"Buried under a mountain of pressure and the constant buzz of a $30 million contract, Milton Bradley says he pondered getting help in 2009 during his short and controversial stay with the Chicago Cubs.

"I wanted to take some time out, get my thoughts together, and just speak to someone and get an understanding from somebody unbiased," Bradley said. "But you can't really do that in Chicago. There's just too much going on."

Bradley, who returned to the Seattle Mariners lineup this week after two weeks on the restricted list, told ESPN.com he is seeing a counselor in town who has an athletic background and "dealt with anger himself.""