Milton Bradley Meltdown Lottery

[ColoradoCub]

<!--quoteo(post=31096:date=Apr 17 2009, 07:40 AM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Apr 17 2009, 07:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->The umpire who ejected Milton Bradley in his Wrigley Field debut Friday intends to file a report stating that the outfielder made physical contact.
Bradley is in serious danger of being suspended. He struck out looking on a full count pitch and shared a brief, but aggressive, exchange with umpire Dan Iassogna, at one point knocking the ump's hat slightly up his head. The report will be filed with the Commissioner's Office on Saturday. We'll keep you updated.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Actually, that report isn't entirely right.... The ump that's filing the report was the 2nd base ump.

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->One of the umpires working Thursday's Cardinals-Cubs game reportedly said he intends to inform the Commissioner's Office there was physical contact involved in Milton Bradley's ejection, meaning Bradley could be subject to a suspension.

The Chicago Tribune reported late Thursday night that second-base umpire Dan Iassogna said a report would be filed because it was a "contact" incident.

Bradley was ejected in the sixth inning by home-plate umpire Larry Vanover after a called third strike and a brief but heated verbal exchange. Iassogna declined comment when asked how Bradley made contact with Vanover, the Tribune reported.

Bradley was making his first appearance with the Cubs at Wrigley Field when Adam Wainwright struck him out on a full-count pitch.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Fella]

See that makes it even worse, that just proves he is a bitch on a power trip. He is not the crew chief, he was not the ump involved, why go out of your way for this?

[veryzer]

the umpire is clearly racist.

[ruby23]

Who cares if he's suspended really? Just appeal it, keep the 3-4 games banked until the next time he gets hurt, then drop the appeal. It'll be like a free DL trip.

[Butcher]

Why do I feel like our season is already spiraling out of control?

[Lance]

<!--quoteo(post=31109:date=Apr 17 2009, 10:35 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Apr 17 2009, 10:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Why do I feel like our season is already spiraling out of control?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Because it's your nature to have such feelings.

[leonardsipes]

mlb.com has video of this on the wrap up page.

mlb.com

I don't see any contact, or the umps hat move.

[Giff]

Lee was fine with it:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Teammate Derrek Lee said all spring training long, and again after the game today, that he likes the intensity Bradley brings to the Cubs. "He said what he had to say and then he walked off," Lee said. "That's him. It was a big situation. He wanted to do well, he got upset -- that's OK. He didn't do anything malicious.

"He was coming out of the game anyway, and now he just has to pay an extra $500," Lee said, laughing.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[Andy]

Can't blame him for arguing the call. That was the 2nd bullshit strike call. I think the brim up the umps hat got bumped just before they changed cameras in that clip sipes provided.

[veryzer]

<!--quoteo(post=31118:date=Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can't blame him for arguing the call. That was the 2nd bullshit strike call. I think the brim up the umps hat got bumped just before they changed cameras in that clip sipes provided.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

heres the thing, i agree that two of the three strikes were balls. i think he was right to be mad.

BUT he never once took the bat off his shoulder. the second strike was right down the middle. in a 3-1 situation, thats the pitch he should have been looking for. the called third strke was a bad pitch, but it wasn't grossly bad. it was borderline. with two strikes, he should have been aggressive. thats what your taught the first year of little league.

so, though i sympathize with bradley for striking out on bad pitches, i'm also aggravated with him for showing no aggressiveness the entire atbat. it's as if he was loking for the walk the whole time.

[Fly]

He should have powerbombed the ump after that call.

[Baron]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->For a second consecutive day, Milton Bradley refused to talk about the third-strike argument that resulted in his ejection from Thursday's game. Cubs manager Lou Piniella backed his player, saying: "It didn't look like a good pitch to me." Cardinals manager Tony La Russa's take: "I don't know how the Cubs get away with making the comments they make about umpires." Aside from that lone pinch-hitting appearance, Bradley hasn't played since Sunday due to a groin injury.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Man, I hate LaMullet.

[Scarey]

<!--quoteo(post=31119:date=Apr 17 2009, 01:42 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 17 2009, 01:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=31118:date=Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 17 2009, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Can't blame him for arguing the call. That was the 2nd bullshit strike call. I think the brim up the umps hat got bumped just before they changed cameras in that clip sipes provided.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

heres the thing, i agree that two of the three strikes were balls. i think he was right to be mad.

BUT he never once took the bat off his shoulder. the second strike was right down the middle. in a 3-1 situation, thats the pitch he should have been looking for. the called third strke was a bad pitch, but it wasn't grossly bad. it was borderline. with two strikes, he should have been aggressive. thats what your taught the first year of little league.

so, though i sympathize with bradley for striking out on bad pitches, i'm also aggravated with him for showing no aggressiveness the entire atbat. it's as if he was loking for the walk the whole time.
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The second strike was a pitcher's pitch if I've ever seen one. The third strike was just not a strike at all, plain and simple. I've seen the play on numerous ESPN/Comcast shows and I have yet to hear anyone claim it was even border line. Every comment I hear about it is it didn't look like a strike.

I don't know how you can be upset at Bradley in any way shape or form.

[Fella]

The 1st strike was a pitchers strike, if a strike at all. The 2nd one was literally right down the middle.
But yeah the 3rd one was a good 8 inches off the plate inside.

and LaRussa can go fuck, Lou and Lee both chose their words very carefully, they didn't call out the umpires. What did we get away with? They got a bullshit call and he is still whining, unreal.

[cigar]

LaRussa has a lot of fucking balls to be complaining about the Cubs bitching about the umps. That son of a bitch does it the whole game and gets away with it. He can take his I wear sunglasses at night ass straight to fuck town.