Look again at what Lou said, it’s something they knew was going to occur from time to time.

Aches and strains are a part of the game,unless you are Cal Ripkin the odds are that once in a while you will sit out due to minor creaks and groans.

While I want Bradley out there for 162 games I’m being realistic that it won’t happen but at the same time I won’t agonize unless it’s a major tear or a broken bone or something else devastating

I don’t see how most of them don’t come down with something. Playing this game in the 30 degree range must really really suck.

but I think the Cubs should be careful with this one. Putting Bradley out there too soon will only threaten a more serious injury. What is more, the weather is not the best in Chicago right now (it’s still cold and wet after the last two days), which only increases the risk of a more severe injury. Give Bradley his 5 days and we can have “fun” watching The Hoff chase balls around right field (the latter portion of this sentence is sarcasm).

In case there was any doubt you’d made up your mind about Bradley before he’d even donned a Cubs uniform you’re already calling the contract a failure because of an injury so minor it isn’t even going to land him on the DL.

… that he’d miss much of the week until it got warmer. So far he’s missed 1.5 games with it. If he doesn’t play till Saturday, I’m not concerned.

that if this were October, he would be playing. No harm in sitting out right now. We knew what the Cubs were getting into when they signed him.

as well. We are all forgetting he got scratched because of some back pains. If he doesn’t play today or he misses the upcoming week I think that should be more of a panic button situation than with Bradley. We would essentially be putting the bat of Aaron Miles in place of A-Ram which in its own self is quite comical.

says Soto is back in the lineup.

And yes, Rami is out of the game again. Why no panicking about that?

…and that is to get production in october. now i obviously don’t think we can assume a playoff berth—cubs history is too painful to assume anything—and i think the nl central is, as usual, underrated. however, i’d much rather see the staff take an overly conservative route with this guy now and get his bat in there in the postseason.

Fukudome
Soriano
Bradley
Johnson

and Gathright on the bench

hello all, the game thread isn’t on the front page yet, but can be found here

that Milton has a nice long history of being hurt. SO to think that he was going to be in 130 games is unrealistic. If gets 100 starts in the OF we will be lucky. This is MILTON BRADLEY, his whole career has been the DL.
 No alarm for Ramierz because he has not spent a lot of time on the DL. Unfortunately the Cubs do not really have an adequate backup at 3rd, Oh thats right we signed Aaron Miles

October doesn’t care about this.

I want this team loaded for bear come October.

I’d rather even lose a game because they are sitting than lose either for an extra week because they were rushed back or worse.

Soto is back today and hopefully Rammy will be soon. As long as we can keep him off the DL, I’ll be happy.

milton will be hurt
but when healthy, you call him
mr. obp

Of course Bradley wasn’t going to play 162 games. You’d have to think that any player has a chance of injuring something in the cool weather this month.