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mrschroeder08 partyvancaptain pee_callus25 Tags 2010 Preview 5 Million Dollar Black Hole AAAA Aaron Heilman Aaron Miles Alfonso Soriano Andres Blanco Angel Guzman Aramis Ramirez Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves B.J. Ryan Baltimore Orioles Bob Brenly Bobby Scales Bonehead Booing Boston Red Sox Brett Jackson Bullpen Canadian Concoction Captain Kneejerk Cardinals Carlos Marmol Carlos Silva Carlos Zambrano Chad Fox Chad Tracy Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Cold War Colorado Rockies Contracts Cubs-Cardinals Rivalry Cubs sale Cubs Curtis Granderson Daniel Herrera David Patton Derrek Lee Designated Hitter Detroit Tigers Disabled list Dominance ERA+ ERROR Esmailin Caridad ESPN Sucks Eternal frustration Eternal Optimism Farewell Farney Florida Marlins Free Agency Future Gatorade Geovanny Soto Geovany Soto Gerald Perry Grades Houston Astros I-Cubs Injuries Jake Fox Jason Marquis Jason Waddell Jeff Gray Jeff Samardzija Jim Hendry Jim Wolf Joey Gathright John Grabow Jose Ascanio Kansas City Royals Kerry Wood Kevin Gregg Kevin Hart Kevin Millar Koyie Hill LaTroy Hawkins Legendary Lineup Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Lou Piniella Luis Vizcaino Man Crush Mark DeRosa Marlon Byrd Micah Hoffpauir Middle Infield Midwestern Bias Milton Bradley Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues MLB 2K9 Neal Cotts New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics October Offseason Opening Day OPS+ Payroll Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Playoffs Randy Wells Rant Rich Harden Ryan Dempster Ryan Freel Ryan Theriot Sam Fuld Sam Zell Sammy Sosa San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Sandy Alderson Sean Marshall Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Steroids Strikeouts Suckiness Tampa Bay Rays TBS Texas Rangers Tom Gorzelanny Tom Ricketts Toronto Blue Jays Trade Tribune Company Tyler Colvin Von Joshua Waivers Walks Washington Nationals WTF Xavier Nady RSS Feed Answer: the Cubs bench. *rimshot* The Cubs offense finally erupts for 3 runs, and another Cub goes down. This is a disturbing 2004-2005 style trend, where nagging injuries just seem to come on a daily basis. But what is confusing me is why the injured continue to occupy roster spots. OK, maybe not all of them. Just Milton Bradley. See, MLB instituted this nifty rule a few decades ago where you can place injured players on a magical list called 'the disabled list'. Players placed on this list must remain on there for a designated period of time, usually 15 days. The beautiful part is that, while on this list, they do not count against your 25-man limit. So you can use those spots on healthy players. The Cubs seem not to get this concept when it comes to Milton. Let's just look at what the Cubs position player situation is: Soto, Hoffpauir, Miles, Theriot, Fontenot, Fukudome, Johnson and Soriano start. Hill and... Gathright (yikes) are the bench. And other 'bench' players are Lee, Ramirez and Bradley. You can't go on with that bench, and that's not getting into how pathetic that starting infield really looks. The candidates are likely Jake Fox or Sam Fuld, as they are the only position players in AAA on the 40-man roster. I would think Fox would be the likely candidate to move up. But that all depends on the Cubs being informed of the DL rule. Meanwhile, the Milton Bradley thing is becoming a comedy of errors quickly. His season opening slump is something that can happen to any player. Soriano got off to a slow start in '07. But the quick groin injury which has hampered him for, ironically, 15 days now, coupled with the 2-games suspension he could be serving if he is injured but not disabled, almost seems to be a joke. They said he was injury-prone. They said he was a hot-head. But honestly, who thought it would all come out and hurt the team (cuz that's what he's doing) this early. And on top of that, he is already angry at the media for some reason. If Milton is upset by the bright spotlight the media in Chicago, then maybe he should have done a bit of homework before jumping aboard. And maybe Chicago should have done some homework on this guy's psyche. I mean my God, Chicago ruined the perpetually happy Jacque Jones (sorry Jacque). What did you think would happen with Milton Bradley? Bottom line, 2009 is off to a very shaky start. But the Phillies started '08 8-8. The season is still very young. Posted in: Milton Bradley, Injuries, Disabled list | ||