Milton Bradley

[PoolBoy]

im shocked no one else has posted this yet. WHAT A TOOL MILTON BRADLEY IS! first he calls Eric Byrnes false hustle, then he gets hurt, get this, being tackled by one of his coaches while arguing with an umpire.....
wow

 

[boondockdrunk]

im shocked no one else has posted this yet. WHAT A TOOL MILTON BRADLEY IS! first he calls Eric Byrnes false hustle, then he gets hurt, get this, being tackled by one of his coaches while arguing with an umpire.....
wow

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=97938

 

[PoolBoy]

oh my bad, i dont even look at the front page, i click straight to forums...whatever, really funny story anyways

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I saw the video on 12 last night. Very, very funny.

 

[Mulli]

Milton is obviously no very good at the game of life.

 

[Dback Jon]

Milton is obviously no very good at the game of life.

And he is never Sorry.

 

[Linderbee]

Seems to have a monopoly on being an ass.

 

[Mulli]

Teams are taking a huge risk having him on their team. He is double trouble with injuries and malcontentedness.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

It would not surprise me one bit to see him blackballed this offseason.

 

[crisper57]

Milton Bradley: Caution, Choking Hazard
Torn ACL. Out for 3 months.

 

[abomb]

That is equal parts unbelievable and totally believable.

 

[Mulli]

That is equal parts unbelievable and totally believable.

I saw the highlight at lunch. The first base coach was trying to put it on the first base ump. Way to go Bud Black, nice takedown.

 

[crisper57]

San Diego Sports Radio is reporting that the injury is worse than originally reported. Apparently, the injury makes his knee look like spaghetti. That is way worse than a torn ACL.

 

[Mulli]

San Diego Sports Radio is reporting that the injury is worse than originally reported. Apparently, the injury makes his knee look like spaghetti. That is way worse than a torn ACL.

Yep, now he has the shredded ego from being taken out by a former pitcher.

 

[just do it]

could'nt have happened to a nicer guy I don't care what the Ump may or may not have been saying. Milton is the one with the history of problems. The Padres and their fans have been running at the mouth about how superior they are to the D'backs now it looks like the Phil's or Rockies will get the wild card.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Yeah, but if the ump went racist as the first base coach claimed then perhaps Milton had a right to be upset.

 

[crisper57]

Bradley also stepped on Mike Cameron's hand the inning prior to the incident when Cameron dove for a ball in the outfield. 2/3's of the outfield is now out for an undetermined amount of time. That has to hurt a team that struggles at the plate.

Doesn't look good for San Diego.

The Padres also do a "Shirts off our Backs" promotion like we do. In all the chaos of Bradley vs. Umpires, the promotion was derailed because of the media frenzy. The winning fans got the jerseys, but didn't have face time with the players. Some of the fans are upset.

Milton Bradley Dominoes: Watch him explode and see them continue to fall:
1. Bradley - Ejected
2. Cameron - injured
3. Black - Ejected
4. Helton - Fears backlash from "testimony"
5. Fans lose our on promotion
6. Padres may lose post season shot
7. Umpire Inquiry
8. Padres can't dump Bradley until injury heals without a settlement

Can't wait until we hear the Padres complain about umpires on a witch hunt when they don't get the necessary calls to make the post season...

 

[crisper57]

Yeah, but if the ump went racist as the first base coach claimed then perhaps Milton had a right to be upset.

I don't think it was racism. Bradley himself said the ump called him a Piece of ____. How is that racist? I think Meachem may have jumped the gun on his "racial overtones" comment if this is all that was said. However, Meachem seems like a quality guy, so I would not dismiss his accusations out of hand.

Guess we'll have to wait and see how it plays out.

