Chicagoist: Cubs Agree To Deal With Milton Bradley

PumaConcolor

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:29:43 -0600

Most of these games are from Parker Brothers.

UTV

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:30:53 -0600

So we're not listening to reports that the new owners could be announced in a week or so? I realize Zell isn't much with deadlines, but it's the Cubs he's selling, not his bloated corpse of a media empire.

BlueFairlane

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:13:09 -0600

If by "fire in the dugout come the playoffs" you mean Sam Zell with a match and can of gasoline hoping to collect the insurance because he couldn't sell the thing, then you may be right. He's the only guy who might be hanging around the Wrigley dugout come playoff time. Everyone else will be in Florida watching the games on TV.

UTV

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:01 -0600

Quick question, who is crazier? - Carl ("Someone actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a T Rex") Everett - Milton ("How dare you call me volatile, I'll come up to the press box, then kill and eat you!") Bradley I'd have included Rodman in Chicago's proud tradition of crazy athletes, but he'd win hands down.

Slaphappy

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:45:02 -0600

I was actually among the people saying the Cubs should trade DeRosa. They don't call it a "career year" if you have one every year, right? And I think that the Bradley signing shows that the Cubs need a little fire in the dugout come the playoffs, which I do believe they'll see again this season. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

xlprq

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:28:53 -0600

Nice touch, Benjy.

BlueFairlane

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:22:58 -0600

Nice punwork. This is a bad, bad, bad idea. The Cubs have proven they don't handle clubhouse distraction well (remember Michael Barrett?), and they already have their recommended daily dose of volatility with Zambrano. Plus, it seems assured that anyone even slightly prone to injury will spend half their time with the Cubs unjured. Combine this with the dumping of DeRosa and you have a team that might be able to manage second in the Division, though whatever they do manage will be a superego roller coaster ride nobdoy will have fun watching.

ccbayer

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:21:35 -0600

i laughed.