MISSING MIKE By MARK HALE - New York Mets

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Buzz: Mets Leery of Milton Bradley
Published 6/22/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In the New York Post, citing ‘team officials,’ Mark Hale writes that, although they could use outfield help, the Mets are ‘extremely leery’ about bringing on Bradley due to his notorious ‘baggage.’ ...

Mets might sign Bradley?
Published 6/22/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Outfielder Milton Bradley has been designated for assignment by the A’s, but though the Mets could use outfield help, team officials would be extremely leery about having Bradley in New York because of how much baggage he has. ...

Possible Milton Bradley Suitors
Published 6/22/2007 by RotoAuthority at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Meanwhile, the Mets will apparently pass because of Bradley's baggage.  Bradley, though, had a relatively peaceful stay in Oakland.  ...

A’s Roundup: Goodbye Milton; Hello Shea
Published 6/22/2007 by Say Hey at Say Hey: A Bay Area Sports Blog
... There shan’t be a Big Apple homecoming for Mike Piazza this weekend. [NY Post] ...

In Omar We Trust?
Published 6/22/2007 by Ryan McConnell at NJ.com: Always Amazin'
... pitching well in Florida's pen; and Brian Bannister, who is 3-3 with a 2.91 ERA for the Royals. I agree with Sherman's assessment -- it was a disappointing, counterproductive offseason. Yet, it would have been a whole lot worse. Had the Mets fallen into Scott Boras' trap and signed Barry Zito -- who has struggled (6-8, 483 ERA) this year and is signed for 6.5 more years -- it would have been disastrous. Plus, I still hold out hope for Burgos and it's not like the Mets would have properly utilized Heath Bell if he were still on the team, anyway. So while they certainly didn't improve much this offseason, the only long-term damage they reaped was the three-year Scott Schoeneweis deal (10.8 million), which is at least manageable for a rich club like the Mets. So, yeah, Omar proved he's human. But it doesn't change the fact that Mets fans are lucky to have him as GM instead of some fool who would have panicked and damaged the team years into the future. Around the Web: The Mets ...

Waiting, Anticipating, Speculating
Published 6/25/2007 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... • Outfielder Milton Bradley has been designated for assignment by the A's, but though the Mets could use outfield help, team officials would be extremely leery about having Bradley in New York because of how much baggage he has. ...