Well, the Milton Bradley era sure was fun. After Bradley inexplicably decided to throw the media and pretty much the entire Cub organization under the bus (HT: John), Jim Hendry retaliated by suspending Bradley for the rest of the season. How many times in MLB history has a guy been suspended just for being a dick?

It’s pretty clear that Hendry’s first priority in the offseason is going to be to unload Bradley for anything. I think Bradley’s “woe is me” attitude has been tiresome and lame all year. In case anyone still cares about anyone else’s opinion of this bad team, I disagree with Hendry’s quote, �That�s just something that�s intolerable to me, to blame the fans and the other things that were blamed.�

Maybe there is a Bradley quote that isn’t being reported, but I honestly don’t see how you can say he’s blaming the fans based on the quotes in that article.

…you understand why they haven�t won in 100 years here.

Blaming management, past players, history, the fates, a billy goat.

I need a stable, healthy, enjoyable environment. There�s too many people everywhere in your face with a microphone asking the same questions repeatedly. Everything is just bashing you. It�s just negativity.

Blaming the media, his fragile ego, and his gaping vagina.

I couldn’t care less that Bradley is suspended for the rest of the year. I’d be pissed if the Cubs were still in it, since he’s certainly their best option in right field. But the season has been over since about mid-August, and it doesn’t look like Bradley figures into their plans for 2010, especially if Lou Piniella comes back. Milton Bradley hates the media and has skin thinner than an onion. And maybe he was insinuating that the fans are too mean for him. But based on the quotes I’ve seen, I don’t think it’s fair of Hendry to say he’s blaming the fans.

At least not this time.