09.21.2009 6:36 am
Signing Milton Bradley seemed like a good idea the time, after the Cubs fell to the Dodgers in last fall’s National League playoffs.
Never mind that Bradley is basically a designated hitter, due to injury issues. Never mind that the National…
09.18.2009 8:07 am
With the Cardinals scuffling this week, the Cubs had their chance to cut their National League Central lead and make this weekend more interesting.
Naturally, they declined to do so. After a 7-4 loss to the Brewers Thursday afternoon, exasperated Small…
08.27.2009 7:46 am
The Cubs are a massive disappointment this season. They have been not-so-lovable losers on the North Side of Chicago.
And outfielder Milton Bradley, the high-priced, temperamental part-time outfielder, hears about it on a regular basis.
Does he get an extra heaping of…
08.21.2009 7:57 am
On Aug. 6, the Cubs were tied with the Cardinals for the National League Central lead. That doesn’t seem so long ago but . . .
Today they are seven games back, thanks to their 7-2 loss in Los Angeles Thursday…
07.29.2009 7:50 am
This was a shocker: Brett Favre ended up breaking Viking hearts. His flirtation with his former NFC North rival went south
He retired from the Jets. Then he wanted to come back and play for the Vikings. Then he didn’t want to…
07.09.2009 7:44 am
In his last 40 games, Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is batting .182. This is why Small Bears skipper Lou Piniella benched him three times in an eight-game span.
Soriano is not happy about that. He insists that his sore knee isn’t an issue.
“I…
06.29.2009 7:07 am
These are interesting times on the North Side of Chicago. While the Cardinals are welcoming gritty ex-Cub Mark DeRosa into the fold, the Small Bears are coming apart at the seams.
Staff ace Carlos Zambrano blew up again Sunday during a 6-0 loss…
04.23.2009 7:17 am
How is Milton Bradley panning out for the Cubs? So far, so bad.
He is 1-for-23 this season. He missed six games with a groin muscle strain. He was 0-for-4 in his first game back with three strikeouts.
“Everyone is entitled to…
01.07.2009 6:56 am
The Milton Bradley Era promises to provide Tipsheet much entertaining fodder from the North Side of Chicago.
The Cubs added the mercurial outfielder to their attack with a three-year, $30 million deal. Chicago Tribune columnist Rick Morrissey welcomed the addition:
“If it were up…