bleachernation.com - 6/29/2009
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Details surrounding Milton Bradley’s brief but tumultuous tenure with the Chicago Cubs continue to spill out, and unsurprisingly, none are great. After a weekend that saw Lou Piniella reach a fever pitcher with the outfielder and call him a “piece of shit,” and saw Alfonso ...
morehardball.blogspot.com - 6/28/2009
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morehardball.blogspot.com —
There's not too many players I hate, but
Milton Bradley is one of them (Jose Reyes, Manny...
Ramirez, Francisco Rodriguez, and the "retired" Paul LoDuca all share in this honor). Everywhere MB goes he ends up getting into altercations with managers, announcers, umpires, fans, seeing eye dogs, ...
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Milton Bradley is a piece of what?
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/28/2009
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com —
Cubs manager Lou Piniella allegedly told Milton Bradley
"you're not a player, you're a piece of s---''...
one day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, then batted him third the next. Which only shows that 1) Piniella has a deep sense of guilt, or 2) ...
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Jon Heyman: The best and worst free agents emerge
athbloggs.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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athbloggs.blogspot.com —
Anyone see the Cubs vs. Tigers game on
June 23rd? A buddy of mine that has the...
MLB Network just sent me a clip of the Tigers broadcast. In the eighth inning with no one on and no one out, Joel Zumaya struck out Milton Bradley with a 104mph pitch! A 104mph pitch! (see graphic). Absolutely ...
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104mph! ........... for nothin`
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What's That Sucking Sound?
Babes Love Baseball —
... on their current road trip. Skipper Lou Piniella will give him Tuesday and maybe even Wednesday off to work with hitting coach Von Joshua on his left-handed swing. This will also give him some time to prepare himself for BLB's next VooDoo Sabermetrics, where Bradley is the guest of honor this Friday! Can't wait for that one. Speaking of the Cubs, check out The Friendly Blogfine's latest Random Retro Cub: Hector Villanueva. Great mustache. [Bleacher Nation] | [FanHouse] | [Sons of Steve Garvey] ...
Milton Bradley: They Be Hatin’
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... Yet, Bradley is also a talented player. He had a fantastic season last year in Texas. So that was the risk they took: sign Bradley to a contract, and hope in a hitter-friendly park, he continues to perform at high clip, hope he fits in. But, it just hasn’t happened: he’s been booed, he’s hasn’t played as well and he says he has no friends in the clubhouse. ...
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Lou to Milton: You're outta here
blogs.dailyherald.com 6/27/2009 — We'll have plenty more to come online tonight and in the paper tomorrow, but the long and short of it is that Lou told Milton Bradley to take a hike today. But look for Bradley to be in tomorrow's starting lineup.
Bradley apparently pitched a fit ...
Milton Bradley uncomfortable with his fit on Chicago Cubs -
chicagotribune.com 6/27/2009 — Before throwing his helmet and the sports drink cooler, before getting into a heated exchange with manager Lou Piniella and before being sent home in the sixth inning, Milton Bradley spoke candidly of his feeling of isolation in the Cubs clubhouse. ...
Milton Bradley: As Seen on TV
chicagocubsonline.com 6/9/2009 — Many questioned the signing of Milton Bradley when the Cubs made the deal official on January 8. The Cubs were looking for a way to balance out their lineup and were willing to take a risk on a player with all of the talent to take them to the next level, but with a history that might not let ...
The Definitive Unsourced Milton Bradley Is Bat Shit Crazy Timeline
pitchersandpoets.com 6/30/2009 — I meant to say something intelligent and original about the recent Milton Bradley/Lou Pineilla fracas. But the more I tried to write, the more I found myself thinking back on just how this ridiculous and completely unsurprising situation came to be. What began a cursory glance at the ...
Bradley's Second Half
thundermatt.com 7/16/2009 — It's no secret that Cubs management and fans have had their fill of "Milton Bradley Drama" during the first half of the 2009 campaign. Whether he's bumping umpires, smashing Gatorade coolers, or leaving the ballpark mid-game, no one can say that they're surprised by his behavior. However, even ...
Milton Bradley back in lineup
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — A day after being sent home by Cubs manager Lou Piniella, Milton Bradley was back in the Cubs' lineup in the three spot. But Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune asks the question: Do the Cubs regret signing Bradley ? As Rogers points out, the Cubs bypassed other free-agent outfielders, such as ...
Milton Bradley Injured… Again Again
bleachernation.com 6/3/2009 — We’ll have a more informative update tomorrow, but it’s like to be a lot of “gee whiz, total huge shocker, Milton Bradley is hurt.”
Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley left Tuesday night’s game in the fourth inning after suffering a left calf strain running out an ...
Bradley has problems, but this ain't one
bases.newsvine.com 6/29/2009 — The Milton Bradley-Lou Piniella brouhaha erupted and then more or less resolved itself over the weekend, with the name-calling apparently ending on Saturday and the rapprochement beginning (now they're searching for the leaks).
Piniella sends Bradley home in middle of game
scoresreport.com 6/27/2009 —
Lou Piniella has had about all he can take of outfielder Milton Bradley .
Piniella told the mercurial slugger to go home Friday afternoon after Bradley threw his helmet and went after a water cooler following a fly out in the top of the sixth inning of the Cubs game against the crosstown ...