Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Enigmatic outfielder Milton Bradley has been suspended for the remainder of the season by the Chicago Cubs. There is a very good chance his time in a Cubs uniform may also be over, despite the fact that he has two years remaining on a three-year, $30 million contract he signed ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Everyone was waiting for the Chicago Cubs to put it together. A defending division champion with a payroll of $140 million should certainly contend, right? But the Cubs limped to the All-Star Break with an astonishingly mediocre 43-43 record. Sure slugging third baseman Aramis Ramirez had been out two months, ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Jim Hendry, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, MLB | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
As Danny Glover once said, "I'm getting too old for this shit."
Presumably he was talking about getting in car chases and explosions with Mel Gibson, but he easily could have been referring to watching the Cubs. Even at the ripe old age of 27, I couldn't possibly think of a ...
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
In one of those rare weeks where it seems like everything is going on at once in the sports world, I have determined that it is better to say a little bit about everything on my mind rather than go in-depth about any of it.
- It looks like that Boston ...
Posted in Asshole Patrol, Boston Celtics, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Duke, Hick Flick's ramblings, I Hate New York, Kevin Garnett, Milton Bradley, NHL, Rich Rodriguez | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
According to reports out of Chicago, Milton Bradley and the Cubs have agreed to terms on a three-year, $30-million contract. My sources tell me that since the Tribune Co. filed for bankruptcy and because the team hasn’t been sold yet, Bradley will be paid in Monopoly money for the first ...
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