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that would have been a pick if he didn't jump way too early

jesus christ you have to catch that

don't worry dudes, we got a signature win last week

good job moron

give it to benson

let's give it to wolfe 3 more times. he deserves a chance at redeeming himself

i cant believe how much of a joke turner is

joke team, joke coaching staff

this team just isn't that good

it certainly helped them on their deep playoff run to the world series. oh wait... how many $10 million talent, $.10 head guys help teams win on average? i'll bet that number isn't very high. wow

So because other people do it, it's okay? Just about anyone that claims that there isn't favoritism in any organization is lying to you. I know.

So because other people do it, it's okay?

Awesome so they will steal both the MVP and Cy Young then from deserving players from the Central. Why not just rewrite the rules to best Yankee-RedSox? Yeah it's frustrating, but all you got to look to is Pedroia winning MVP last year. From here on out the award of MVP has diminished value to me. Who should win MVP from the central? Cabrera? Oh and just watching ESPN and what not, it looks like there is a push for Jeter to win a GG this year :shock: Miguel Cabrera, maybe a interesting choice for the MVP. However if the Twins finish there sneak attack on the Tigers then I feel that Joe Mauer should be the MVP. How does Mauer become more valuable if the Twins win the division? His value is exactly the same no matter where his team finishes.

horrible

so awesome

The fans already booed him every step he took. The status quo was unacceptable. They couldn't just have Milton repeatedly insulting the organization and the fans, refusing to play and fighting with personel. Why couldn't they? You're basically saying that personal feelings and what the fans think are valid reasons for making a decision. When you're making big decisions based on fans and feelings, you're failing at your job. Can somebody find that quote from Hendry years ago about this very situation? It was something like "the day I let the fans dictate what decision I make is the day I am no longer doing my job." Well, that's exactly what he's doing. This season was already lost. Bradley can do or say whatever he wants the rest of the season, it's hurting NOTHING. You know what DOES hurt? Suspending a guy and diminishing what little value he had left. From a business perspective, there was absolutely no advantage of suspending him. NONE. He did it for personal feelings and to please the fans. That's really awful. This isn't about Hendry and his feelings. This is about Bradley acting like an idiot for the entire year. Hendry and Lou pushed for and believed in this guy, and he crapped all over the whole organization. The Cubs gave him 30 million dollars and a 3 year deal. That's how much they respected the guy, and it wasn't reciprocated. If you are going to under perform that's fine. No one can predict how ones going to do year after year, but at least have the class to respect the team and the org. That's not a hard thing to do, and Bradley didn't do it. You can't have a player diss the fans, players, and org and not discipline him. In other words, it's about feelings.

If you owned the team you'd have a different view. It's bad business to have anyone insulting your product. You have to have some kind of rules in place or your organization goes really bad in a hurry. The fact remains that Bradley was a bad business decision in every since of the word this year. It's absurd that you think insulting fans and the organization is acceptable behavior. In baseball, the fanbase is pretty much set already. The question is whether or not you can get them to pay attention. You know what accomplishes that? Winning. And like it or not, Bradley can help us win. I have a very hard time believing the millions upon millions he can help bring in if we get to the playoffs next year is really outweighed by a few inappropriate comments that probably wont have any effect upon revenues. That's not to say I agree with what Milton is doing. He's a jerk, and I don't much care for him on a personal level. But this kind of decision is bad on the business end and the baseball end. If you feel the need to stop him from making those comments, you need to find a better way to accomplish it. This wasn't productive. Well at least you are right about one thing... winning could have helped ease the situation. For one, I'm sure if the Cubs were headed to the playoffs, Bradley wouldn't have said "no wonder they haven't won in 100 years" Unfortunately the Cubs weren't winning. Other than that, you have to be kidding. A baseball franchise wants to alienate its fanbase? and they can because they are already built in? :rotfl: There is not an owner/GM in his right mind that thinks it is good business to have players making fun of or alienating the fans. So you're saying that it would have hurt business if Bradley wasn't suspended? You think people were going to stop buying tickets and merchandise because of what he said?

