The Cubs-Milton Bradley relationship has just gotten worse and worse -- if we were to draft a chart mapping Bradley's positivity over time, it would be a 45 degree angle heading steadily downward -- and it's finally come to this: The Cubs have suspended Bradley for the remainder of the season for basically insulting the entire organization. Here it is:
Cubs Suspend Bradley For Remainder of Season
Bradley was disciplined Sunday for conduct detrimental to the team. General manager Jim Hendry says he decided to send Bradley home after learning of the player’s remarks in the Daily Herald of suburban Arlington Heights. Bradley, scratched from Saturday’s lineup due to left knee soreness, was quoted as saying “you understand why they haven’t won in 100 years here.”
Bradley, who was hitting .257 with 12 homers and 40 RBI, has two years remaining on a three-year, $30 million contract that he signed as a free agent last offseason. Hendry said he didn’t know if the relationship was “fixable.”
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