Milton Bradley Meltdown Lottery

[ColoradoCub]

Lou's moving Bradley down in the order to 6th whenever he's 100% and back in the lineup. No DL at this point, but he's not playing again today.

[Fella]

Wow, 6th? Seems like Lou is getting impatient as well.

[dk123]

Everyone needs to take a deep breath and give the dude a chance. It's too early to be getting worked up about him.

[ruby23]

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Drop the appeal now.

[sleepyhead]

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....on-bradley.html

In what could be a seminal moment in the Cubs' 2009 season, Bradley got his first real lesson of Life under Lou.

Asked about the nice chat, Piniella gave a CliffsNotes version of the meeting:

"I had a conversation with Milton. He's not 100 percent. When he's 100 percent I'll put him out there to play. Until then, I'll use (Reed) Johnson and I'll use (Micah) Hoffpauir in the outfield."

Bradley did not run hard on a grounder in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game, and did not go hard after a pop foul. He was booed twice by fans and blew off the media afterwards. Piniella was asked if Bradley's not running hard was what put him over the edge.

"Nothing has put me over the edge," he replied. "I don't play people unless they're totally healthy. That's been my m.o. throughout my managerial career. With Milton, when he's ready to play, we'll put him out there.

"I told him basically that I'm going to take him out of the fourth hole when he gets back and put him in the sixth hole, where he'll be a little more comfortable. And we'll go from there. But when I get him out there, I expect him to run hard and play hard, the way he always has."

Was Bradley understanding of the move?

"Yeah, he was understanding, yes," Piniella replied.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=32499:date=Apr 23 2009, 10:38 AM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Apr 23 2009, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=32494:date=Apr 23 2009, 11:29 AM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Apr 23 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Lou's moving Bradley down in the order to 6th whenever he's 100% and back in the lineup. No DL at this point, but he's not playing again today.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Drop the appeal now.
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Bingo.

[veryzer]

wow, lou is pissed already. imagine if dusty was the manager.

[rok]

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I admire that, but Lou is partly to blame for a) wanting Bradley in the first place, and b ) trotting him out there when he's less than 100%. I'm not convinced he's handling this the right way at all.

[veryzer]

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I admire that, but Lou is partly to blame for a) wanting Bradley in the first place, and b ) trotting him out there when he's less than 100%. I'm not convinced he's handling this the right way at all.
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whoa! de ja vu.

[Coach]

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Pick a date on the Cubs calendar by which Milton will have his first full-blown meltdown as a member of his new team.

What qualifies:

1. See above
2. Going after a player on another team (or the Cubs)
3. Going after an umpire (not arguing, but something akin to the meltdown with the Pads)
4. Like the supreme court said regarding pornography -- you'll know it when you see it

What doesn't qualify:

1. Getting tossed for arguing balls and strikes
2. Arguing with an umpire for a blown call at a base (unless he loses his shit and goes after him)
3. Tossing his helmet (unless it's thrown at someone)
4. Breaking his bat over his knee

You get the idea. I'm talking full-scale meltdown.

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The correct answer is not going to happen....

[ColoradoCub]

I think it's pretty safe to say that his entire season to this point has been a meltdown.

[Coach]

Nolan Ryan was just on the Dan Patrick radio show and gave great praise to Milton.

[Runnys]

<!--quoteo(post=33994:date=Apr 29 2009, 10:24 AM:name=Coach)-->QUOTE (Coach @ Apr 29 2009, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Nolan Ryan was just on the Dan Patrick radio show and gave great praise to Milton.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Can he also give Milton his durability?

[Fella]

Bradley is having his suspension appeal heard this afternoon in Houston. I don't think there is anyway he gets both games taken off, maybe one. So I doubt he will be playing today.

[Butcher]

What a stubborn douche. This could have been over and done with a week ago if he just served the suspension while he was sitting on the bench anyway.