tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post2089681467337033707..comments2023-12-30T17:22:47.650-06:00Comments on Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog: Everybody Hates MiltonSixRowBrewCohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-70498470470362834092009-04-29T11:08:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:08:00.000-05:00All that being said, I still am rooting for him be...All that being said, I still am rooting for him because he is a quite good player, we need him, and it isn't his fault we may not agree with the signing in the first place.SixRowBrewCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-77814117678730220422009-04-29T11:06:00.000-05:002009-04-29T11:06:00.000-05:00MB,
I don't know how you can say that 70 gam...MB, <br /><br />I don't know how you can say that 70 games from Milton Bradley would be as productive as 150 from Adam Dunn.<br /><br />Dunn's career OBP and SLG (.383 & .520)are higher than Bradley's (.369 & .455). His HR/AB ratio is 1 for every 13.8 vs. Bradley's 1 per 27.8. He drives in almost .6 (.597) runs per game, vs. Bradley's .48 per game.<br /><br />Dunn has played 150+ games in 6 of the last 7 seasons. His low total is 116. Bradley has played 100+ 3 times total, including last year as a DH.<br /><br />Hell, Dunn only trails Bradley in stolen bases by 15 in his career, while stealing at nearly a 75% rate. Bradley is at 67% success rate.<br /><br />With Dunn, you practically know you are going to get 40+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, and an OPS around .900.<br /><br />With Bradley, you don't know anything because you have no clue how many games he can realistically play. The average for his career is 96, but he has as many seasons under that number as above it, so its impossible to accurately forecast.<br /><br />I don't know how one becomes a superstar when you can't play even 100 games per year on any consistent basis.<br /><br />The only thing we knew for sure was that he would be hurt alot and he would eventually have some sort of behavioral incident. How that is worth $30 million, I just don't know.SixRowBrewCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-3969830221489171042009-04-29T06:33:00.000-05:002009-04-29T06:33:00.000-05:00Tim, the reason he was signed over those other guy...Tim, the reason he was signed over those other guys is because Bradley is a better player. Ibanez? He's not very good at baseball. Same thing for Abreu. I wouldn't want either of those guys if you paid me their salary. Adam Dunn was a realistic option and much better than Ibanez or Abreu, but still not near the ballplayer Milton Bradley is. If Milton Bradley plays in 70 games he'll be as productive as Dunn over 150 games. <br /><br />This is the kind of move the Cubs should absolutely be making. They don't need a safe sign. They need a potential superstar and Bradley is that.MB21http://www.anothercubsblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-15460509908462993902009-04-24T15:29:00.000-05:002009-04-24T15:29:00.000-05:00It's way too early to give up on him. He can't po...It's way too early to give up on him. He can't possibly bat .043 forever. So I'm with him.<br /><br />I'm also willing to forgive his lashing out at the media at the moment. If I was batting .043 (and pissed off about it as we know he must be) and a group of reporters that has been poking me with a stick since I signed started writing about how the blowup was imminent, I'd probably not be very inclined to speak with them much either.<br /><br />As much as the media bitches whenever someone calls them out on it, they do shape public opinion as much, if not more, than simply reporting on it.<br /><br />I don't hear or see much jumping up and down on Geovany Soto or calling for Koyie Hill to get more playing time. Why? Because there are no stores about Soto and a troubled past, or stories about possible racist taunts that could be sent his way after batting .103 to start the season (and missing time with an injury).<br /><br />But we've been seeing stories about possible scenarios that would set off Bradley since he signed. I'm not going to say some of the unwanted attention isn't deserved. He has very much made his bed in this case, so I'm not going to throw him a pity party.<br /><br />But I'm also going to let him have more than 23 ABs before deciding he is a bum. I will, however, continue to question the decision-making by Hendry and Randy Bush to sign him above the other RF options. <br /><br />This was a situation any fool could have foreseen, and is unneeded in the middle of trying to win a World Series. The decision still baffles me.SixRowBrewCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-74654684943479800862009-04-24T14:32:00.000-05:002009-04-24T14:32:00.000-05:00I wanted to like Milty...I really did. And I have...I wanted to like Milty...I really did. And I haven't given up on him. But this guy is made of glass! Physically and mentally, he's a train wreck until he proves otherwise.Jasonhttp://twitter.com/jafitz1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-6523880053289873182009-04-24T12:21:00.000-05:002009-04-24T12:21:00.000-05:00Sorry. Would you prefer thinking about Jeromy Bur...Sorry. Would you prefer thinking about Jeromy Burnitz? Rondell White? Ozzie Timmons? Scott Bullett? Julio Zuleta?SixRowBrewCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15384682912021974745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250683060520895629.post-71351347667549818592009-04-24T11:26:00.000-05:002009-04-24T11:26:00.000-05:00Oh, man. Jacque Jones. And to think I'd almost f...Oh, man. Jacque Jones. And to think I'd almost forgotten him. <br /><br />Damn you, Tim.Dereknoreply@blogger.com