The fans already booed him every step he took. The status quo was unacceptable. They couldn't just have Milton repeatedly insulting the organization and the fans, refusing to play and fighting with personel. It's a perfectly valid suspension and it's laughable that you think otherwise. Every team knew the Cubs/Milton relationship was growing sour, the fact that Hendry acknowledged it with a suspension is meaningless. Guys can't be given all the rope they want. At some point in time, you have to call them out. He didn't screw up a damn thing. Bradley could walk through Wrigley after every home game and personally flip off each and every single fan and I couldn't care less, just so long as he doesn't hurt himself walking up and down those stairs. He's paid for his production on the field. Likewise, Hendry isn't paid to have the happiest team in the league. Hendry's entire job consists of getting the best team out on the field. This suspension is counterproductive to that end. And for what? What possible gain is there to be had from this? It's not even as if Bradley was breaking any laws... oh, which reminds me. Players have not been suspended this long for beating on their wives. In what world is this punishment remotely fair or justifiable? Punishment ?? In what world is suspending a player with full pay, who was not playing anyway, and made it clear he did not want to, at least with the Cubs, considered punishment. Bradley acted like a child. Hendry decided to treat him like one. At the expense of the organization's future.

The fans already booed him every step he took. The status quo was unacceptable. They couldn't just have Milton repeatedly insulting the organization and the fans, refusing to play and fighting with personel. Why couldn't they? You're basically saying that personal feelings and what the fans think are valid reasons for making a decision. When you're making big decisions based on fans and feelings, you're failing at your job. Can somebody find that quote from Hendry years ago about this very situation? It was something like "the day I let the fans dictate what decision I make is the day I am no longer doing my job." Well, that's exactly what he's doing. This season was already lost. Bradley can do or say whatever he wants the rest of the season, it's hurting NOTHING. You know what DOES hurt? Suspending a guy and diminishing what little value he had left. From a business perspective, there was absolutely no advantage of suspending him. NONE. He did it for personal feelings and to please the fans. That's really awful.

Why are you so obsessed with lineup order? Sombody asked you who the better options are. You still haven't said any. How are we going to afford a "middle of the order hitter"? We might not even be able to afford to offer Harden arbitation, and we're supposed to be able to get some badass hitter this offseason? Mike Cameron is an .800 OPS center fielder with awesome defense. There's a very very good chance that is our best option. The better option is the guy were already [expletive] paying. Im sick of the clubhouse cancer noise. Bradley was dissapointing this year, but thats all you can blame him for, not the disapointing play of Soriano, Soto, or anyone else. As Ive said before, if Milton Bradley helps the Cubs win the 2010 World Series, there will be a lot of forgiveness to go around. Even if we dump Bradley for nothing and sign Cameron for 10 mil, were essentialy paying Cameron 30 mil to not be an a hole. I think most of us would love if the situation could be salvaged, but that's unlikely. It's not what we're talking about. We're talking about possible replacements, because that's what the reality probably is.

Kosuke doesn't play awesome defense in CF, and costs roughly twice as much as what Cameron will cost. It's not an either or. They're paying Fukudome regardless. Kosuke is capable of playing RF. The point is, Cameron's value as a CF is diminished, since they can put Fukudome there. Since Cameron is way better than Kosuke defensively in center, no... it's not. It improves the defense greatly in center, AND in right. Kouke is just average in center. Cameron is well above average. Kosuke is also above average in right. You're upgrading the defense in 2 outfield spots with one move.

Kosuke doesn't play awesome defense in CF, and costs roughly twice as much as what Cameron will cost. It's not an either or. They're paying Fukudome regardless. Exactly. Which is why Fukudome doesn't have anything to do with this conversation.

So? Your logic doesn't really make sense. Either that or your post has no point. You're not benching Kosuke. Since Fukudome can play right or center, it doesn't really make a difference whether or not the Cubs got a RF or CF. The fact that Cameron plays a good center is just as relevant. Since Fuku will be playing no matter what, he's not relevant to this discussion. We're talking about options to replace Bradley. Fukudome has nothing to do with that. Cameron is still an .800 OPS center fielder with good defense, and it would let the Cubs slide Fukudome back to his natural position. And more importantly, as others mentioned, Kosuke does not play an awesome center field at all.

Why are you so obsessed with lineup order? Sombody asked you who the better options are. You still haven't said any. How are we going to afford a "middle of the order hitter"? We might not even be able to afford to offer Harden arbitation, and we're supposed to be able to get some badass hitter this offseason? Mike Cameron is an .800 OPS center fielder with awesome defense. There's a very very good chance that is our best option.

Man, Hendry is handling this sooo poorly.