Milton Bradley: Go home

This is one of the greatest points of the regular baseball season because it pits the two Chicago teams together for the second time.

The White Sox and Cubs always fill up the seats, and as a Sox fan, I always hope for a smashing of the Cubs. Well, after yesterday, I think Cubs fans will want a smashing of one of their own: Milton Bradley.

Yes, it's the man who infamously shares the name with a board game company. Bradley threw a tantrum in the dugout after a lazy flyout in the bottom of the sixth, and he took it out -- in typical Cubs fashion -- on a Gatorade cooler. Niiice.

So what did Sweet Lou do? He finally did a good thing: Pinella told Bradley to leave. Get out of here. Go home.

I thought Bradley's low point with the Cubs was earlier this month when he threw the ball into the stands with only two outs in the inning. WRONG.

Keep in mind this is a guy who is making $7 million this year and $23 million over the next two years.

What's the phrase I'm looking for...oh, yeah. Waste of money.

Bradley was this year's "missing piece" for Cubs' fans' "World Series puzzle." Turns out, he has been a step above a cardboard cutout of himself (and just barely). He's batting under .240 and only has five home runs. It's times like these that make me relish in the fact the White Sox have Jermaine Dye, a humble, consistent producer ( .282 BA, 17 HR, 43 RBI so far) who flys under the radar.

It's not as though the Cubs didn't know what they were getting into, however. Bradley has had a past of being a complete nutjob.

Maybe Bradley should heed Pinella's order one step further...and just stay home. He's been a distraction every step of the way so far this year, and with the trade deadline coming up next month, the Cubs should consider two things (and this is coming from a White Sox fan): 1. Trade him. Actually, there isn't a second "thing." They need to trade him. He had to have been on a short leash coming, but we all know Bradley's position within the Cubs is safe.

And why? Because the Cubs management so foolishly gave him so much money. He's not going to be sitting on the bench while making $30 million.

It's players like Bradley that make these Crosstown series even more heated, but Bradley can be easily handled by opponents. Really, he's nothing more than a toy anyway.

Video of the Day: By far, this is one of the nastiest home runs of this year.