The biggest complaint people have about Milton Bradley is his attitude: it's not a matter of if he's going to explode, it's a matter of when. The second biggest complaint about Bradley is his complete and utter inability to stay healthy: it's not if he's going to get hurt, it's when. On Sunday, Bradley displayed his amazing versatility by combining his two biggest faults into one spectacular turn of events:
Bradley reached on a two-out single, then said something to umpire Mike Winters. During the course of Kevin Kouzmanoff's at-bat, it escalated into an argument and Padres manager Bud Black came running out.Yes, that's right: he literally hurt himself by getting angry and defying authority. Has a player ever summed up his entire career more succinctly with one play? I'm not kidding, Bradley's entire Wikipedia entry needs to be erased and replaced with a video of this exchange: it defines his entire essence.
Bradley went after Winters, was restrained by coach Bobby Meacham, then was ejected. Bradley continued to go after Winters. Black tired to restrain Bradley, grabbing him by the jersey and pushed him to the ground. Bradley grabbed his right knee and had to be helped off the field.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
9-24-2007 @ 12:06AM
MICHAEL said...
its on mlb.com. click on the game video and condensed highlights and its on a list on the right side of the screen.
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9-24-2007 @ 12:18AM
Matt W. said...
Thanks for the tip!
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9-24-2007 @ 2:24AM
boomer said...
when are owners going to learn you're just throwing away your money where milton is concerned. HE IS A CANCER ! he is arrogant , self-important ; he has no charactor , he has no honor , he has no class , he has no intrigrity . you can take the man out of the ghetto but you can never take the ghetto out of the man .
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9-24-2007 @ 9:00AM
Tom Herrera said...
This is glorious. I think we should just replace the term "bizarre" with "Milton Bradley".
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9-24-2007 @ 1:17PM
Toronto Jon said...
Memo to Milton Bradley.
Dear Mr. Bradley,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Bwhaaaa hahahahahaha!!! Ha ha ha!!!
Sincerely,
Poetic Justice.
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9-24-2007 @ 4:28PM
Matrix Systems said...
Luck that the Tribe traded him.
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9-24-2007 @ 7:02PM
Ryan said...
do you even know the story behind the argument?
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9-25-2007 @ 12:20AM
Grinch said...
Buddy Bell assaulted him.
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9-25-2007 @ 2:54AM
Will said...
Bradley overreacted, but the umpire was out of line and should be suspended right along with him. Umpires are getting too agressive these days. They need to be professional until the player goes over the line and then toss them out of the game. Bradley is trying to take his lead and the umpire walks closer to talk some more. What is that?! That is not his job. He claims that Bradley tried to throw his bat at the homeplate ump after striking out. If he really thought so, he should have thrown him out at that time. It's been a bad decade for officials in many sports.
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9-25-2007 @ 8:20AM
tom goheen said...
Who writes your headlines...baseball umpires are not called "refs"; don't you people have editors??
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9-25-2007 @ 8:31AM
jim said...
What a TOTAL LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9-25-2007 @ 9:46AM
charlotte said...
this is to all the owners of professional baseball, football and who cares about basketball. Get rid of all those bums that cause problems. It seems like one team dumps them another one picks them up like the jerk tank johnson. There are lots of other guys out there looking for a break that would do anything to get on a team. I think you need to take some chances on new guys. All these guys do is cause headaches for the rest of the team and I am sure their attitudes toward this guy are cool.
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9-25-2007 @ 9:48AM
concerned reader said...
Don't jump to judgment because of historical events. The umpire was just as wrong, but there is a seemingly growing inequity in this country once again where justice for blacks is concerned. How sad.
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9-25-2007 @ 9:52AM
BENANDGERRYS1 said...
foul mouth trash player from the getto should go back to the getto and sit on the front porch
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9-25-2007 @ 9:53AM
Dave said...
what a big baby, whaaaaaaa mommmmmmmmy help me.....
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9-25-2007 @ 9:53AM
Joann said...
Fire the bum. He and many others are just lowlife bums that don"t deserve the fame or fortune.
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9-25-2007 @ 9:54AM
BENANDGERRYS1 said...
TIME TO THROW MILTON OUT WITH THE TRASH
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9-25-2007 @ 10:10AM
Penny said...
Re: comment #11
What on earth kind of childish ignorant rant is that? an ump is the authority, like it or not. There have always been bad calls--not tht this was one, and players need to respect themselves, the game and authority and have some class. Trying to make this a race issue is a disgusting cop out. Spoiled players come in all colors. Get a grip!
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9-25-2007 @ 10:11AM
Robin Hood said...
Milton is an IDIOT, nuff said next topic!!!!
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9-25-2007 @ 10:15AM
rhnet said...
Headline link on Welcome Screen:
"Player Hurt While Arguing With Ref"
There are no "refs" or "referees" in baseball.
There are only "umpires", sometimes referred to as "arbiters" in baseball writing.
Oh, and YOU'RE WELCOME!
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