chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 1/5/2009
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CHICAGO -- Lou Piniella didn't find a left-handed power hitter under his Christmas tree, but that doesn't mean Cubs general manager Jim Hendry totally ignored his manager's wish list. He's just looking for a better post-holiday deal. Hendry did add two left-handed bats with the signings of ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 1/5/2009
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mlbtraderumors.com —
According to ESPN Radio's Bruce Levine, the Cubs
signed Milton Bradley to a three-year, $30MM deal. Bradley...
had a monster .321/.436/.563 line this year for the Rangers, but he spent only 165 innings in the field. This is the first ...
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Milton Bradley Signs With Cubs
sports.espn.go.com - 1/5/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a three-year,
$30 million contract with free-agent outfielder Milton Bradley, sources...
told ESPN on Monday. The deal is pending a physical.
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Sources: Cubs, Bradley agree to deal
sports2debate.com - 1/7/2009
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A League of Her Own —
Carrie sighting Well team, there's no new news or commentary today. Luckily for us, Care Bear has decided to write something anyway.
From Cubs.com:
When he announced the end-of-the-year deals, Hendry indicated there's more to come.
"We'll be adding some more people before we get to Spring Training," Hendry said. "We feel confident we'll put a better club on the field by the time Opening Day starts than we had last year. Sometimes, you have to move dollars to add dollars in other areas. ...
Milton Bradley Signs With Chicago Cubs, Even More Fun & Games at Wrigley Field
The Critical Fanatic —
Atop the Chicago Cubs wishlist was to find a power bat for the middle of the lineup, and apparently they've fulfilled that need with Milton Bradley.
Yes, that's right. Wrigley Field will be home to even more fun and games in 2009.
Added to general drunken debauchery, Lou Piniella outbursts, Derrek Lee double play balls, Kosuke Fukudome strikouts, general ineptness in October, Derrek Lee double play balls, the Chicago Cubs have added the loosest cannon in all of baseball.
Granted, he's behaved himself of late, but how can you get the image of Bradley spewing baseball all over the field in Los Angeles. ...
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