Cubs Are "Cancer Free"

As we are all aware by now, the Cubs found a taker for Milton Bradley. As my astute cousin pointed out, the Cubs are now "cancer free", and I couldn't agree with him more. The details are as follows : Mariners get Bradley and the rest of his $30 million dollar dumb contract, in return for Carlos Silva and the rest of his $48 million dollar dumb contract, and an additional $9 million bucks from the Mariners, for in essence $6 million bucks in salary relief.

Reaction has, believe it or not been mixed, due to some observers actually being worried about Silva and his retarded contract. Sure, it's a lot of money for a bum pitcher. Silva is known for not walking anybody and pitching to contact too, and he still has a career ERA OF 4.72. It's expected that number would go up even higher in the National League where he would have to throw more fastballs.

In this blog's view however, none of that matters. It doesn't matter if Silva's arm falls off and he never pitches again, it's still a great deal for the Cubs, and a pointless deal for the Mariners. First of all, it was a foregone conclusion the only way Bradley was going anywhere is if the Cubs took on a bad contract from someone else. That was unavoidable. It turns out that Silva's bad contract plus some $ from Seattle was the bad contract they could live with.

Secondly, Silva will never :

1. Run the risk of constant ejections
2. Have near assaults of umpires
3. Have cry-baby tirades to the media of how he thinks the world is out to get him
4. Accuse his fans of making racial taunts without having the testicular fortitude to get into specifics
5. Speak of the "negative culture" that supposedly permeates the Cubs organization
6. Have to be given the "JUST GET THE F*CK OUTTA HERE" type of suspension from Jim Hendry.

In other words, Silva is not nearly the cancer on a stick that Bradley is. Cubs Nation should have a little more pep in their step knowing they will not have to put up with this jackass anymore. Seattle on the other hand, after making some very bold moves recently, might have derailed their own cause with this move. It's only a matter of pressure and time before Mount Bradley erupts, and even in a placid city like Seattle, he still will find a way to ruin a great situation.