Rain Rain go away…....

move Everyday Eddie into the setup role. I’ve always thought Benoit did better in lower pressure situations.

I think the Milton Bradley situation shows how he was an absolutely brilliant one year contract pickup, but might be an issue on a long term contract.

but he’s got to get a grip on those emotions. It’s going to get really ugly during the dog days of Summer if he doesn’t get a handle on them.

a while back, for an epic M.O.B. blow-up. I don’t think this was it, but it will happen, rest assured.

I can’t wait.

It’s only a matter of time….........

and that guy was way way out of line. This was in the article, but basically the Royals color guy says it’s great that Hamilton has turned his life around and maybe Milton can learn from it because all Milton has done is screw up at every stop he’s been.

WTF?

He really didn’t do anything terrible in SD and he hasn’t done ANYTHING here. He’s just as much a come back story as Hamilton is and instead of saying somethign like that, it turns into, Milton, why can’t you be more like Hamilton.

That would piss me off too. And, I don’t remember the Royals color guy complimenting him at all. In fact, the Royals announcer was kind of pannning the Royals color guy like, “there’s your favorite player.”

I dunno. I guess he’s an adult and he should let these things slide but I can certainly see why he was angry.

“We weren’t tearing up Milton Bradley. I told [Washington and Daniels] this wasn’t a Milton Bradley rip session, but just based on the pictures we’ve seen in this series of him walking to the dugout all the way to right field, dropping his bat, making gestures to the fans in right field and above the dugout and taunting them. He’s the only person in baseball I know that does that type of stuff.”

What is this guy talking about? dropping his bat? I haven’t heard anything about gestures or taunting in any other series.

I guess it was fine when Ruben Sierra and Bo Jackson would break their bats but when Milton does it, everybody run for cover…

... how the ESPN article says that “Milton Bradley Goes After Announcer.” Yeah, he went up there and persued him, but I can almost guarantee that if MB wnated to deck him (which is the implication with such an inflammatory headline), he would have succeeded. Do you really think that Wash and skinny little JD could have physically stopped a raging MB?

Nobody seems to be even considering the thought that maybe MB wanted to set the record straight, that he just wanted to talk to the guy (even if it would have been a heated discussion)?

spare Royal announcers and wanting to “set them straight” is the definition of a “loose cannon”

trying to confront the Royals TV announcers. He should have said something to RW or JS and let them handle it.

as i said in the fanpost thread, this to me isnt too different than the hardlines incident with alex gordon in spring training. i seem to recall hearing that he threatened to kick their asses and had to be kept from going after them.

sure they were probably out of line playing the drop “stupid bitch” when interviewing his wife, just as i’m sure milton felt the announcers were out of line speaking about him like they did.

Bradley is a guy that as the saying goes, wears his heart on his sleeve. and with that he’s occasionally going to flip out.

Bradley is a hothead with a penchant for arguing with the refs, but who in the world cares. I love how in sports we demonize the guy whose flaws we see while completely overlooking those who we do not. 2 examples are Brett Myers and Bobby Cox, both got busted for domestic battery against WOMEN. I remember last season people falling all over themselves to get Myers here. Now, why would you want him and not want Bradley? The answer is because MLB suspends players for arguing with the ump but not for beating women and the former hurts the team more than the latter.

I have no problem with Bradley and his hotheadedness if he produces. He is, from all reports, a good team mate and a valuable addition to the team. Why not villainize the real a-holes of the game instead of the guys with a temper?

The Musers had fake Nolan on this morning, and apparently it was him that stopped Bradley by getting him in a headlock and punching him a few times until he went limp…lol

Just hold it together untill the deadline. This trade is the one that makes or breaks the rebuilding process.

Hamilton’s on the Ticket right now

I was at the game last night. I stood up doing the slow clap after Murphy hit the slam for about 5 mins.

I was told kindly to sit down, and by kindly I mean I was Ryan Lefebour and the crowd around me was Milton Bradley.

Anyone have a link to Hamilton’s catch in the 8th inning??

Give me a break. That guy is a complete idiot. I wish Milton had beat the crap out of him. If someone was spreading crap like that about me, I’d be pissed too.

