Thank God!!!

[Big Mike]

sounds like Capps and the Cubs are talking....

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2009/12/free-agent-capps-says-hes-talked-to-cubs.html

[BUconnorD]

With no one really wanting milton bradley, it would appear this is the best you possibly could have hoped for. However, it is one bad player for an awful pitcher, freeing up a bit of payroll, but otherwise doing nothing to improve the team. Going to be interesting next season.

says the avid Cards fan....actually claiming the season to be "interesting" not immediately crowing the Cardinals as NL champs

Trading Milton Bradley and getting anything more back than a bag of dirty towels is a huge success. If the Cubs can play up to their potential and win the NL pennant, this could go down as one of the best trades in Cubs history.

Of course, the signing of Bradley last year will rank up with the trade of Lou Brock as one of the worst Cubs moves of all time.

Well said....well said...don't know about that whole NL pennant thing though. Having built up expectations every year before this...i'm going w/ low expectations hoping that the cubs doing ANYTHING good will be well above my expectations

Very good news IMO......if bradley stayed on the Cubs roster by opening day I vowed to quit watching....its was a bad move to sign him from day one.....now go out and sign Byrd and Capps with the 13 or so million increase in ticket prices this season and give us some hope!

Cubs.com.....
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/art...=.jsp&c_id=chc

Not necessarily bad move on day one. Ignoring Bradley's insanity...on paper, he is what the cubs needed. A switch hitting outfielder that could technically hit from the left and would make pitchers work to get him out/draw a walk.


Overall, I'm happy because cubs got $ and got rid of a poison in the locker room. The longer he was there the worse the team would be. Send Silva to the bullpen and put him in Mid-relief. Keep him out of the dugout and away from other head cases (Big-Z). Would like to see a CF come in or develop someone. Either way is fine w/ me. don't look terrible next year.

1. Cards
2. Cubs
3. Astros (don't sleep on these guys...always a tough win for teams)
4. Brewers
5. Pirates
6. Reds (silly dusty baker)