Don't Forget To Breathe

Let's just all take a deep breath, shall we? I know that a lot of people are upset with Milton Bradley and rightfully so, but let's try and remember that his bonehead play didn't cost the Cubs the game. For that matter, it didn't even cost them a run. What's really bothering me now is how the mainstream media is covering this. Yes, Milton had a brain cramp and lost track of how many outs there were. He also had a brain cramp and ran into an out at third, something we've seen players on this team do a lot. It's a mental error, that's it. Please stop comparing it to when he got suspended earlier in the year. Please stop comparing it to when Bradley hurt his knee while arguing with an umpire. Please stop comparing it to his incident with a fan at Dodger stadium.

In fairness to Bradley, he has been a real stand up guy about the whole thing. He stood at his locker and faced the media when the easier alternative would have been to duck out without talking to anyone.

"These people have high expectations, and I have high expectations for myself," Bradley said. "I've never made a mistake like that in my life. Sue me."

"I just made a mistake. I've never had that happen before. I guess I'll be in the bloopers with Larry Walker now. There are worse people I could be with."

You can talk about what a bad signing this was all you want, how you always preferred Raul Ibanez or Adam Dunn or Bobby Abreu instead. It doesn't matter, and I won't believe you anyway. The fact of the matter is, Bradley is our right fielder and will be for sometime, and the Cubs aren't going to win anything until he turns it around. If he happens to turn it around in time to have a big series in next weeks Crosstown Classic, nobody's going to remember this happened anyway.