If Milton pointed out what an uneventful season he had with the Cubs, and how brutally the local baseball writers have beaten a dead horse, would it get printed? The "Milton Bradley Will Destroy Baseball" articles were embarrassing before he even played a game in Chicago.

"We didn't run you out of town," <u>I</u> retorted.

Ah, so the story wasn't about Bradley at all. It was about Miles.

Milton finished getting dressed on the run. He pulled his jersey over his head, flashed two fingers (not one) and said, “Peace.”

What kind of jackassery is this? Good grief.

I guess "Milton Bradley Doesn't Rise to Baiting" isn't as dramatic a headline

See, this is jackassery on Miles' part, but it's also reflection of Milton's problems. Even if he's right, what good does it do him to say that to the reporters? Just say "I'm in a hurry, can't talk, sorry." Miles will write the same column, but you don't give him the headline.

What kind of jackassery is this? Good grief.

Agree. Miles is one sportswriter I'd expect to be above this sort of thing.

Yes, Milton's a tool (hell, he's a frickin' Lowe's distribution center), but move on already. Milton himself won't move on, but that's no longer news.

The "Milton Bradley Will Destroy Baseball" articles were embarrassing before he even played a game in Chicago.

I don't know much about the Bradley vs Chicago media thing, but who ran Bradley out of town in his six previous stops? The dude is on his 8th team, it can't all be the Chicago media's fault. He may not have played a game for Chicago yet, but he already had a long track record.

but who ran Bradley out of town in his six previous stops?

None of his other exits resembled the one from Chicago.

Yes, Milton's a tool (hell, he's a frickin' Lowe's distribution center), but move on already. Milton himself won't move on, but that's no longer news.

Each time this spring when Milton would spout off about Chicago, the ESPN radio guys would spend an hour or so wondering why Milton couldn't just put it behind him. I thought that amusing.

I don't agree with Milton Bradley much, but the Chicago press did, in fact, run him out of town. What was it, March 21st 2009 that they announced he was to blame for the team's failure to make the 2009 playoffs?>

I am a Bruce Miles fan. But...

IIRC, Dave van Dyck's first article on the Bradley signing in January spent more time going over all Bradley's prior behavioral issues than any baseball analysis.

Then, Paul Sullivan (i.e., "the weasel") spent several months writing bad things about Milton whenever he could, even reporting quotes differently than other beat reporters.

Finally, Bradley's suspension came after Miles published a story including quotes from Milton about how the Cubs were a losing organization. Hendry objected to Milton's characterization of his teammates, the fans, and his rude behavior toward the media.

Bradley apparently had no clue that Chicago is a major media town and the Cubs are the sports story of the summer. The writers made sure everyone knew his past, passed along any odd quotes that made him look bad, and even misquoted him, and gloated when he left. Bruce Miles' interview with MB in September was fair, but you can imagine Bradley kicking himself and thinking "Why did I ever agree to that one-on-one interview? Look at what happens when you talk to reporters?"

If there was any player in the last 20 years that the Chicago writers ran out of town, it was Milton Bradley.