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Chicago Cubs General Manager, Jim Hendry, had some good words of advice for Milton Bradley on Wednesday. Hendry told ESPNChicago.com that it is time for Milton to look at himself in the mirror and take some responsibility for his unsuccessful season in Chicago.
Bradley recently did an interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez. He told her that he felt like a prisoner in his own home when he was in Chicago. Also ...
"I was a prisoner in my own city," Milton Bradley told ESPN. But that was not all he said.
He was asked if race played a role in the "city's hatred" for Bradley. The response he gave to ESPN was repulsive.
"I got the same mail Latroy [Hawkins] probably got; the same mail Jacque [Jones] got," he told Colleen Dominguez on ESPN.
News flash Milton: Cubs fans everywhere didn't hate you because you ...
Why Tom Gorzelanny Deserves the Fifth Starter Role for the Chicago Cubs
Posted: 8th March 2010 by Jake Karmel in MLB
With Spring Training baseball getting fully underway, this is the time of year where predictions are made. Who will make the 25-man cut?
I can tell you one young kid who will for the Cubs.
Call me crazy, but Tom Gorzelanny is going to get the fifth starter spot on the Cubs' staff.
We know who the first four are. In no particular order: Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster, and Wells will be the top ...
Chicago Bears: Why Aaron Kampman Makes More Sense than Julius Peppers
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Jake Karmel in NFL
With the free agency frenzy coming up, lots of players are on the market. Among the best are Julius Peppers and Aaron Kampman.
Kampman is one of the most underrated and underappreciated ends in the game.
All the "hoopla" surrounding Julius Peppers not being franchise tagged is drowning out the very real possibility of Aaron Kampman coming to the Windy City.
Why should Kampman come ahead of Peppers? You probably think I'm crazy ...
Where Quarterbacks Come To Die: Welcome To Chicago, Jay Cutler
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Jake Karmel in NFL
There is a pattern here. The Bears have never had an All-Pro QB in the modern era. They've had only one QB Hall of Famer in 90 years.
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Every great college QB prospect has turned into a bust. And now there are all the naysayers about Jay Cutler.
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Is it that the Bears donÆt know how to draft? áDonÆt know how to evaluate talent (although Burris, Quinn, Hutchinson, Moreno, and a few ...
Chicago Cubs Centerfield in 2010: Curtis Granderson or Kosuke Fukudome?
Posted: 18th November 2009 by Jake Karmel in MLB
I've been doing my fair share of reading on this site among others about the Cubs' interest in Granderson and what people think of the possible acquisition. Very interesting.
Right now on the Cubs' depth chart, young gun Tyler Colvin is the starting center fielder. As of now, I don't see the Cubs taking a risk on the young guy by throwing him into the mix right away. At least ...
Control of 133-Year-Old Chicago Cubs Franchise Finally Taken by Ricketts Family
Posted: 29th October 2009 by Jake Karmel in MLB
In the Cubs' 133 year old history, the team has been owned by one of the founders of the National League, a sporting goods mogul, a chewing gum company, and a media company. The newest owner to the list, a family of Cubs fans.
On Tuesday, Tom Ricketts officially took control of the Cubs and 25-percent of Comcast Sportsnet. The deal was valued at $845 million.
Family members Todd, Tom, Pete, and ...
This off season, the Cubs have a lot of problems to take care of. They need a second basemen, an outfield, some pitching, and some hitters. In relation to the holiday spirit, I thought I might as well create my wish list for the Cubs for this 2009-2010 off season.
In this list, I will highlight the players I wish the Cubs will add and the players I wish they ...
This is the worst news I have heard in a long time as a Cubs fan. Yes, worse then Aramis Ramirez out with an injury or when D-Lee got hurt a couple years ago. Milton Bradley could be back as a Cub in 2010.
Why?
Former Texas Rangers hitting "guru," Rudy Jamarillo is going to be the new Cubs swing coach in 2010. Apparently, he has a good standing relationship with Bradley, ...
What Dustin Byfuglien Has Riding on the 2009-2010 Season
Posted: 8th October 2009 by Jake Karmel in NHL
Dustin Byfuglien was a no-name at the start of the 2008-2009 season for the Chicago Blackhawks. By the end of the year, he was one of the star players for the Hawks.
Who is Dustin Byfuglien?
He is the enforcer. The goal scorer. He is everything Joel Quenneville could want in a hockey player.
Dustin Byfuglien has the most riding on the 2009-2010 season.
Byfuglien last season had 15 goals, 16 assists, and 31 ...