Milton Bradley Designated for Assignment

[thedeparted]

Are Milton Bradley's playing days in Oakland over? What went wrong? Getting rid of Bradley wouldn't seem to be a smart move for Oakland considering he is clearly one of their most talented players when healthy and was the one A's hitter who showed up for the AL Championship series last year. However, this link from mlb.com makes it seem that the controversial Bradley is headed out of Oakland. What are your takes on this transaction?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070621&content_id=2040883&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Are Milton Bradley's playing days in Oakland over? What went wrong? Getting rid of Bradley wouldn't seem to be a smart move for Oakland considering he is clearly one of their most talented players when healthy and was the one A's hitter who showed up for the AL Championship series last year. However, this link from mlb.com makes it seem that the controversial Bradley is headed out of Oakland. What are your takes on this transaction?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070621&content_id=2040883&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Perhaps he can get career advice from Dave Parker. And his brother.

Injury and attitude problems; I'd say the A's are adding by subtracting. But he'll latch on with someone who needs a fourth OF or a DH. If Oakland can get a mid-level propsect for him, so much the better.

 

[boots]

Do not put Milton Bradley in Dave Parker's class. Parker had much more talent than Bradley. Simply put, Bradley never matured into the player HE THOUGHT he was.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Do not put Milton Bradley in Dave Parker's class. Parker had much more talent than Bradley. Simply put, Bradley never matured into the player HE THOUGHT he was.

I think you missed what I was going for in that line.

 

[Pastor]

I don't think Milton Bradley has a clue! It really boggles the mind how much of a monopoly on stupidity this man has.

Given the Yankees current need, I wouldn't be surprised if they took the risk to move upwards. However, adding him to the team will truly make their post-season hopes a trivial pursuit.

We all know he's not sorry for his actions. Bradley needs to get a life.

 

[ondeadline]

If nothing else, Milton Bradley is a gamer.

 

[thedeparted]

Do you think there is something else going on behind closed doors we don't know about? I have followed Bradley throughout his career because of his great tools and controversial nature. After having problems in other organizations he seemed to be doing well in Oakland being more comfortable in their laid back clubhouse and getting along well with his teammates. Then all of a sudden one day he is being shipped out!!? What went wrong?

 

[zeke12]

Do not put Milton Bradley in Dave Parker's class. Parker had much more talent than Bradley. Simply put, Bradley never matured into the player HE THOUGHT he was.

I think you missed what I was going for in that line.

Yes, he swung through that fastball. Outstanding work, meat.

Just when you get bored with all the games, Meat does something like this...

 

[boots]

Do not put Milton Bradley in Dave Parker's class. Parker had much more talent than Bradley. Simply put, Bradley never matured into the player HE THOUGHT he was.

I think you missed what I was going for in that line.

Perhaps, but Milton was a trip to work with, even after a great game.

 

[Walter_Sobchak]

Maybe the D-Rays can sign him so he can show Elijah Dukes the error of his ways.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

How many teams have given him away now? Oh, every one he's ever been on?

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

How about the White Sox?

 

[DanOregon]

I would love to see the conversation between Beane and Geren

"I'm not going to tell him, you tell him."
I'm not going to tell him, you tell him.

LET'S GET MIKEY!"

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

If nothing else, Milton Bradley is a gamer.

After all these years, he's finally switched to the chutes from the ladders. No more Candyland for him.

 

[shotglass]

I guess there will be a moratorium on "Milton Bradley has seen the error of his past ways" stories now.

He did give this town one of its best sports memories ever ... a two-out, full-count grand-slam homer in the bottom of the ninth to win the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern League championship series. It doesn't get much more dramatic than that.

Of course, he did spit on an umpire earlier that season.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Padres love to claim rejects ... DePodesta is an assistant GM there and was the GM who brought him to the Dodgers. Any chance of that happening?

 

[BYH]

But who will Nick Swisher mosh with in the dugout?

 

[Trey Beamon]

I'd love to see the Pirates pick up him.

 

[Oz]

I'd love to see the Pirates pick up him.

He probably costs too much money for management's taste.

 

[Norrin Radd]

If nothing else, Milton Bradley is a gamer.

After all these years, he's finally switched to the chutes from the ladders. No more Candyland for him.

He plays with passion, too much passion. To him, baseball is not a trivial pursuit. But that's life. Dude doesn't have a monopoly on thinking he's better than he is, of course. Too often, his games were boom or bust, with no in-between. Sometimes he just didn't have a clue.

Now he'll have to go to some team on a bargain hunter contract. Once again, a team has tired of the risk he entails, called him and his agent, and said "Sorry!"