Bradley Suspended for the Rest of the Season

[Wilson A2000]

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/09/bradley-not-with-cubs-hendry-will-address-team.html

 

The last few days became too much for me to tolerate

 

He deserves it. I hope Texas wants him again next year. Or just pay him $12 million to get rid of him. What a tool.

Edited September 20, 2009 by Wilson A2000

[apete6]

Does that piece of [expletive] still get paid?

[cubstitlelives]

Hendry grows a sac.

 

 

Jim Hendry:"The last few days became too much for me to tolerate," Hendry said.

 

"I'm certainly not going to let our great fans become excuses," Hendry said. "I'm not going to tolerate no being able to answer questions from the media respectably."

 

Edited September 20, 2009 by cubstitlelives

[cubstitlelives]

Bye, Milty. :wave:

 

Thanks for the great, productive season. :rotfl:

Edited September 20, 2009 by cubstitlelives

[Roast]

Oh hell.

[Wilson A2000]

I don't see how he can be back on the team next year. Just as Lou said earlier in the season, "He makes 10 million and nothing is ever his fault." I he really believe has serious psychological problems. The Cubs haven't won in 100 years because they have players like you who don't produce.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Way to bend yourself over for the offseason, Jim.

 

Milton Bradley isn't the most personable person in the world. He had a very bad start to this season. As a result, the media and fans were able to dictate what happened to him. Considering the majority of baseball/Cubs fans and Chicago media, what a frightening development this is.

[cubstitlelives]

I don't see how he can be back on the team next year. Just as Lou said earlier in the season, "He makes 10 million and nothing is ever his fault." I he really believe has serious psychological problems. The Cubs haven't won in 100 years because they have players like you who don't produce.

 

Oh, he's not coming back. In fact, I think with the suspension his contract for the third year is not guaranteed anymore. While it certainly won't be easy to find a taker for this stiff, it will be easier with only one year left on the deal as opposed to two.

[cubstitlelives]

Way to bend yourself over for the offseason, Jim.

 

Milton Bradley isn't the most personable person in the world. He had a very bad start to this season. As a result, the media and fans were able to dictate what happened to him. Considering the majority of baseball/Cubs fans and Chicago media, what a frightening development this is.

 

Milton Bradley has one person to blame for this. Guess who that is?

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Milton Bradley.

[Roast]

I know he’s not media friendly, he’s run himself out of nearly every organization he’s ever played for, and he says some stuff that angers people, but can we get a little reality injected into this analysis? Bradley is getting destroyed as a massive disappointment while posting a .387 on base percentage. Sure, the power hasn’t translated to Chicago, and the Cubs had to be hoping for more than a .350 wOBA from the guy, but he’s been an above average hitter and a decent enough fielder for them this year.

 

In just over 400 plate appearances, he’s been worth +1.2 wins to the Cubs, which translates to $5.4 million in salary. Factor in his expected September production, and he’ll probably end the year with a performance worth around $7 million – less than what the Cubs are paying him, but not anything close to the biggest disaster on the team

 

Just because Bradley makes himself an easy target doesn’t mean he’s the right one.

 

And yeah, I have to agree with TT here. It's really, really scary the way Hendry has handled this situation.

[CubColtPacer]

I don't see how he can be back on the team next year. Just as Lou said earlier in the season, "He makes 10 million and nothing is ever his fault." I he really believe has serious psychological problems. The Cubs haven't won in 100 years because they have players like you who don't produce.

 

Oh, he's not coming back. In fact, I think with the suspension his contract for the third year is not guaranteed anymore. While it certainly won't be easy to find a taker for this stiff, it will be easier with only one year left on the deal as opposed to two.

 

And what makes you believe that? I am 99.999% sure that isn't true (he passed the games played qualifier a couple of months ago).

 

Even if for some small chance it was true, the suspension probably wouldn't hold up in the courts if it was actually the determining factor in his last year not being guaranteed and the Cubs would end up having to pay that money to him anyway.

 

I think this is an overreaction although Bradley has been asking for it for a while. As a GM though you can't let your emotions get to you and give in to what the player wants when it hurts your ballclub.

[cubstitlelives]

I don't see how he can be back on the team next year. Just as Lou said earlier in the season, "He makes 10 million and nothing is ever his fault." I he really believe has serious psychological problems. The Cubs haven't won in 100 years because they have players like you who don't produce.

 

Oh, he's not coming back. In fact, I think with the suspension his contract for the third year is not guaranteed anymore. While it certainly won't be easy to find a taker for this stiff, it will be easier with only one year left on the deal as opposed to two.

 

And what makes you believe that? I am 99.999% sure that isn't true (he passed the games played qualifier a couple of months ago).

