Answer Man: Milton Bradley talks labels, torn ACLs, dominoes

Big League Stew posted 7/24/2008 from sports.yahoo.com [flag]

Q: Did [ump] Mike Winters apologize to you for making Bud Black tear your ACL? MB: I don't need an apology — and Bud Black didn't tear my ACL. It tore on its own. I wasn't in contact with anybody when I went down. That's been misconstrued. I don't think Mike Winters is a bad person. I think it was one of those days where, obviously, he had some things going on personally. And it probably ... [link]

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The Wil Cordero Memorial Linkpunch: Thursday, July 24th
Published 7/24/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... Answer Man David Brown interviews Texas Rangers star Milton Bradley. Hey, it turns out he's never read The Fountainhead! I can go back to being a Milton Bradley fan! Big League Stew. ...

Texas Trade Wind Anemometer & Miscellaneous Rangers Notes
Published 7/25/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... ● David Brown of “Big League Stew” at Yahoo! Sports presents a glimpse at the more personal side of Milton Bradley in his latest weekly installment of “Answer Man,” in which the Ranger we love to watch play discusses his dominance over the game of dominoes, reflects on the long-departed Tupac, and perhaps drops a thinly veiled hint as to just how receptive he is to the idea of remaining in Texas over the long haul: ...

Throwing it around
Published 7/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
... JS] -Words that shouldn't be used in association with Josh Hamilton by anouncers. [Bugs & Cranks] -More on that awful brawl in Dayton. [UmpBump] -The last pictures of Harry Caray ever taken at Wrigley Field. [Home Run Derby] -Interview with Milton Bradley, who likes dominoes. [Y! Sports Big League Stew]

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