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Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:22 am EST

Milton Bradley returning to Cubs?

By Mark J. Miller

“MiltonDisgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley(notes) made it clear that he didn't like the fans in Chicago at season's end, which of course made Chicago fans dislike him that much more. So everybody has been expecting Cubs GM Jim Hendry to unload Bradley and the remaining two years of his contract this off-season. But now Hendry is saying that Bradley could stay on Chicago's North Side, according to MLB.com.

Hendry is saying that he isn't giving up on the idea of Bradley as a Cub, which must mean he hasn't gotten a lot of good trade offers. Hendry practically urges folks to treat Bradley as if he's still with the Cubs (since he is and may continue to be).

"Other people have had some major hiccups along the way and come back," Hendry said, "and that's just how you have to look at it. He's on your roster until proven differently. That's how we go about it."

You'd be disgruntled too if your name was Milton Bradley. His father supposedly really wanted a junior and filled out his son's birth certificate without showing it to his mother at all. Very smooth move.

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  1. str A's hooter
    1. Posted by str A's hooter Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:28 am EST

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    I sure hope this rumor isn't true! Meltdown Bradley should start fresh, somewhere else, or return to Texas with a disount. It had appeared he had burnt all of his bridges in Chicago.
    Maybe Hendry just can't find any takers for Bradley. He's stuck with him. Good Luck!
  2. Jo Bangles
    2. Posted by Jo Bangles Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:10 am EST

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    "...He's on your roster until proven differently"? What the hell is that supposed to mean? Hendry apparently isn't much of a wordsmith when it comes to giving quotes about awkward situations. I won't even go into Miller's non sequitur in the last paragraph.
  3. BronxFinest.............
    3. Posted by BronxFinest............. Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:50 am EST

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    Once again hooter
    you are right milton is a good player but his allitude
    is hoorible let him stay were he is at
  4. Les
    4. Posted by Les Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:57 am EST

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    I honestly cannot tell if Hendry has no idea he controls the roster to an extent or if he really thinks Bradley is a decent ball player. Either way, Hendry deserves to be committed.
  5. Thinker
    5. Posted by Thinker Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:12 am EST

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    Bradley needs to go. All he can do is DH. Get rid of him. Mark Derosa is a free agent, get him back
  6. Jim
    6. Posted by Jim Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:48 am EST

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    DeRosa is a fan favorite, but more than likely won't be back unless he is willing to take a lot less. Forget about it... also forget about the KWood rumors... ain't happening!!! As for Bradley, I was one of few that kept saying give him a chance until the last incident. With that I say he needs to be gone. If Hendry can not get rid of him, it's understandable, but he has to make it work. Even if he does nothing else. If Bradley is back as a Cub and playing at the beginning of the season, Hendry should be fired immediately. You made the mistake you fix it... and now!!!
  7. The Real Deal
    7. Posted by The Real Deal Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:54 am EST

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    They say there is a sucker born every minute. That's what the Cubs would need to find to unload Bradley.
  8. jason z
    8. Posted by jason z Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:07 pm EST

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    i have said all along that i would LOVE to see bradley stay with the cubs! BUT not on the field! Put is butt in the stands selling beer and peanuts. Because he doesnt deserve to play baseball!!!!
  9. Hey You
    9. Posted by Hey You Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:55 pm EST

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    I think all was proven at the end of the season, Without bradley the Cubs played better simple as that. If Hendry can't trade him release him NOW! Eat the Money, we don't need to spend anything just use what we have! The only one we'd need to replace id Harden and I'm sure we have a prospect or two that could fill the spot(look at what Wells did last year). If we need a boost at the trading deadline then think about picking up something. All I know is I will no longer support a team with a player like Bradley , If he hasn't grown up by now he never will.
  10. sam spade
    10. Posted by sam spade Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:13 pm EST

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    Hendry needs to go if this guy is still on our roster come opening day.
  11. Cindy
    11. Posted by Cindy Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:17 pm EST

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    There is probably a reason this guy has been on like 8-9 teams in 9-10 years.....don't ya think?
  12. Lisa
    12. Posted by Lisa Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:19 pm EST

