Ex-Cub Watch: Milton Bradley To Have Knee Surgery

Looks like both the Cubs and Mariners will wind up with expensive players on the DL for extended periods from last winter's trade.

Passing this along for informational purposes only.

almost 2 years ago Al Yellon 24 comments 0 recs |

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I hold nothing against him anymore

I wish him a speedy recovery.

RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010).

by Ace Venom on Aug 14, 2010 9:09 PM CDT reply actions

for some reason this doesnt surprise me

by jesus christos on Aug 14, 2010 9:30 PM CDT reply actions

Who's he blaming it on?

Ron Santo - 8,143 ABs, .277 BA; 342 HR; 1331 RBI = NO Hall of Fame?

Brooks Robinson - 10,654 ABs, .267 BA; 268 HR; 1357 RBI = Hall of Fame.

Any more questions ?

by Easy Ed on Aug 14, 2010 11:10 PM CDT reply actions

White people.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on Aug 15, 2010 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Shame

Bradley’s knee has joined the conspiracy against him.

"I'd rather hit home runs you don't have to run as hard." -- Dave Kingman

by BucknerKongCardenal on Aug 14, 2010 11:12 PM CDT reply actions

haha

by TheHawkRules on Aug 15, 2010 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Except the Seattle GM who made their dumb signing was fired long ago

as for the Cubs well……

John Grabow: $4.8 million in 2011.

by rlpete on Aug 15, 2010 7:18 AM CDT reply actions

I blame racism

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. -- Albert Einstein

by Worf on Aug 15, 2010 8:09 AM CDT reply actions

i just

ordered 3 bradley cub tshirts from wrigleyville sports for 4.95 each.why????because i need some cub shirts. and a theriot too.

by NOMAR on Aug 15, 2010 8:31 AM CDT reply actions

You could always put tape over "BRADLEY" on the back and write "COLVIN" on the tape.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 15, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions

I remember putting a piece of tape over my Prior shirt

And writing HART on it.

"Get up or GET OUT THE WAY!"
~Stacy King

by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 15, 2010 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I've very seriously considered doing that with my Bradley jersey.

Todd Hollandsworth; "So, Starlin, do you like hitting in the two-hole?"
Starlin Castro; "Yeah, I hit second."

The Face of the Chicago Cubs.

by Ryno Runner on Aug 15, 2010 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow. His numbers this year are amazingly bad.

Seventy-five strikeouts in 244 at-bats?!

by elgato on Aug 15, 2010 10:08 AM CDT reply actions

He never was a very good player.

Had 500 or more PA twice — couldn’t stay in the lineup.

Apart from his walk year in Texas, he never led his league in anything, or even came close.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 15, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions

And yet, we gave him $30 million.

That was always the strangest part of that signing.

by elgato on Aug 15, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

There was no sense at all to that signing.

None whatsoever.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 15, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Didn't you support it at first?

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on Aug 15, 2010 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

No!

Check back. I was against this 100%.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 15, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Nah..I thought you supported it for some reason. Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

I’ll take your word for it.

A-well-a Byrd, Byrd, Byrd, well the Byrd is the word.

by mikegncb34 on Aug 15, 2010 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I figured MB would be cheaper than Abreu (ha!) and that MB was younger and coming off a season in which he was relatively well-behaved. I was also against Adam Dunn, because Dunn playing right in Wrigley would have been horrific.

Once the deal was announced, I was kinda stunned. Giving MB anything more than two years — hell, maybe one with an option should have been the limit — was a terrible idea. As Al said in a previous comment, MB’s numbers pre-2008 were never THAT good, and he almost never stayed healthy.

It was a bad idea to sign MB. But the years and the dollars made the contract a monumentally terrible contract.

by elgato on Aug 16, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions