Milton had already had some run ins with the media and the team took the high road and did little about it. This is basically the straw that breaks the camel’s back. It would be different if someone like Derrek Lee acted like this and was suspsended.

To be honest, Bradley got what he deserved..

This shit is SOOOOOOOOO boring. I cannot imagine how difficult it is to be Milton Bradley and have all this “drama” around him all the time; it’s boring and tired just reading it on BCB every damn day. As I said last night:

Milton Bradley started his season suspended (first few weeks).

Milton Bradley ended his season suspended (last few weeks).

Go away, Milton. And I hope the door hits you in the ass, knee, or whatever part of your body ails you the most.

Dan

is that this sort of thing is not uncommon, but the results are usually exile, either trade or release. Those aren’t really options here, so instead he gets house arrest.
And it’s hard to put a guy who is playing reasonable well on the bench without some sort of explanation, so instead of just sitting him there under a black cloud, they’re sending him home. He’s still a distraction, but at least it’s from a distance.

Okay, then I guess I’m just a sucker.

Sorry, Joe, for disappointing you, whoever the hell you are.

Try Bradley threw his teammates, his manager, the entire organization, the city, and all of Cubdom under the bus. Dempster wasn’t “piling it on”, he was telling it how it was, just like Reed, Aramis, and Lee did.

Sheehan is acting like a fan who has no clue. As has been said, the Bradley stuff that we see is just a part of it. There likely is a LOT more going on then we know. The fact of the matter is that a lot of boorish stuff goes on in baseball clubhouses and much of that does not get public comment from other players in the clubhouse. The fact that players have been speaking out on Bradley for quite some time now should tell everyone that there is much more to this than meets the eye.

However what I do agree with is the part about currying favor and distracting fans. Hey Jim, what the hell did you think was going to happen when you signed Bradley? Milton has a track record of run-ins throughout his career. No GM has ever wanted to give him a multi-year deal. What did you expect to happen when you signed him? Hendry ignored past behavior or simply thought that Bradley would change and that was foolish on his part. Hendry deserves a lot of blame for signing Bradley and bringing his attitude into the clubhouse.

Where all of this nonsense occurred:

Bradley took himself out of Saturday’s lineup, then refused to pinch-hit late in the game, leading to Joshua getting in his face.

That’s not race, thats not the media, that not anything except for being an idiot. See ya.

the writing is on the wall, this wont end well, so he saw an opportunity to strike the first blow and he did; whether Hendry will get away with it w/o some sort of claim by the Union is unlikely, but one can imagine its simply the first step to Miltons departure.

…for a different perspective, but Joe Sheehan is wrong. If Hendry was wrong and was making MB into a scapegoat, then the Chicago CUbs TEAM would be all shocked, surprised, and unable to believe what happened. Obviously, they are not, and don’t mind one bit that MB is not on the team. That right there says everything.

Here I thought I was paying attention and yet I had no idea Ryan Dempster played like crap this season.

To the article.

Milton has had enough chances his whole career. He repeatedly wears out his freaking welcome in a town in less than a year. Shame on Hendry signing the clown.
 It is obvious from the players comments this bullshit has been going on for a while, and what I can gather they have no issue for him hitting the road. So screw some reporter that doesn’t spend the whole day around the guy, a whole 10 day road trip with the guy like the manager and players do. I take there word before some rag writer. CASE FREAKING CLOSED, He is gone, thank goodness.

Is it harsh? Yes. Is it justified? Yes.

It reminds me of when the Angels released Jose Guillen when they were in the middle of the pennant race because he was a total d-bag. Respect is a two-way street, and as an organization, you have to expect a certain amount of professionalism.

G’bye Milton. It wasn’t all your fault…but most of it was.

….could you imagine how much uglier the crowd would be against Milton the next homestand after those comments in the paper?

such as Joe Sheehan to be as cynical as he is about this situation, just shows how truly ignorant he must be. I’m sure this is the last thing Hendry wanted to do. Why would Hendry be willing to diminish the trade value of Bradley by suspending him for the remainder if it was only because of his rants to the media? Not a single player defended Bradley after they found out he was suspended, that is an unusual situation for a player inside the Baseball fraternity not to be defended by one of his teammates. What was really going on behind the scenes that we as fans aren’t privy to? The situation probably became too much for anyone to handle, and the result was probably best for everyone involved.

As for what happens to Hendry as a result should at least be played out until he can find a suitor for Bradley and then we see what he gets in return. We all seem to forget as did Hendry that this man’s transgressions didn’t just exist on the field or in the clubhouse, Bradley was a volatile person in his personal life as well. In 2005 the L.A. Police were called to his home numerous times and one time they found his pregnant wife with a bloody nose, Bradley had fled his home before police arrived and the officers on the scene said they "would have arrested him if he had been home at the time".

I would love to see the Cubs unload this guy before the start of next season but to be honest I would prefer not to see him in another uniform again, the man is bad for baseball.

I think the public reasons given for the suspension are lacking. The short quote (which may have been far less than he actually said) reminded my of this scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TgqenWW0I

by assuming that what is public knowledge is the only reason Bradley was suspended. Unless Joe knows the whole story (which he obviously does not)… perhaps he should ease up on the self-righteous talk.

This seems like a guy who doesn’t know all the facts, but will spout off at the mouth anyway, to get some visibility.

Everyone should boycott it to show the fans distaste with Hendry and management. Isn’t JH reprimanding himself by using Bradley as a scapegoat for the season? I mean he’s the one that gave him the rediculous contract.

“the story.” One is Sheehan, the other is the author of this needless Fanpost.

Seacrest, out.

Nothing new. Nothing he hadn’t already said. For that he gets a suspension until the end of the season? Ridiculous.

If it was a culmination, then Hendry should have said that. Bradley should have filed a grievance, and he would have been justified in doing so.

Hendry most certainly threw Bradley under the bus and made him the scapegoat.