 

Even if for some small change it was true, the suspension probably wouldn't hold up in the courts if it was actually the determining factor in his last year not being guaranteed and the Cubs would end up having to pay that money to him anyway.

 

I think this is an overreaction although Bradley has been asking for it for a while. As a GM though you can't let your emotions get to you and give in to what the player wants when it hurts your ballclub.

 

Colt:

 

You're right. Here is what I did find with regards to the contract:

 

"The Cubs are on the hook for the second season of Bradley's three-year, $30 million contract, but they could buy out the third year for $2 million if he is on the disabled list at the end of 2009 with a knee injury and is not on the active roster by April 15."

[OleMissCub]

Even if for some small change it was true, the suspension probably wouldn't hold up in the courts if it was actually the determining factor in his last year not being guaranteed and the Cubs would end up having to pay that money to him anyway.

 

exactly. it would be VERY easy for Bradley to argue that the suspension was arbitrary and capricious.

[Wilson A2000]

Even if for some small change it was true, the suspension probably wouldn't hold up in the courts if it was actually the determining factor in his last year not being guaranteed and the Cubs would end up having to pay that money to him anyway.

 

exactly. it would be VERY easy for Bradley to argue that the suspension was arbitrary and capricious.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-20-cubs-bits-chicago-sep20,0,438340.story

 

"The Cubs are on the hook for the second season of Bradley's three-year, $30 million contract, but they could buy out the third year for $2 million if he is on the disabled list at the end of 2009 with a knee injury and is not on the active roster by April 15."

[Transmogrified Tiger]

So they could've just DLed him with the legitimate knee injury he has and potentially had more flexibility if he was hurt in the spring?

 

What a colossal failure this whole situation has been. Bradley being himself(not a compliment), idiot media and fans making him a villain, and then Hendry not having enough wherewithal to know that most media and fans are idiots. You didn't even have to keep him, but now you have to give him away because the situation spiraled out of control. Really, really, really, really dumb.

[CubColtPacer]

This seems likely as the Cubs finally making a business decision. While railroading Bradley out of town is a bad baseball decision (by destroying any trade value he has) it is an excellent business decision, and that's probably what it came down to when the decision was made at the executive meetings.

 

As soon as Bradley continued to go after the fans it painted the Cubs business wise into a corner and when push comes to shove they (along with almost every club) will choose business over baseball.

[Wilson A2000]

This seems likely as the Cubs finally making a business decision. While railroading Bradley out of town is a bad baseball decision (by destroying any trade value he has) it is an excellent business decision, and that's probably what it came down to when the decision was made at the executive meetings.

 

As soon as Bradley continued to go after the fans it painted the Cubs business wise into a corner and when push comes to shove they (along with almost every club) will choose business over baseball.

 

I think it is a good baseball decision and a bad business decision. The Cubs are by no means railroading Bradley out of town.

[Outshined_One]

I honestly see no way Bradley is a Cub next season. This has to be the last straw.

[Gingerballs Lives]

Should never have been signed.

[OleMissCub]

Should never have been signed.

 

correct.

[Derwood]

oh for [expletive]'s sake

[Rob]

Well, it looks like Bradley gets to be the scapegoat this season. It's a shame, there are plenty better options...

 

Hell, from a baseball standpoint, we'd be better served to make DLee the scapegoat and run him out of town. We have no legitimate options for RF right now... so we're gonna have to pay Bradley's contract, plus a FA contract. Or we can run Fox out there and watch him cost us 25 runs on defense. This is a disaster, and the fans and media are to blame just as much as Bradley.

[Derwood]

I hope Paul Sullivan and all you idiots are happy now. The team is now worse and we'll have to watch Bobby Scales in the OF the rest of the season.

[ctcf]

Well, it looks like Bradley gets to be the scapegoat this season. It's a shame, there are plenty better options...

 

Hell, from a baseball standpoint, we'd be better served to make DLee the scapegoat and run him out of town. We have no legitimate options for RF right now... so we're gonna have to pay Bradley's contract, plus a FA contract. Or we can run Fox out there and watch him cost us 25 runs on defense. This is a disaster, and the fans and media are to blame just as much as Bradley.

 

Or maybe Bradley shouldn't have ridiculously thin skin for a professional athlete.

[Wilson A2000]

Well, it looks like Bradley gets to be the scapegoat this season. It's a shame, there are plenty better options...

 

Hell, from a baseball standpoint, we'd be better served to make DLee the scapegoat and run him out of town. We have no legitimate options for RF right now... so we're gonna have to pay Bradley's contract, plus a FA contract. Or we can run Fox out there and watch him cost us 25 runs on defense. This is a disaster, and the fans and media are to blame just as much as Bradley.

 

I doubt Bradley is much better at defense