Milton Bradley Drama
by DJCahill on Jun 26, 2009 9:12 PM CDT
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PrintMilton apparently threw his helmet after he flied out in his AB in the 6th, and broke a water cooler. Pinella benched him, and there were words. They interviewed Pinella and he still seemed a little wound up.
So the question is, if the Cubs put Bradley up on the market for bargain prices and were willing to pick up some of his contract, would you be interested?
My suspicion is because of the Tom Hicks financial situation, it would be tough to make a deal work.
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He is still owed over $23 million over the next 2 and a half years
There is no way that they would pick up enough salary to make it feasible.
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by LSBUser on Jun 26, 2009 9:30 PM CDT reply actions
Going to be a decent move
for whoever can afford to pick up a DH.
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by inactive lsb user on Jun 26, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont think many teams would be willing to pick up that contract
If the cubs want him gone they either eat some money or give him away
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Padilla him
I think he would clear waivers right now, just like Padilla did. That contract is just so much more than any reasonable team would be willing to take on, even if it cost nothing in terms of prospects to acquire him.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
What good does that do?
You think he’d care?
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by thedirkatron on Jun 27, 2009 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Hes still gets his money no matter what and hes signed for 2 more years after this. With Padilla his contract is up after this year so there is incentive for him to do better
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
If it was totally unworkable they might.
Just like with Andruw Jones.
If the situation has deteriorated to the point where they need to get rid of him, I could see them paying half that contract to be rid of the headache.
Cause certainly no one is gonna take him without the Cubs kicking in a substantial amount of dollars.
That contract was so retarded.
An NL team signing Bradley was bad enough, but combine that witht the fact that they are managed by a notorious hotheaded douche like Pinella and there was no way this was going to end well.
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by thedirkatron on Jun 27, 2009 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions
That's just Milton...
being Milton.
"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin
by benmor78 on Jun 26, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
and i like it
bradley is one of the few people on that club who gives a shit. see sori’s play last night.
mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.
And...
how many games has he played in this year? How many PA’s does he have?
The guy has imploded again in Chicago. I’m not sure how you can see it any other way.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
That's what kind of sad
He’s imploded, but his OBP would still be useful on our team.
Get on base or die, Salty.
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HELL TO THE NOOOOOO
this is a guy that admittedly DOGGED it last year because he was on a 1 year deal?? WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU WANT HIM BACK? he is a bad dude
Well, he did kind of anchor the lineup last year
We need somebody like him if we want to be the long shot in the playoffs this year. But I agree, we don’t need him.
Get on base or die, Salty.
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-Section 339
Cause he's a really, really good hitter?
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by thedirkatron on Jun 27, 2009 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Because its amazing
how well bad dudes behave in the Rangers clubhouse. Milton, Carl Everett, …
As Nolan said the other day, Milton brings a dimension most Rangers don’t have. He rarely gets himself out, and thats not something you can say about most of the Rangers at the plate.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I took a half a day
cause i’ve got to leave for charleston, sc on monday the 29 and will be gone for 10 days
i turned on the tv to check in on the white sox vs cubs game and saw on wgn after the game.. the postgame show interview with lou piniella press conf. he said he was going to start bradley tom. go figure
by davisdingergoingdeep on Jun 26, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions
NO
He’s not the same guy as he was last year. It seems like after getting that new deal he’s reverted back to all of his worst qualities: injury prone, jackass, no defense. Maybe he and Hammy’s prayer circles kept him in check, but there’s not a deity out there that can fix his back and knees.
That's why they call them business sox
I suspect
that if you plug him in this clubhouse, he’ll go back to being the Bradley we knew.
You would obviously have the advantage of plugging him in at DH.
I think the money aspect is the thing that keeps it from happening though.
"I saw a soldier try to dig a foxhole with his bare hands. He didn't notice that he'd torn off all his fingernails. I got him out of there quickly; not for his sake, but for ours. Fear is poison in combat...destructive, contagious." - Band of Brothers
I agree that he would probably behave in Texas
Many of us on here ( including me ) dont like to give Wash much credit for anything but maybe he deserves credit for hs handling of Boardgame. If the Cubbies Andruw Jonesed him I would love to see him back. He is a great DH and I think his plate patience rubbed off om people last year. IMO he has been missed greatly this year.
Having said that – What were the Cubs thinking? That was an insane contrct especially from a NL team.
Bradley
You’re probably right. I read comments from him that he just doesnt have anyone he can talk to or vent with in the clubhouse there.
That the 2 guys he could got fired or traded.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Maybe he'll be less of a jackass here
but he’s always been an injury waiting to happen, even as a DH. My guess is that contract is not movable and he’s stuck in the NL, forcing him to be in the outfield. He may get lucky and make it back to the Al in a few seasons, but I doubt he’ll have much left in the tank.
That's why they call them business sox
exactly
$4 million dollars for one year of Milton Bradley netted us elite, but sporadic DH production and the pick we grabbed Scheppers with. What a great signing and farewell.
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Completely agree.
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why would Lou do that?
so zambrano can act like a total ass every day and its cool, Sori can pick daisies in left field and its never a problem, but boardgame? he’s told to leave the stadium. if i was boardgame, i would tell Sweet Lou to shove it up his ass
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