03-12-2010, 12:11 PM
Here's my take, if anyone cares. And I'm certain all of this has been said already by others...but I'm saying it anyway.
- Everybody knows Bradley is a grade-A douche and that he's no longer on the Cubs primarily because of his awful behavior. Everybody. Except maybe Bradley -- but that's only because he's clinically insane.
- Does Hendry believe Bradley is gone entirely because of his poor performance on the field? Of course not. Does he expect anyone else to believe that? I don't think so.
I'm just trying to think about what purpose it would serve to respond/retaliate to Bradley's psychotic babbling at this point. Why let Bradley drag us down into the muck with him? If Hendry plays on the same field as Bradley with all of this nonsense, then to some degree, doesn't it legitimize Bradley's ranting? It would make all of it seem much more personal, wouldn't it? Is it possible that Hendry is just trying to take the high road?
I don't think there's anything Hendry can say at this point to make himself look better when it comes to the Bradley trade. No amount of verbal gymnastics is going to distract anyone from the facts. Bradley was a disaster. Hendry traded him for the worst starter in baseball. Whatever Hendry says at this point isn't going to make anyone gloss over this. I don't think Tom Ricketts (or anyone else) is going to fall for that.
- Everybody knows Bradley is a grade-A douche and that he's no longer on the Cubs primarily because of his awful behavior. Everybody. Except maybe Bradley -- but that's only because he's clinically insane.
- Does Hendry believe Bradley is gone entirely because of his poor performance on the field? Of course not. Does he expect anyone else to believe that? I don't think so.
I'm just trying to think about what purpose it would serve to respond/retaliate to Bradley's psychotic babbling at this point. Why let Bradley drag us down into the muck with him? If Hendry plays on the same field as Bradley with all of this nonsense, then to some degree, doesn't it legitimize Bradley's ranting? It would make all of it seem much more personal, wouldn't it? Is it possible that Hendry is just trying to take the high road?
I don't think there's anything Hendry can say at this point to make himself look better when it comes to the Bradley trade. No amount of verbal gymnastics is going to distract anyone from the facts. Bradley was a disaster. Hendry traded him for the worst starter in baseball. Whatever Hendry says at this point isn't going to make anyone gloss over this. I don't think Tom Ricketts (or anyone else) is going to fall for that.