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Bradley Getting Sqeezed?

Ex-Dodger tidbit, from the April 13 SF Chronicle:
http://tinyurl.com/ogzfj

A couple of scouts suspect umpires are being hard on Milton Bradley, possibly because of his abrasive personality:

On the plus side, Bradley seems to have a good attitude about it, in print anyway:

Bradley also isn't getting a lot of calls lately. One scout who saw the A's series at Seattle believes that Bradley has been getting squeezed and another said that umpires seem to be out to get the outfielder because of his temperamental reputation. Bradley struck out seven times this year, and the last six have been looking. Like Thomas, though, Bradley has not complained, though he did fire his bat in frustration after one strikeout.

"I'm just being too picky at what I swing at,'' Bradley said. "I'm not being my normal aggressive self. The bottom line is (the umpires) aren't going to change, so I've got to change.''

Bradley has three hits in the past two days, but when asked how he's feeling at the plate, he said, "Terrible. When I hit singles, it's not good.''

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I think this is common. You especially see it in the NBA. With Bradley, the two years he was with the Dodgers were marked by more than a couple of incidents where umpires got in Bradly's face, not the other way around. I suspect some umpires do this to prove that they're "in charge." Lots of authority figures do this.

by Nicks on Apr 13, 2006 11:52 AM PDT reply actions  

By the way...
...from an A's fan, I LOVE Milton Bradley. Thanks! ;)

by baseballgirl @ True Blue LA on Apr 13, 2006 9:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Who knew?
Apparently he was blocking Cody Ross (!?)

by Nicks on Apr 14, 2006 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I'm sure you will
...up 'til the point he sends his wife to the hospital.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

by scareduck on Apr 17, 2006 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

WOW
Someone isn't a Milton Bradley fan.

by dodgerluv1 on Apr 17, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah...
I always wanted to thank him for "Monopoly".
Oh, wait...that was Parker Bros.
OK...Thanks, Milton, for...BZZZZZ..."Operation"!
I'm just a spy in the House of Dodger Love.

by victorfrankenstein on Jun 19, 2006 1:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

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