does not like Bradley so what do think? Sullivan is a hack in every sense of the word.

Sullivan may have changed the quote, either mistakenly or purposefully.

But that doesn’t factor into it, right?

written in the trib like that doesn’t mean that’s how it was said.

AND the article YOU linked to said “WE.” Soooo, maybe you should link articles more carefully.

you’d think he’d said something like “God I hope Unger’s mom dies in a fire tonight!!”.

Special snowflake much dude?

I’m gonna break some disappointing news to you . . . there is nothing special about Cubs players that makes them wonderful people. We like them because we generally see them in a good light and enjoy their actions on the baseball field. Some of them do good things with their status, others are pricks. Milton may be more of the latter and we see it because of the spotlight put on him, but don’t let yourself think he’d be the only person on the team with an ego or a chip on their shoulder.

In the article you linked to, the quote reads:

"Are we going to get more cheers now?"

(which I have no doubt was him trying to stir stuff up), but if you were going to quote him in your comments, why did you link to the yahoo article where he clearly says “ARE WE”?

its not great for fans to take what athletes say in the paper personally.

Revel in the team, why worry about what Bradley may have meant in the paper?

That’s what cajones actually means. It’s misspelled. :D

“It’s nice,” right fielder Milton Bradley said. "I don’t think we’re going to get any nicer articles written about us. But we are in first place, so you can’t find a negative in that.

“Are we going to get more cheers now? Are we going to start getting bashed by everybody in articles about our lineup and was it better last year and all that garbage? Last year’s team is sitting home just like everybody else. There’s one champion.”

I’ll say that we don’t know what happened with the real quote and it’s dangerous to jump to conclusions, but this doesn’t reflect well on Sullivan.

For the most part, this is a non-issue. It doesn’t make me like Bradley any less, and I don’t hate him. It just seems like Milton being Milton, and at some point as a fan, you just roll your eyes, say, “whatever” and hope that he produces.

Link

That didn’t work so well in the playoffs

plenty of sense. You stir up trouble, and then when people say “this and this and this and this” you say “oh, no, not me!”

I think it’s entirely possible that there are some fans who don’t like the way he looks, but I think even MORE fans only know what they can easily read, and the media in Chicago has had it out for Bradley since before he got here. “Will Bradley be Booed in His First At Bat”?

figured i’d ask though just to see if we could get an ounce of honesty here.

Soriano says the same, he would of gotten some heat, at least from me and I am sure others

he said nothing ridiculous.

The most ridiculous thing I’ve heard said… have come from some guy named John.

If he doesn’t go 4-4 today we will get booed. If we lose tonight the team will probably get grief from the fans.

who brought up the money. Considering you’ve been putting intent into Bradley’s mouth for nearly 24 hours on no evidence, I think it’s UTTERLY fitting.

But I feel like Stone’s thing is extremely personal, and knowing how thin Stone’s skin is, I feel like there is a really good story behind the whole thing.

one week into the season he was already comparing Dewayne wise to milton, and now his obsession is gordon beckham and milton.

I’m so frustrated with the likes of you who have nothing but negative things to say about your own team and blow every little thing out of proportion. I saw this coming from the moment we signed Bradley and the media in this town began to criticize him before he ever suited up for the Cubbies.

Bradley hustles, his OBP is great, he’s patient, and he’s a switch hitter. I believe he’s hitting over .300 from the right side, and he’s at .248 overall. So yeah, he’s struggled from the left side, and he’s struggled with power. But he gets on base, his defense is good, and he’s really picked it up lately. To me, Soto and Soriano have had far worse years, but we’re still picking on Milton.

MB battled through several nagging injuries early in the year, and was immediately blasted by the media and boo’d by the fans for it. I’m not surprised it took him a while to get things straightened out after those set-backs… it’s frustrating when injuries take you out of your normal routine, and sometimes overcompensating for one nagging injury causes another (see Ted Lilly). MB was clearly frustrated with himself, but he’s pulling through it. He’s had temper tantrums- but that’s anger aimed at himself- not anyone else. I like a little fire. I also thought he handled the situation with Lou really professionally.

I met Lou at a restaurant a week ago and was having a nice conversation with him. I asked him about Bradley. He said that Bradley was “honestly, a good kid” who was “simply down on himself” and he had no doubt he’d turn it around. I said really? And he repeated that he was a good guy and would turn it around.

MB is not a saint. No MLB player is. And I don’t really care what my team’s players do off the field. I don’t blame him for his contract- Jim Henry offered it to him and he accepted. And I don’t give a crap if my players talk to the media. (Why do you think Urlacher hasn’t talked for over a year?) I just want them to do well on the field, and I’ll do my small part by cheering for them when they do well.

MB has hit just under or above .300 for 7 of the last 8 years… he’s not a flash in the pan, but one thing is for sure, the booing and the media scrutiny is NOT HELPING him play better.