Milton Bradley Speaks Out About the Trade to Seattle

Still everyone else's fault but yours, isn't it, Milton.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 18, 2009 6:29 PM CST reply actions

Can we blame a little bit on Aaron Miles

Just for the hell of it?

by ak123 on Dec 18, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions

I've been secretly blaming him for the economy.

Stock market down? “Miles did it.” Housing starts still declining? “Gotta be Miles.”

Frankly, it’s believable in a lot of cases.

"I have the time and hatred but not the knowledge." ~Madison Cub Fan (Aug. 25, 2009)

by Goodie1969 on Dec 18, 2009 8:36 PM CST up reply actions

I'll go with that.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 18, 2009 9:02 PM CST up reply actions

I thought it was Brett Bielema's fault

He gets blamed for everything else, at least within 100 miles of Madison.

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Dec 19, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions

Isn't that what he said when he signed with the Cubs

I dont want to talk about the past

by cubs1201 on Dec 18, 2009 6:48 PM CST reply actions

its funny, when I read that ....

I felt like I was reading exactly what was written in the papers about him when he first came here….only the names of the teams are changed. Seattle is just as hopeful as the Cubs were when he first signed with them.

A woman's guess is more accurate than a man's certainty.--Rudyard Kipling

by cooliogirl47 on Dec 18, 2009 6:54 PM CST up reply actions

I ran his statement through the Bradley to english machine and here is what we get..

“I’m ready to move forward. I really don’t have a statement about Chicago. I’m a Seattle Mariner. Chicago’s is a thing of the past. I’m not interested in rehashing old news.”

Translation: Thank God I’m not in Chicago anymore. I’ve done enough destruction there and there is nothing left for me to do there. Watch out Seattle here I come!

Bradley referred to himself as a “quiet” guy, and said people who criticize him or athletes in general are trying to make names for themselves.

Translation: I wonder what the big deal is? I just insulted every fan, it’s not like they paid money to see me play or something.

“Pretty much for me, anybody deep down on the inside, looking out or looking in, you understand how PR works and media works, and how people are promoted, and how you have a bad guy and you can have a good guy,” he said. “And that’s just the way it is. And so I’m portrayed as however I am. It just adds to the mystique, I guess.”

Translation: Let’s see how many word I can use while saying, The media made me out to be the bad guy, I’m what’s the big deal?

When asked about his feelings of Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, he said: “I don’t have any issue with him at all.”

Translation: I haven’t thought of a way to blame him for whatever I’m about not to do, like play baseball.

As you can plainly see, MB is just misunderstood

That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.

by Ditkavsworld

by gaclaudy on Dec 18, 2009 7:01 PM CST reply actions 4 recs

this may sound silly,

but I’ll say it anyway…..after reading that, with all my heart, my woman’s intuition tells me its for the better, for him too. He’s nuts.

A woman's guess is more accurate than a man's certainty.--Rudyard Kipling

by cooliogirl47 on Dec 18, 2009 7:06 PM CST up reply actions

rec'd

Wrigley Bound in the Summer of 2010

by Chanman25 on Dec 18, 2009 7:06 PM CST up reply actions

Good grief.

"I don’t have any issue with him at all."

Oh, how magnanimous. What kind of thing is that to say about your new manager? Why should you have an issue with him?

Wakamatsu hasn’t called him a piece of 肥料 yet. But it’s only December.

"I have the time and hatred but not the knowledge." ~Madison Cub Fan (Aug. 25, 2009)

by Goodie1969 on Dec 18, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed.

That quote of his, in response to being asked about his new manager, speaks volumes as to Milton’s personality and why he’s so disliked by so many.

by kanderber on Dec 19, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions

Did the media...

Cause his manager to call him a “piece of s***”? Or cause his teammates to break out into applause after he was finally suspended? Or beat his pregnant wife? Or (insert any one of his numerous incidents)?

Someday we'll go all the way...

by CubsBullsBears on Dec 18, 2009 8:45 PM CST up reply actions

No, the racist fans did

/sarcasm

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Dec 19, 2009 9:21 AM CST up reply actions

Funny.

Although I think the correct translation of

When asked about his feelings of Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu, he said: "I don’t have any issue with him at all."

Is: I have never heard of Don Wakamatsu.

by Inkin on Dec 19, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions

"Bradley...said people who criticize him or athletes in general are trying to make names for themselves."

By that logic, just about every Cubs fan in the world should be famous right now.

And kudos for the clever concept, gaclaudy! That’s a hilarious post.

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Dec 18, 2009 10:11 PM CST reply actions

Thank you, Thank you very much

That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.

by Ditkavsworld

by gaclaudy on Dec 18, 2009 10:17 PM CST up reply actions

Who's Milton Bradley?

Wrigley Bound in the Summer of 2010

by Chanman25 on Dec 18, 2009 10:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Who's Milton Bradley?

Wrigley Bound in the Summer of 2010

by Chanman25 on Dec 18, 2009 10:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions

He made board games in the early 20th Centrury...

and his company still makes outstanding family fun.

