The ump has been suspended without pay for the rest of theyear. There are reports he might of used the "N" word. If so, he should be fired. No way an umpire gets away with saying that, even if Bradley is a jerk.
Bradley never claimed that he used the N Word. The Bradley never once said that, so whoever is claiming that is definitely making stuff up. You know Bradley would be the first to play the race card if he could. But he hasn't, so race is definitely not an issue.
So let me get this straight...
An umpire allegedly calls a player a name after taking verbal abuse from the player for 2 minutes. The umpire finally snaps (hey, they are human too) and says one disparraging sentence to Bradley.
That umpire is suspended for the season and post season. That doesn't seem fair. Players say all sorts of horrid things to umpires all the time. This guy may have slipped up once and he gets a worse suspension than a pitcher that throws at a guy's head (which is way worse IMO).
Why is this penalty so severe compared to what players get? Umpires are supposed to remain above the game, but everyone makes mistakes.