Derrek Lee Blocks Trade to Angels

[dew1679666265]

Milton Bradley was torn to shreds last year and he was hitting pretty darn close to what Lee is this year.

 

Milton was bad in his first year here, Lee has a track record and has built up goodwill with the fans and community. There's a really big difference there.

[bleedingblue]

Milton Bradley was torn to shreds last year and he was hitting pretty darn close to what Lee is this year.

 

Milton was bad in his first year here, Lee has a track record and has built up goodwill with the fans and community. There's a really big difference there.

 

Not as bad as Lee has been this year with hardly any complaints from the media.

 

One got torn to shred, and the other hasn't really been touched.

 

First half of Milton's season last year and first half of Derrek's this year..

 

Bradley last year:

.243 .379 .381 .760

 

Lee this year:

.233 .329 .366 .695

 

This directly correlates to my post that Derrek's been pretty well protected by the Chicago media because he's perceived to be a quiet leader/nice guy to the media.

[javy knows my name]

Milton Bradley was torn to shreds last year and he was hitting pretty darn close to what Lee is this year.

 

Milton was bad in his first year here, Lee has a track record and has built up goodwill with the fans and community. There's a really big difference there.

 

Not as bad as Lee has been this year with hardly any complaints from the media.

 

One got torn to shred, and the other hasn't really been touched.

 

First half of Milton's season last year and first half of Derrek's this year..

 

Bradley last year:

.243 .379 .381 .760

 

Lee this year:

.233 .329 .366 .695

 

This directly correlates to my post that Derrek's been pretty well protected by the Chicago media because he's perceived to be a quiet leader/nice guy to the media.

MAN could that guy get on base. I still kinda miss him, I loved that everybody hated him and I knew better

[treebird]

Milton Bradley was torn to shreds last year and he was hitting pretty darn close to what Lee is this year.

 

Milton was bad in his first year here, Lee has a track record and has built up goodwill with the fans and community. There's a really big difference there.

 

Not as bad as Lee has been this year with hardly any complaints from the media.

 

One got torn to shred, and the other hasn't really been touched.

 

First half of Milton's season last year and first half of Derrek's this year..

 

Bradley last year:

.243 .379 .381 .760

 

Lee this year:

.233 .329 .366 .695

 

This directly correlates to my post that Derrek's been pretty well protected by the Chicago media because he's perceived to be a quiet leader/nice guy to the media.

MAN could that guy get on base. I still kinda miss him, I loved that everybody hated him and I knew better

 

SAME

 

i want to buy a bradley jersey and a taser and go sit in the bleachers. it would be the best day ever.

[mlarner]

Milton Bradley was torn to shreds last year and he was hitting pretty darn close to what Lee is this year.

 

Milton was bad in his first year here, Lee has a track record and has built up goodwill with the fans and community. There's a really big difference there.

 

Not as bad as Lee has been this year with hardly any complaints from the media.

 

One got torn to shred, and the other hasn't really been touched.

 

First half of Milton's season last year and first half of Derrek's this year..

 

Bradley last year:

.243 .379 .381 .760

 

Lee this year:

.233 .329 .366 .695

 

This directly correlates to my post that Derrek's been pretty well protected by the Chicago media because he's perceived to be a quiet leader/nice guy to the media.

MAN could that guy get on base. I still kinda miss him, I loved that everybody hated him and I knew better

 

SAME

 

i want to buy a bradley jersey and a taser and go sit in the bleachers. it would be the best day ever.

 

THIS. 8-) =D>

[bleedingblue]

Is there anyone who really buys the family excuse from Lee considering his off season home is in Sacramento and it's only for 3 months?

[biittner77]

So would Lee accept a trade to the White Sox?

 

As far as in house AAAA 1st baseman, isn't that why they signed LaHair? There's also Spencer in AA though he hasn't been as good lately. A better idea is Soriano to first and Colvin or whomever in LF. That gives them the option of keeping Fukudome in RF.

 

Is this the first time that Hendry has tried to trade Lee and he blocked it? I seem to remember that that was part of the "get more lefthanded" campaign.

[dew1679666265]

Not as bad as Lee has been this year with hardly any complaints from the media.

 

One got torn to shred, and the other hasn't really been touched.

 

First half of Milton's season last year and first half of Derrek's this year..

 

Bradley last year:

.243 .379 .381 .760

 

Lee this year:

.233 .329 .366 .695

 

This directly correlates to my post that Derrek's been pretty well protected by the Chicago media because he's perceived to be a quiet leader/nice guy to the media.

 

Again, DLee has been very good for most of his tenure as a Cub. He has a track record that naturally makes people more patient with them. Milton didn't have that here. He was brought in to be a big time hitter and he wasn't. The casual fans and media will be far more critical and impatient with a guy they know and can relate with.

 

So in a sense, yes, DLee's gotten a free pass for his struggles this year. But it's because he's been very good for the Cubs in the past (especially last season) and has built up goodwill. That's what happens with the majority of players.

 

Milton, Z, Aramis, etc., have been the exceptions in that they've been criticized for no good reason. DLee is much more the norm.

[SouthSideRyan]

There's also Soriano, dew who seemingly is hated only because he makes a lot of money.

[dew1679666265]

There's also Soriano, dew who seemingly is hated only because he makes a lot of money.

 

Yeah, money's the biggest thing with Soriano. He's getting criticized when there's no real reason to as well.

 

Reputation plays a big part in this. DLee has always been considered a good leader, Theriot's always been considered a valuable, gritty player, Dempster's a good natured jokster, Byrd's a hard-working team player, etc. On the other hand, Aramis was long ago branded a lazy, selfish player, Milton a hotheaded jerk, Z a mentally unstable fake-ace, etc.

[Sammy Sofa]

Is there anyone who really buys the family excuse from Lee considering his off season home is in Sacramento and it's only for 3 months?

 

They need to tighten the leash on that boy.