Thursday, May 6, 2010

Not All Fun and Games With This Milton Bradley

I don't think there is a bigger head case in professional sports today than Milton Bradley. The dude is nuts. I mean, full blown crazy. Bradley has played for 8 different teams in his 10 years of MLB service, and it's not because he has a lack of talent. A lot of times you'll see a utility player without a real defensive position with those types of teams:years ratio, but not a quality defensive and offensive player...unless he's nuckin' futs.

In 2008 it seemed as if Milton had found a home for good in Texas after hitting .321 with a .443 on-base percentage and earning his first All-Star selection, but he signed a free agent 3 year, 30$ million deal with the Chicago Cubs. However, despite his success from the previous year the Milton Bradley Experience was a complete failure on the Northside of the Windy City. Bradley was sent home and told not to return to the team with 14 games remaining. The Cubs' front office spent a good majority of the offseason trying to trade Bradley to anyone who would take him and the remainder of his contract. Luckily for Cub fans everywhere, the Seattle Mariners stepped up to the plate and swapped for him straight up for their own failed experience, Carlos Silva. Unfortunately for Seattle, Carlos Silva is thriving in Chicago at 2-0 with a 2.90 ERA, while Bradley is hitting .214 with 2 HRs and 12 RBIs. Not to mention, Bradley also threathened to leave the team before coming back the next day and asking for help dealing with his emotional stress. In the great Northwest, that's no laughing matter.

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