 

[crisper57]

The short replays on ESPN do not do the situation justice and I don't think anyone can judge the situation until they see the whole incident. I just rewatched the game on MLBTV (On Demand) and now I have an entirely new perspective. Milton Bradley got a hit in the 8th. The altercation was not immediate. He appeared to ask the umpire a question. The ump approached Milton and seemed to respond calmly. The ump (Mike Winters) then retreated back to his spot for the next pitch, yet Milton started getting animated as he continued to talk in the direction of the umpire.

The home plate umpire called time and started walking over to first base, at which point Padres manager Bud Black jumped out of the dugout. You can clearly hear him say "Mike, what is going on?" The first base umpire, Mike Winters, shrugs and Black has a short calm conversation with him. Throughout this entire incident, Bradley is still talking (seemingly to himself, but it may be to Helton). At this point first base coach Meacham doesn't look agitated.

As Black returns to the dugout, he has a heated argument with the Home Plate Umpire. At this point, the Home Plate Umpire looks like he is about to lose it. If I could read lips, I could tell you exactly what he said, but it appeared to be hostile based on body language.

The next at bat occurred over 4-5 pitches, as the batter kept fouling balls off. As Bradley returned to the bag each time, the camera followed him. Winters is in plain view for most of the time. Bradley looked angry as he kept talking, although it looked like he might be talking (loudly) to Todd Helton. Helton showed no emotion through the whole thing and didn't seem to respond to Bradley at all.

Through the first 2 pitches, Winters does not say a word while Bradley continues to talk. After the third pitch, Bradley motions to the stands and Winters says something. I can't read his lips, but it definitely started with an "F". (Looked like "Fang on me" to my untrained eye). Maybe he said "Forget it man"?

The fourth pitch, Bradley barely gets a lead because he is busy talking to the ump. He even appears to have his back to home plate when the batter fouls off a pitch. At this point Meacham stands between the two, trying to defuse the situation.

There is never a 5th pitch. Bradley takes his lead, continues to say alot of words that start with the letter "F", motions toward the sstands, and then calls timeout. We've seen the rest. Bradley himself said he motioned to the stands to validate a heckling fan and then the umpire called said something like, "That is ___ng horse___, Bradley. You are a ____ing piece of ____." That is when Bradely supposedly erupted and called for time. A review of the video shows that about 1 second elapses between Bradley's motion to the stands and his call for time out. That doesn't seem like enough time for the ump to say all those words. What he actually said was obviously much shorter and to-the-point.

I know umps are supposed to keep their composure, but Mike Winters took a verbal barrage for almost 2 minutes before Meacham and Bradley took offense to his words. Bradley obviously instigated the argument and continued to press the issue, even as the umpire tried to keep his distance and manage the game.

At least that is how it appears to me after watching this for about the 6th time. After the incident, the coaches and umpires gather. Meacham is in Winters' face, pointing and screaming. He is clearly upset with something the umpire said or did.

I know I don't seem to have the most unbiased eye on this situation (see my blog on the front page), but I really tried to be objective and just report what was shown to the TV audience.

 

[Nash2Amare]

Milton Bradley: Caution, Choking Hazard
Torn ACL. Out for 3 months.

Haha, 3 months, torn ACL = out for next year as well. He's done til 2009 opening day.

 

[crisper57]

Haha, 3 months, torn ACL = out for next year as well. He's done til 2009 opening day.

I thought that was short, but that was the report originally. Maybe they meant 3 months into next season?

 

[Brian]

Milton Bradley is an arguementative jerk.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Mr. I want-to-argue-everything finally got his due.

See ya..........loser.

 

[just do it]

Yeah, but if the ump went racist as the first base coach claimed then perhaps Milton had a right to be upset.

what a shock, the race card. when in doubt...

 

[Mulli]

In my opinion, if the ump was going off on Milton, then fine he couldn't control himself. But he better be prepared to be held responsible for his actions.

 

[Southpaw]

Always wonder what Milton Bradley, or anyone with similar disposition , might actually do if not "held back" by a team mate, coach or manager while going after an ump, ref or opponent. Maybe his ass would be sitting in a court of law explaining why he assaulted and beat an umpire.