I think the Rangers should ban him from RBiA or the spring training site just like the Royals banned the Hardline.

Bradley going up to the press box, was nothing more than him being a man and wanting to talk face-to-face to someone that has a problem with him. Just as much as the announcer shouldn’t be talking crap about a player to the public, Bradley wasn’t just going to hold a press conference and call the guy an asshole, he was going to confront him like a man with respect.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3433834

The A’s are apparently front-running for the most coveted, Michael Inoa. 6’7” already…

It’s creepy seeing birthdates creep closer to when I graduated high school. 1991 was a good year.

must be a blogger here. Judging someone without knowing them.

...anyone watching the Open. Tiger doubles the first…

I love ESPN 360

You can’t always believe what you read, hear or see from the TV and newspaper.

But the emotion he showed was that of someone who has been more hurt than angered.
The Bradley many of the media witnessed afterward wasn’t on a rampage, as many who hear of the incident probably will surmise. He had a calmness and a focus, and his emotions spilled out in the clubhouse.

http://startelegramsports.typepad.com/foul_territory/

where his off the field actions effect the team, then who cares IMO. The reason the team loves him so much is because he’s so competitive. Which is partly why he’s such a hot head because he can’t stand losing. Beats the hell out of the situation in Seattle where players are calling each other out for dogging it every day only caring about their own personal stats and collecting a pay check. I’ll take a couple more Bradley’s thank you.

exactly what this team has needed. oh, and his production isn’t bad either. btw, i remember earlier in the year, even the A’s Fosse ripped Bradley a little on the air.

Milton Bradley is our 2nd best offensive threat. And that’s saying something, when you’ve got a player like Josh as your 1st, and he’s sandwiched in between Hambone and Ian Kinsler, THE BEST 2nd baseman in the AL, Mike Young, our annual top hitter and David Murphy, who is blowing away the competition for R.O.Y. With a .335/.454/.629 line, he’s actually better than Hamilton in all three of those categories. His 14 HR, 20 doubles and run production at 46 Runs and 45 RBI are up there with the league leaders, and he’s on pace for 35 HR, 50 doubles, 115 Runs, 112 RBI and 10 stolen bases. Wow. IF he remains healthy, I think he can easily approach those numbers – hitting half of his games in Arlington, and protected by a steady stream of dangerous hitters in a Kinsler-Young-Hamilton preceding group, followed by (soon) Blalock, Murphy, Salty and the rest.

Our outfield has been so maligned over the past several years, and right now, it IS the strength of this offense. There is no reason to trade Milton unless we are completely bowled over…I’m thinking of including any of our catchers and a lower arm for a Buchholz-type…a young, true potential ace. In fact, if we aren’t bowled over, I’d sign him for 3 years, with an additional option for a 4th year based on games/at bats reached, and incentive-laden for reaching the all star game, being a top run producer or hitter, and getting a gold glove. I’d make those incentives rather high in dollar amounts, to try to keep his head on straight enough to stay in 120 plus games.

Milton’s the type of teammate this team needs – a passionate, fiery leader that doesn’t speak much, but acts. I have always been interested in getting him here. And I think that even with the tendencies we’ve seen, he’s matured to a place where he knows he’s comfortable and he wants to win with this team. I’d take his antics – and a few 5-game suspensions – with his production ANY day. And I think if you asked each and every teammate, they’d say the same thing.

I know I’ve said this all before…and I know that we seem to be very deep in the outfield right now, with Hamilton, Murphy, Bradley, Boggs and Byrd, and Borbon and Mayberry down the road. But I’d much rather sign Milton to a 3 year deal if we’re not bowled over and continue to build on this awesome offense, so that if we catch fire with Hurley and Harrison, and/or a free agent in the mold of Sheets/Oliver Perez/Sabathia, we don’t have to make a trade to bring in more offense.

BRING ME AN ACE, AND KEEP MILTON BRADLEY ON THIS TEAM!!!

5-9 in the lineup look like this when Hank is back…

5) Blalock
6) Salty
7) Murphy
8) Boggs
9) Vazquez

This team is still going to struggle a lot with LHP though I fear.