Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 22, 2007
Freeing the Gamer

The Oakland Athletics designated Milton Bradley for assignment Thursday. That gives the Athletics ten days to trade him, or he becomes a free agent. The Athletics cited the glut of outfielders as the main reason Milton was asked not to pass go, not to collect $200, but other wonder if Bradley's temper got the best of him again:

Though he had some on-field incidents with the Dodgers and a difficult relationship with manager Eric Wedge in Cleveland, Bradley had few troubles in Oakland apart from some give-and-take with the crowd at Fenway Park in a series at Boston last year. Several sources said that Bradley injured his shoulder last year while having a minor tirade in the clubhouse, but Bradley emphatically denied that.

Asked specifically if character issues led to Bradley's departure, Beane said, "Is Milton a fiery, emotional guy? Absolutely. He's not the first guy to be like that in this game and we don't get to the playoffs (last year) without Milton. As far as speculation, you can speculate all you want. I'm not going to contribute to that in any way. We had to manage our roster and it was time to go a different way.''

Well, that's certainly sidestepping the issue on Beane's part. A simple no would have sufficed. What's the old saying? If one person tells you you're drunk, ignore him. If two people tell you, sit down. It's time for Milton to sit down.


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