Say What You Want About Bradley, But You Have To Admire This
From the piece (bolds mine)::
After playing for six teams in the previous eight seasons, Bradley said he was tired of being a "rent-a-player" and felt like Wrigley Field was the perfect landing spot.
"As much as we courted him, I've never seen a player court us like he did," Cubs Chairman Crane Kenney told fans at the Cubs Convention. "He was scouting us in the third game of the division series , sitting in Los Angeles trying to figure out where he would play in our lineup, and he left himself, basically, with no escape clause.
"He was negotiating with us and really didn't have a safety net. This is a guy who chose Chicago and the pressure and the limelight. I don't think he expects to fail. He wants to be a Cub."
This is just fantastic. I might be a sucker, but things like this make me want a Bradley jersey for the season. I hope he succeeds beyond his---and our---wildest dreams. - TL
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by DTJchris on Feb 16, 2009 10:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Did we also...
…pick up Clay Aiken? Wow. But seriously, if Hendry wanted him, I’m sure he could find a way to pawn off a third-string catcher and a middle reliever to bring him home. :) – TL
by timlacy on Feb 16, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Game came to play.
What do YOU think?
by dat cubfan daver on Feb 16, 2009 12:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
About time we got some attitude on this team...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Feb 16, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's nice to hear and all
But in the end, he got a pretty sweet contract all things considered.
by AceCubbie on Feb 16, 2009 1:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He got what we...
…wanted to give him. So if it’s over-priced, then I’m forced to blame Hendry—-although I love Jim. – TL
by timlacy on Feb 16, 2009 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who laughed at the words....
“I don’t think he expects to fail. He wants to be a Cub.”
Just sayin’…. :-)
"[I]f we get a Jumbotron, I can't pull the instant replay thing on all the rookies. Every time there's a good play, we're like, 'Oh, look at the replay,' and you get the rookies to look at the scoreboard." - Ryan Dempster, 2 January 2009
by CaughtInTheVines on Feb 16, 2009 2:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The guy's passion to this team already impresses me.
And I’ve spent the majority of the off season bitching about him. Like I’ve said, I do believe him, I just want it to be proved by playing every day.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on Feb 16, 2009 4:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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