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Bradley traded??
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03-04-2010, 05:47 PM
Can't be too good when he's been suspended to finish three different seasons, with three different teams, in three different cities, for three different reasons, attacking fans, umps, and a whole franchise.
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.
03-04-2010, 06:07 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81550:date=Mar 4 2010, 03:47 PM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Mar 4 2010, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can't be too good when he's been suspended to finish three different seasons, with three different teams, in three different cities, for three different reasons, attacking fans, umps, and a whole franchise.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
100% correct. As I agreed with earlier, Milton Bradley is a supreme asshat. However, some of you Chicago dwellers may recall a similar situation that occurred in 1996. You learn how to handle these dicks, you put up with their shit a little bit, you win 3 straight championships. At least that's how it turned out for the Bulls, and Rodman was TWICE the asshat that Bradley will ever be.
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
03-04-2010, 06:14 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81555:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:07 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Mar 4 2010, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->At least that's how it turned out for the Bulls, and Rodman was TWICE the asshat that Bradley will ever be.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not so sure about that. Rodman was a character, and by all accounts a super-villain when you were not on his team, but as a teammate, I don't think many athletes come close to the absolute douchebaggery that is Milton. 
03-04-2010, 06:19 PM
Also, Rodman came to the Bulls and *produced.* If the Bulls signed him and he sucked on the same level as Milton *and* acted like an asshat? You better believe it wouldn't have gone nearly as well.
Putting up numbers covers up a lot of personality flaws.
03-04-2010, 06:42 PM
I'm convinced the #21 is cursed after Sosa walked out.
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.
03-04-2010, 06:45 PM
You wanna see racism in sports, maaaaan? You wanna see it?
Be a Jewish-born man in baseball, man...be a baseball-playin' Jew. They'll ride you so hard, you be sure you're a subway stop. Shit.
03-04-2010, 06:45 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81561:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:19 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 4 2010, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Also, Rodman came to the Bulls and *produced.* If the Bulls signed him and he sucked on the same level as Milton *and* acted like an asshat? You better believe it wouldn't have gone nearly as well.
Putting up numbers covers up a lot of personality flaws.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> I agree with that. However, wasn't the gist of Bradley's interview specifically saying "They expected me to do things I'd never done, like hitting 30 homers when my career best was 22." To me, that would be the equivalent of expecting Rodman to put up 20-25 points a game offensively when he came to the Bulls. That wasn't his game. Bradley's game, in all the years of his career before he came to Chicago, was to play a little OF, stay healthy for 100 or so games, and put up a damn good OBP. And that's exactly what he did. He played 124 games, and put up a very solid .378 OBP (3rd on the team, only slightly behind stalwarts Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez). And he got into some controversy. In other words, a completely typical Milton Bradley year.
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
03-04-2010, 06:47 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81571:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You wanna see racism in sports, maaaaan? You wanna see it?
Be a Jewish-born man in baseball, man...be a baseball-playin' Jew. They'll ride you so hard, you be sure you're a subway stop. Shit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> All the time with the facocta kvetching.
03-04-2010, 06:50 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81573:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81561:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:19 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Mar 4 2010, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Also, Rodman came to the Bulls and *produced.* If the Bulls signed him and he sucked on the same level as Milton *and* acted like an asshat? You better believe it wouldn't have gone nearly as well.
Putting up numbers covers up a lot of personality flaws.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> I agree with that. However, wasn't the gist of Bradley's interview specifically saying "They expected me to do things I'd never done, like hitting 30 homers when my career best was 22." To me, that would be the equivalent of expecting Rodman to put up 20-25 points a game offensively when he came to the Bulls. That wasn't his game. Bradley's game, in all the years of his career before he came to Chicago, was to play a little OF, stay healthy for 100 or so games, and put up a damn good OBP. And that's exactly what he did. He played 124 games, and put up a very solid .378 OBP (3rd on the team, only slightly behind stalwarts Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez). And he got into some controversy. In other words, a completely typical Milton Bradley year. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> That would be a swell argument, had anyone in either the Cubs front office or fanbase actually expected Bradley to put up those kinds of ridiculous numbers. I think Milton is making shit up as usual, and for that he continues to show his insanity and inability to be honest with himself.
03-04-2010, 07:07 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81571:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You wanna see racism in sports, maaaaan? You wanna see it?
Be a Jewish-born man in baseball, man...be a baseball-playin' Jew. They'll ride you so hard, you be sure you're a subway stop. Shit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> No doubt that guys like Hank Greenburg put up with a lot of horrific abuse. On the other hand, it's probably fair to say that Sandy Koufax is one of the most well-liked, popular players in baseball history. As a kid, one of my favorite Cubs was the great Kenny Holtzman. Of course, the Cubs being the Cubs, they traded him away right as he was about to peak. So he went on to win 3 straight World Series for the A's, and even collected another ring or two with the Yankees, before, in another typical Cubs move, they brought him him back after he was used up, so he could suck for a year or two in a Cub uni before calling it quits.
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
03-04-2010, 07:14 PM
Shawn Green had it pretty good.
If Angelo had picked McClellin, I would have been expecting to hear by training camp that kid has stage 4 cancer, is actually 5'2" 142 lbs, is a chick who played in a 7 - 0 defensive scheme who only rotated in on downs which were 3 and 34 yds + so is not expecting to play a down in the NFL until the sex change is complete and she puts on another 100 lbs. + but this is Emery's first pick so he'll get a pass with a bit of questioning. - 1060Ivy
03-04-2010, 07:23 PM
Fuck Bradley. I can't believe we're still talkng about that hoser.
03-04-2010, 07:26 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81588:date=Mar 4 2010, 05:14 PM:name=bz)-->QUOTE (bz @ Mar 4 2010, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Shawn Green had it pretty good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b><!--sizeo:7--><!--/sizeo--><!--fonto:Arial Black--><!--/fonto-->SHUT UP!<!--fontc--> <!--/fontc--><!--sizec--><!--/sizec--></b>
03-04-2010, 07:28 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81595:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:26 PM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Mar 4 2010, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81588:date=Mar 4 2010, 05:14 PM:name=bz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bz @ Mar 4 2010, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Shawn Green had it pretty good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b><!--sizeo:7--><!--/sizeo--><!--fonto:Arial Black--><!--/fonto-->SHUT UP!<!--fontc--> <!--/fontc--><!--sizec--><!--/sizec--></b> <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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03-04-2010, 08:06 PM
<!--quoteo(post=81584:date=Mar 4 2010, 05:07 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Mar 4 2010, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81571:date=Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM:name=Rappster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rappster @ Mar 4 2010, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You wanna see racism in sports, maaaaan? You wanna see it?
Be a Jewish-born man in baseball, man...be a baseball-playin' Jew. They'll ride you so hard, you be sure you're a subway stop. Shit.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> No doubt that guys like Hank Greenburg put up with a lot of horrific abuse. On the other hand, it's probably fair to say that Sandy Koufax is one of the most well-liked, popular players in baseball history. As a kid, one of my favorite Cubs was the great Kenny Holtzman. Of course, the Cubs being the Cubs, they traded him away right as he was about to peak. So he went on to win 3 straight World Series for the A's, and even collected another ring or two with the Yankees, before, in another typical Cubs move, they brought him him back after he was used up, so he could suck for a year or two in a Cub uni before calling it quits. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> BERG...Hank GreenBERG. He wasn't the local Burgomeister. He had 58 homers with five games left in 1938. You know how many times he was walked during the last week? Motherfuckers...YOU'RE ALL MOTHERFUCKERS! I loved Kenny Holtzman, too...we were cellmates in prison. You learn a lot about a man. |
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