Milton sounds like...Randy Moss?
by LarryCubFan on Mar 11, 2009 10:44 AM CDT
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PrintOk I hear that Milton doesn't wanna play all the time. Hmmm...sounds like Randy Moss a few years ago when he was with the ViQueens. "I'll play when I want to." If the Cubs signed him to a $30 million 3 year contract, then his butt better be on the field, even if he has a hangnail or a hangover. Sammy Sosa started to dog it in his later years with the Cubs. Soriano has tried it, even tho he was hurt, he at least tried to play. The Cubs knew this guy was a headache in the clubhouse and mostly was a DH with Texas. My personal opinion is they should have gone after Adam Dunn or kept Jim Edmunds. The Cubs outfield is gonna be a crowded place this year. 3 players aren't going to get the playing time to be field/game ready. maybe the bus ride to Iowa will be a short one.
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Not quite.
Wait until he drives through an intersection with a traffic cop on the hood of his car and pot in his car.
Yes, it happened. Randy Moss is a world-class jerk. Milton Bradley can only aspire to such levels of jerkiness – at this point.
Moss took off plays without being injured
Bradley, can at least say he was trying to preserve his health
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Milton
When did he tell you this? I’m assuming since you didn’t post a link or say where you heard this, that Milton told you this personally.
“The Cubs knew he was a headache in the clubhouse”? Really? I can see how a guy who dedicates himself to excel at baseball and wants to win can be a real headache. I’m convinced that majority of Cubs fans hate this guy so much, that they’ll believe anything said about him.
I’m sure you would rather have Jim Edmunds, in fact, so badly that you can’t even spell his name correctly. Who wants a 31 year old switch hitter who led the AL in OPS when you can resign Jim Edmonds.
by McRipper on Mar 11, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Spelled name wrong? OOPS
Sorry about the spelling gaffe…EDMONDS. Glad I don’t have to sew their names on their jerseys. Milton didn’t tell me personally but if you have his phone number I’d be glad to call him and ask. Better to be a Head-Case, than a case full of heads, I guess
One Day At A Time!
by LarryCubFan on Mar 12, 2009 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
What?
Exactly where did Milton clearly state that he “doesn’t wanna play all the time”? Are you referring to this article, which we discussed at length here?
My advice to you is to calm down, get over Bradley’s too-much-ballyhooed behavorial issues and see how the situation plays out. When healthy, Milton is a better player than both Adam Dunn and Jim Edmonds. And even if Milton gets into only 120 games or so, he’s still more valuable than both of them.
And who are these “3” players who won’t be “field/game” ready? Soriano will be in left, Dome and RJ will be platooning in center and Bradley will be in right. Joey Gathright is a fifth outfielder/defensive replacement, whom Lou will probably use a lot to ease the pressure on Bradley’s legs. Plenty of playing time for everyone. Chill out.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by daver on Mar 11, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I call a moratorium on Milton Bradley hand-wringing posts until such time as there is actually something to wring our hands over.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 11, 2009 11:42 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
What already?
Come on, we still have another 1001 posts left before we even get to Peavy area. And another 1950 posts until we get to Roberts land.
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"
Sec'd and rec'd.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
rec'd.
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
well, since this is coming from the chief DHL handwringer himself, I would have to support this. Rec'd.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Mar 11, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, that was my first thought as well.
It’s like BM calling for a moratorium on antagonistic posts.
Rec'd
This post was inappropriate (the original, not yours, SWL). Language ("ViQueens") not appropriate.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Huh?
It’s okay to drop f-bombs from time to time, but ViQueens (as juvenile as it may be) is inappropriate?
Yeah, not appropriate.
What is the purpose of using this term to describe another team?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Excuse me?
This is my site, I will run it the way I see fit.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I sort of run things around here Al....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 11, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 11, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Well... it might for you
I so wish I could DE-recommend a post
2008 Chicago Cubs: A busted pipe
by TheRamZamDLEE on Mar 12, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how clubhouse cancer came up with his user name.
(Daver stares off into space.)
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Miller Park
I’m confused…Since it is innapropriate to call the Vikings the ViQueens, is it alright to call Miller Park Wrigley Field North? I guess there’s really no purpose of using that term to describe Miller Park
You're not confused...
you’re being obtuse. Stop it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 11, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Just looking for some consistency
They are both terms (yes, somewhat juvenile) that other fan bases use when referring to the other teams/stadiums.
No need for the name calling. Stop it.
That's not namecalling...
If I had said…
“You’re not confused…you’re an idiot.”
THAT would be name calling.
The use of “being” as a verb means I’m describing your behavior not you. I trust you understand.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 12, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
see...not name calling.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 12, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
"Viqueens" is an accepted name in Nordic sports ... no political incorrectness at all
Check here for example:
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
Now see
This is a prime example of what you won’t hear in a bar argument about sports. Unless you are hanging out with Cliff Clavin.
lol
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Well, for cheerleaders, sure.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Seriously?
My minister has uttered worse…during a sermon.
by Damen Jackson on Mar 11, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You attended Rev. Wright's church?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Mar 11, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Reverend Cleophus James
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Rec'd with a !
Sorry to call the Vikes ViQueens…dats what we call em up here in Murderapolis (I mean Minneapolis). None, and I repeat NONE of the current players on the 2008 team is anywhere near royalty status. So calling them Vi-Queens is wrong. I apologize. Thank God I’m a Bears fan.
One Day At A Time!
by LarryCubFan on Mar 12, 2009 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Man...
have a little conviction. There is nothing wrong with what u said.
2008 Chicago Cubs: A busted pipe
by TheRamZamDLEE on Mar 12, 2009 1:04 AM CDT up reply actions
AMEN
I’ll stop wringing my hands and put the newspaper away too until Opening Day, LOL
One Day At A Time!
by LarryCubFan on Mar 12, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Milton Bradley is going to prove huge for the Cubs
I give it until May 15th when all this hang-wringing over Milton Bradley is buried for good.
Signing Milton if he was like Moss
Hendry: Milton, we’ll give you 30/3.
Gameboard: Cool.
Hendry: How would you like that?
Gameboard: Straight cash homey.
I agree with the poster
The outfield needs more white and vastly less talented players
For your information, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint.
by Less is Walrond on Mar 11, 2009 12:23 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Warped minds think alike
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Considering what Randy Moss has done for the Patriots
I think I’ll take the risk.
www.talkingchicagobaseball.blogspot.com
Of course that about
5 year later – when he finally grew up a bit.
Cubs Win!! Cubs Win!
by Ihatethecards on Mar 11, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
It's great that so many so-called Cub fans
are already salivating over the chance to rip on this guy even before he’s actually DONE anything, good or bad, for us.
Maybe this IS going to turn out badly but, since I’m trying to be optmistic about the upcoming season, I’m willing to, for now at least, give him the benefit of the doubt.
Blame the Internets
It’s turned good old fashioned bar arguments into ridiculous 100 post threads where we don’t get a chance to just clink glasses and start talking about something else.
Dude, check out the girl that just walked in.
She is smokin’.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
Hey, I'm going to the bathroom. I hope they don't have one of
those guys in there selling colonge and mints. I hate that.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Mar 11, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I know.
It’s always so damn awkward. I can get the damn towel myself!
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
It's always nice to tip a guy....
for watching you take a leak too.
"Don't complain to me about the stormy weather, boys. Just bring the ship into port." --Steve Stone, September 2004
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