look in the mirror...
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Bradley on Cubs stint: "It was something with Chicago, not me"
March 4, 2010 11:01 AM | No Comments
By Paul Sullivan
MESA, Ariz.- When Milton Bradley was traded to Seattle in December, he said he no longer wanted to discuss his controversial stint with the Cubs.
"I have no interest in speaking about Chicago," Bradley told reporters. "I'm a Seattle Mariner. I've moved on. I wish you would move on, and I wish the Chicago Cubs organization the best."
But three months later, Bradley had some interesting things to say about Chicago in an interview with the New York Times. In Bradley's eyes, the blame for his unproductive season lies with "Chicago," not him.
<b> "Two years ago, I played, and I was good," he said. "I go to Chicago, not good. I've been good my whole career. So, obviously, it was something with Chicago, not me."</b>
The Cubs signed Bradley because he led the American League in OPS in 2008 and was a switch-hitter who could fit into the middle of the lineup. They expected him to get on base, provide some left-handed power and play 130 or so games in right field.
But now Bradley blames the Cubs for a lack of communication, saying they wanted him to be a home run hitter.
"Just no communication," he said. "I never hit more than 22 homers in my career, and all of a sudden I get to Chicago and they expect me to hit 30. It doesn't make sense. History tells you I'm not going to hit that many. Just a lot of things that try to make me a player I'm not."
Bradley wound up hitting .257 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 393 at-bats. He was suspended for the final two weeks of the season for detrimental comments and a run-in with then hitting coach Von Joshua.
There's no record of anyone in Cubs management saying Bradley was expected to come to the Cubs and hit 30 home runs. General manager Jim Hendry took the blame for signing Bradley, which he repeatedly has called a "mistake." He had no comment on Bradley's remarks.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Bradley on Cubs stint: "It was something with Chicago, not me"
March 4, 2010 11:01 AM | No Comments
By Paul Sullivan
MESA, Ariz.- When Milton Bradley was traded to Seattle in December, he said he no longer wanted to discuss his controversial stint with the Cubs.
"I have no interest in speaking about Chicago," Bradley told reporters. "I'm a Seattle Mariner. I've moved on. I wish you would move on, and I wish the Chicago Cubs organization the best."
But three months later, Bradley had some interesting things to say about Chicago in an interview with the New York Times. In Bradley's eyes, the blame for his unproductive season lies with "Chicago," not him.
<b> "Two years ago, I played, and I was good," he said. "I go to Chicago, not good. I've been good my whole career. So, obviously, it was something with Chicago, not me."</b>
The Cubs signed Bradley because he led the American League in OPS in 2008 and was a switch-hitter who could fit into the middle of the lineup. They expected him to get on base, provide some left-handed power and play 130 or so games in right field.
But now Bradley blames the Cubs for a lack of communication, saying they wanted him to be a home run hitter.
"Just no communication," he said. "I never hit more than 22 homers in my career, and all of a sudden I get to Chicago and they expect me to hit 30. It doesn't make sense. History tells you I'm not going to hit that many. Just a lot of things that try to make me a player I'm not."
Bradley wound up hitting .257 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 393 at-bats. He was suspended for the final two weeks of the season for detrimental comments and a run-in with then hitting coach Von Joshua.
There's no record of anyone in Cubs management saying Bradley was expected to come to the Cubs and hit 30 home runs. General manager Jim Hendry took the blame for signing Bradley, which he repeatedly has called a "mistake." He had no comment on Bradley's remarks.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->