Isn't it about time that baseball decided to stop handing out good jobs, starting salaries to some of these bonehead players.......Milton Bradley.....someone punch this guys ticket, and let him ride the buses on the Independent League. Let Mr. Goodness and Joy ride the bus to Portage La Prairie, or Sioux Falls, or Walla Walla , Washington. Let the currently suspended Mr. Bradley make ends meet on a $ 100 per Diem meal budget. Honest to Rudy, I am so glad Jim Hendry decided that enough was enough, as Popeye used to say, and I can't stands no more !
His act wore thin in LA, Oakland, well just about everyone place he hung his hat. Oh sure, the guy displays talent, he walks, he scores runs, his on base is nice, he is a liability on turf, he hates it, his knees are not good, so sometimes he has to replaced in late innings, and fans largely think he's a big pain in the ass.
Opposing fans dislike him more, they throw things at him, which I do not condone, but kind of understand, he does not sign autographs, and at times seems disinterested in the game. These are his attributes, his faults are endless. He fights with umpires, managers, team mates, fans, vendors, parking lot attendants and reporters. Did I miss anyone, thank God the clergy do not go to Cubs games, otherwise you'd have to add them to the list.
It got bad enough after his latest escapade that life long Cubs fan, actor Bill Murray suggested he be sent to work in the soup kitchens on the South Side of Chicago. "let him serve up coffee and soup to the White Sox fans for awhile, then send him to NASA, perhaps they can launch him into outer space ". Now Bill I am sure wouldn't go that far, but the sentiment is, you have blown up another bridge, buddy boy.
There have been other losers in the game, but they linger around because they always seem to have enough talent to stay employed. It's as worse in football, Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, Terrell Owens, Chris Henry, just to name some. If you seemingly have talent, who cares about your character. GM's in these sports tend to see the talent, and think it will be different in Green Bay, Pittsburgh, other cities, other coaches, other team mates, "we can deal with so and so, it work differently here". Never does, and so these bozos wear out their welcome and pack up and move onto another bridge, eager to set the charges. Funny but they repeat all the mistakes they have already committed, and commit new ones.
It's always the same 3 act play. Player gets wooed, fans greatly excited, comes in with fanfare, performs well in the beginning, then either an injury, or calls out the coach for bad calls, not using him properly, and whammo, the fans turn, and then eventually so does management. I meant it literally " whammo " and this dolt is yesterdays newspaper, and hey look, is being wooed by the next dumb ass General Manager.
At some point the carousel ends , age, injuries, movie deals, talk shows, or just having enough money to walk away and these guys finally leave. rarely do they get shut out at the window, it is mostly they real the end of the natural line. Maybe that will be the case with "Board Game" ...Milton Bradley, but don't be surprised if he ends up DH'ing in the AL next year. I hear KC is in the market, perhaps even Toronto, maybe the frozen tundra fans of the Jays aren't hip to his act. Hey Milton, we get the internet, and youtube, so here's hoping whomever replaces the current GM is not dazzled by OBA, or other such stats, and takes a pass.
Maybe the Winnipeg Goldeyes need a reserve outfielder/dh / pain the ass type player, who can descend upon the good citizens of the Peg' and insult the local populace to the point the only job he can get is a greeter at a Atlantic City casino.
Enough venom already........
Guess what, 2 of my 3 fantasy teams are looking like they will make the playoffs, and the 3rd is a .500 club, so the glass is definitely half full. Maybe if I had just drafted Milton Bradley instead of Xavier Nady....heck I would rather a guy on the 60 day DL, than that walking time bomb.
Jim out.
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