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    send him to atlanta. don't send him to texas and make josh hamilton move fields again!!!!!
  13. Five_outs
    13. Posted by Five_outs Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:31 pm EST

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    Perfectly appropriate action for baseball's laughingstock team to take. Here to the second hundred years. Oh, i heard Wrigley Field is being renamed to Ricketty Field
  14. rhett d
    14. Posted by rhett d Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:54 pm EST

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    Some teams are just plain STUPID! You think MB will ever be seen in Yankee pinstripes? I DOUBT IT!
  15. David Allspaw
    15. Posted by David Allspaw Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:59 pm EST

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    "You'd be disgruntled too if your name was Milton Bradley. His father supposedly really wanted a junior and filled out his son's birth certificate without showing it to his mother at all. Very smooth move."
    Stay classy, Mark J. Miller.
  16. cubfan101
    16. Posted by cubfan101 Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:46 pm EST

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    okay, i want to just let you know, that Bradley did, OKAY, in texas. who was the hitting coach? he's here now! i say keep bradley for 1 more year. see what he does when he is reunited with rudy.
  17. IntoTheNow
    17. Posted by IntoTheNow Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:53 pm EST

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    I think it would be better for Milton to start a new so where else. Winning back the fans could be difficult if not impossible. He would have to have a monster year to get the fans back. The problem is that Milton has been a lot of teams and any other team has to see that he has a history with his temper.
  18. jeffstorm2
    18. Posted by jeffstorm2 Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:04 pm EST

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    #16- ahhh, therein lies the danger... "just one more chance"??? how'd that work out for us last yr? i too, tried hard to let it slide, hope for the best, etc. no sir, milty and his "poor abused son" gotta hit the bricks asap! yup, start pickin em up & puttin em down, say adios, find the door, git gone, VANISH. to paraphrase D. Green, "He is, what we THOUGHT he is"- lets not "let him off da hook"!!! er, i mean, LETS release him! :)
  19. Tom K.
    19. Posted by Tom K. Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:45 pm EST

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    Milton Bradley is a cancer that needs to be removed from Chicago at all costs. Is he worth another year of clubhouse destruction? Who would want to play with this overrated idiot? Cut out the cancer! Even a somewhat promising minor league prospect would be the "chemo treatment"
  20. blupit7
    20. Posted by blupit7 Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:50 pm EST

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    bradley sucks. anyone who says different is retarded
  21. RaymondGuy
    21. Posted by RaymondGuy Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:15 am EST

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    If Bradley is juicing, get him juicing big time. I want to see a Major League meltdown up and Milton would be the perfect 'highlight' clip.
  22. Phil k
    22. Posted by Phil k Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:59 am EST

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    Blupit7 if you are saying he sucks as a person than yes I agree with you. However he doesnt suck at baseball and if you disagree you are the retard. He had a bad year at the plate, but that is 1 season after he was one of the best hitters in all of baseball in 08.
  23. GREG S
    23. Posted by GREG S Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:35 am EST

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    Bradley's signing should have cost Hendry his job...all the warning signs were there; attitude, poor def. etc. Just another immovable contract to eat rather than addressing a team need. I say ride it out, it's better than eating $10 mil in salary and getting Burrell or Castillo who are lesser hitters. Jaramillo should be a huge help to Lou and Bradley this year.
  24. three_bricks_shy45
    24. Posted by three_bricks_shy45 Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:00 am EST

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    I was okay with Bradley, until he played the race card. No, Milton, you were not being booed because you were black, you were being booed because you don't know how many outs there are and you're being paid 10 million dollars to know that. You were being booed because our back up 2nd baseman, and a mid season call up, both drove in more runs than you did. And if the boos were all race related,,,how do you explain Kevin Gregg? Cub fans don't boo players because of their color, they boo players who do not produce!
  25. Adrian
    25. Posted by Adrian Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:45 pm EST

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    i say the cubs will keep him ....if he comes back...25 hrs 16steals 80 plus rbi over 500 obp. bats 280 plus scores 80 plus runs....not bad then next year we go get carl crawford....lol i wish! 300 25 50 100 460.
    make it happen rickkets carl crawford on the north side in 2011....or maybe this year?
    just what i think will happen

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