Milton Bradley Is Who We Thought He Was

I believe this is called regressing to the mean: Milton Bradley First Half: .243/.379/.381/.760 Second Half: .309/.428/.493/.920 Season: .269/.398/.425/.823 Career: .279/.373/.453/.827 In short, the Cubs are getting almost precisely the player they thought they were. Just for fun, here's what is going on with Raul Ibanez - the player the chunky man in the Cubs uniform was pining for at the Bank in Philly last month: Raul Ibanez First Half: .309/.367/.649/1.015 Second Half: .217/.313/.399/.711 Season: .276/.347/.560/.907 Career: .285/.346/.479/.825 At his current rate, there's a chance Ibanez will approach his career SLG and OPS numbers.