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Baseball Musings
December 13, 2005
Bradley to the Athletics

Late today the Dodgers traded Milton Bradley to the Oakland Athletics. The Dodgers also send infielder Antonio Perez for hot prospect Andre Ethier. The Dodgers dump their malcontent and get a pretty good player in return. In Perez, the Athletics get a middle infielder who can draw a walk.

Off the the top of my head, the A's appear to have the better of this deal, getting two major leaguers for a prospect. Ethier, however, may prove to be great, and there's no telling how long it will take Bradley to wear out his welcome in Oakland. Two years appears to be his limit.

In other Bradley news:

Bradley became a parent for the first time Sunday, when his wife gave birth to a son, Jeremiah.

If your name is Milton Bradley, isn't it incumbent on you to name your son something equally creative, like "General Omar" or "Dollar Bill"?


Posted by David Pinto at 10:17 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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My understanding is that the only thing Bradley's father ever did for him was give him that name, before bugging out of mother and son's lives forever. It could explain some of his anger, no?

Posted by: Joel J. at December 14, 2005 12:37 AM

I hope that being a Dad helps him think before he acts and talks. Could be a great deal for one or both. only time will tell.

Posted by: Mickey at December 14, 2005 01:32 AM

I say we boycott the baseball cube until he cuts down on the number of ads on the site. I can't deal with it any more! Ads pop up whenever you do anything on the page! Baseball America has 2005 minor league stats, but it's not nearly as much info as the cube. Is there a slightly less ad-heavy site with the same info as the cube?

Posted by: Jason at December 14, 2005 07:37 AM

Why not name his kid Parcheesi?

Posted by: rbj at December 14, 2005 08:32 AM

Joel:
"And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him/
Bill! Or George! Any damned thing but Sue!/
(I still hate that name!)"

Posted by: Dennis at December 14, 2005 10:16 AM

Hey Jason,

I didn't even know The Baseball Cube had ads on their site. That's because I use firefox and have adblock. I recommend you do the same. Check out this link:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/extempore/117769.html

According to an informative article by Alan Schwarz on the subject of Bradley,

Bradley has risen from a youth in Long Beach, Calif., that helps explain, well, what his problem is. For all the board-game jokes about his name, the way he got it isn't one. Charlina Rector dated a man named Milton Bradley in the late 1970s but says she broke off their engagement because she claims he was hooked on cocaine. When she gave birth to their son in April 1978, she was still unconscious when Bradley filled out the birth certificate without her permission. He wanted a Junior, and made damn sure he got one.

Rector, who was already raising four kids from a previous marriage, says she protected Milton Jr. as best she could from what she describes as his drug-addicted, abusive father.

Rector says Milton Sr. was a Vietnam veteran with a purple heart, who slept wherever he could and spent several years homeless.

Posted by: Alex Carnevale at December 14, 2005 12:25 PM

Milton went to my high school (he started a year after I graduated) and I always felt he got a bad rap. Immature and hard to deal with, but basically a good guy. After the jersey-removing incident at Dodger stadium, he gave the most sincere apology I've ever seen from a public figure. He needs a good home.

Posted by: Adam Villani at December 14, 2005 12:42 PM

take one volitile player, put him on a team w/ big expectations that ends up sucking due to injuries which are nobody's fault, add a heaping spoonful of (insert favorite explative)jeff kent, and of course you have a problem.

milton bradley, on a good team with teammates who actually care about 'team' and 'winning' and supporting every member of the organization, is a superstar.

Posted by: benjah at December 14, 2005 01:14 PM

Given Bradley's temperament, Jeremiah might be an apt name (though let's hope not for the child's sake): Jeremaih: an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads)

Posted by: Capybara at December 14, 2005 04:03 PM

Hey Alex, you rock! :)

Posted by: Jason at December 14, 2005 05:16 PM

You rock, my friend, I just know too much about the interweb.

Posted by: Alex Carnevale at December 14, 2005 06:46 PM

look out for stuff flying out of the oakland dug out. milton bradley should play with carl everett too psychos

Posted by: colin at December 15, 2005 01:40 AM
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