12-05-2008, 07:56 PM
I found a couple things but there was more Bradley discussion I can't find. Anyway, I posted these pictures and the following post:
![[Image: miltonbradley.jpg]](http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/phil_taylor/09/26/hotbutton/miltonbradley.jpg)
![[Image: 30bradley.jpg]](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2004/09/30/sports/30bradley.jpg)
![[Image: 040929_milton_bradley_hmed.hmedium.jpg]](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040929/040929_milton_bradley_hmed.hmedium.jpg)
![[Image: mb.jpg]](http://math.berkeley.edu/~inoue/img/mb.jpg)
![[Image: 610x.jpg]](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/01Lt2uD66wgSP/610x.jpg)
Things I like about Milton Bradley:
*Switch-hitter, very good from both sides of the plate.
*Tons of talent as he put on display this year. Plenty of power and just a very good overall hitter. 3rd in the AL in batting average, 4th in slugging percentage in 08.
*Great eye at the plate-10th in walks in the AL, #1 in obp, and #1 in ops.
*Fire. Dude has plenty of fire and confidence, I think he'd do well in October.
Things I don't like:
*Raging psycho.
*Injury history
*Because of those things, he only has 400 at bats twice in his career over 9 years.
*And also because of the the above things... he tore his acl arguing a call with an umpire. As Matt Watson of Fanhouse said:"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."
*He confronted a Royals announcer in Kansas City because of what the guy said about his history on the air, while Milton was watching in the locker room after being ejected. You can't let that stuff get to you as a Major Leaguer.
*"Bradley has had several issues with his temper. He was suspended for the final five games of the 2004 season when he slammed a plastic bottle at the feet of a fan in the box seats in the right field corner at Dodger Stadium after someone threw it on the field. Nobody was injured. He had anger management counseling during the offseason, and kept his temper in control last season -- even when discussing Kent, although his comments were scathing."
*1.001 OPS at a hitter-friendly park in Texas with 16 homers in 193 at bats, .872 OPS on the road with 6 homers in 221 at bats. Still very good though and we'd gladly take it.
He's the Rasheed Wallace of baseball and injury prone. If you get Milton healthy and on his best behavior for the most part like the Rangers did, you've got yourself an All-Star. But 90% of his career he's either been hurt or causing trouble. It's a gamble, but I'd be fine with it. I'd rather just get Ibanez though.
Things I like about Milton Bradley:
*Switch-hitter, very good from both sides of the plate.
*Tons of talent as he put on display this year. Plenty of power and just a very good overall hitter. 3rd in the AL in batting average, 4th in slugging percentage in 08.
*Great eye at the plate-10th in walks in the AL, #1 in obp, and #1 in ops.
*Fire. Dude has plenty of fire and confidence, I think he'd do well in October.
Things I don't like:
*Raging psycho.
*Injury history
*Because of those things, he only has 400 at bats twice in his career over 9 years.
*And also because of the the above things... he tore his acl arguing a call with an umpire. As Matt Watson of Fanhouse said:"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."
*He confronted a Royals announcer in Kansas City because of what the guy said about his history on the air, while Milton was watching in the locker room after being ejected. You can't let that stuff get to you as a Major Leaguer.
*"Bradley has had several issues with his temper. He was suspended for the final five games of the 2004 season when he slammed a plastic bottle at the feet of a fan in the box seats in the right field corner at Dodger Stadium after someone threw it on the field. Nobody was injured. He had anger management counseling during the offseason, and kept his temper in control last season -- even when discussing Kent, although his comments were scathing."
*1.001 OPS at a hitter-friendly park in Texas with 16 homers in 193 at bats, .872 OPS on the road with 6 homers in 221 at bats. Still very good though and we'd gladly take it.
He's the Rasheed Wallace of baseball and injury prone. If you get Milton healthy and on his best behavior for the most part like the Rangers did, you've got yourself an All-Star. But 90% of his career he's either been hurt or causing trouble. It's a gamble, but I'd be fine with it. I'd rather just get Ibanez though.
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