Check out the website

That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.

by Ditkavsworld

by gaclaudy on Dec 18, 2009 10:28 PM CST up reply actions

A professional loser.

I was willing to let bygones be bygones, and just take the attitude that signing him was a mistake, we’ve moved on, and good luck in Seattle. Seeing his comments today made me want to break my computer screen. I don’t give a shit what his OBP or OPS or what the hell kind of stats he puts up for the rest of his career, or how many more teams he plays for. The bottom line is, Lou Piniella had it right. Milton Bradley is a piece of shit, a professional loser, and how I ever supported the decision to bring him here (which I did, once we lost DeRosa) is a mystery to me. Good riddance, you narcissistic SOB.

"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004

by ctcoff99 on Dec 18, 2009 10:30 PM CST reply actions

and the saga continues

Say no to Marlon Byrd, Scotty Pods, and Rick Ankiel.

by jesus christos on Dec 18, 2009 10:39 PM CST reply actions

I honestly hope this is the Fanshot I ever have to read about him

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."

by DC Cubbie on Dec 18, 2009 11:05 PM CST reply actions

"the last Fanshot"

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living."

by DC Cubbie on Dec 18, 2009 11:06 PM CST reply actions

I really try not to give in to my worst instincts

I am, after all, setting an example now.

But I wish nothing but harm, pain and agony on this man.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Dec 18, 2009 11:23 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Rec'd

"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"

by calicubfan on Dec 19, 2009 12:14 AM CST up reply actions

Wow

Reading those quotes, nothing he says is really that bad, or even untrue in my eyes. But, as with all things Milton, people scrutinize every word, rewrite his words, and then post things like:

- I wish nothing but harm, pain and agony on this man
- you narcissistic SOB
- what a douche, a professional loser

It’s embarassing the hate people have for Milton. I wish him success in Seatle and am ready to cheer on the 2010 Cubs.

Always loyal to Leon

by 239 Brigade on Dec 19, 2009 8:29 AM CST up reply actions

It's embarassing that people still defend him

He was a complete black hole in the locker room, sucking in all the joy and kindness. He made everyone’s life miserable and slapped away anyone who tried to reach out to him.

He came here with a chip on his shoulder and expected to find the worst. When his expectations were even slightly fulfilled, he acted like the biggest victim in the history of the world.

And you know what? We could have put up with that had he produced.

And don’t even fucking bring me the OBP. That’s not what he was brought here to do. He was a 3-hitter in Texas and THAT’S what he was supposed to do here.

I want him to fail miserably. I want there to be no doubt that Hendry made the wrong call bringing him in and the right call cutting him now. I want there to be absolute certainty that he would not have helped this team in the slightest.

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 AM CST up reply actions

Wow

Exaggerate much? He was a crappy teammate, sure, but you overstate what happened to the point where he’s more powerful than Voldemort.

He’s gone now – get over it. Any statements like yours about wanting him to fail only make his (also exaggerated) statements more true.

by madcow256 on Dec 19, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

We'll have to keep an eye on the Seattle blogs to see when they begin to turn on him due to Milton being Milton

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by BigJohnAZ on Dec 18, 2009 11:50 PM CST reply actions

As has been said...

… this is almost exactly what he said when he got to Chicago. Its the “welcome to a new city, Milton” playbook. When he was asked questions about his behavior and issues with other teams, it was the same thing. I wonder how many teams worth of fans were laughing when they heard of Milton’s comments.

Frankly I don’t care how Milton does in Seattle. While I’ve wanted to see other past Cubs not succeed simply because I hate getting the bad end of a trade, I don’t care how Bradley does. I just hope Jim Hendry has learned a thing or two.

by dmlichte on Dec 19, 2009 12:00 AM CST reply actions

That's the best thing that can come out of this...

… is that Hendry learns something.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Dec 19, 2009 7:57 AM CST up reply actions

What a douche!

I can’t help but wonder where this clown would be today had it not been for his baseball abilities. A TOTAL LOSER

"I always tell the truth -- Even when I lie"

by calicubfan on Dec 19, 2009 12:06 AM CST reply actions

good chance IMHO

his attitude would be much different since he would not have millions in the bank, and would need to rely on having a job each monday to go to

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Dec 19, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions

nice

that he kept his mouth shut about chicago. if he did that during the season he might have gotten a second chance. this guy is his own worst enemy.no doubt.

by NOMAR on Dec 19, 2009 6:08 AM CST reply actions

and by the way

7 teams in 10 years. what was hendry thinking. remember the old saying. a leopard cant change its spots.

by NOMAR on Dec 19, 2009 6:09 AM CST reply actions

How long before he burns his bridges in Seattle?

And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

by Ace Venom on Dec 19, 2009 9:12 AM CST reply actions

Well the amount of coffee and caffine there is up here

MB on a caffine high, oh I give it about 2 months

That’s not true!!! WHY THE F*CK WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU AHOLE!! Ok maybe your right but you gotta give a little something here for it to work. I don’t know what I’m going to do this is the worst thing I’ve ever read, this day could not get any worse. Fine, F*ck it, you’re right.

by Ditkavsworld

by gaclaudy on Dec 19, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions