Unless his craziness makes his teammates play worse, I'll take him.
Unless his craziness makes his teammates play worse, I'll take him.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
No thanks. Guys like this can be more trouble then they are worth in the clubhouse.
I dumped him off my FL team pretty quick.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
I always thougth that. Give me a bunch of a holes who are great players and I will gladly take them over choir boys. However, Bradley seems like he can't get out of his own way. While no ump will ever admit to it I would imagine that Bradley never gets the benefit of the doubt.
I agree with that sentiment, team chemistry is waaaaaay overrated.
However, accusing the umps of being against you is something that can adversely affect the whole team. At the very least, you will not be getting the benefit of any close calls with him on the team.
There's crazy and then there's just plain stupid.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
Brutus (06-04-2013)
You know what trainwrecks say to each other about weird people?
"Wow, that guy sure is a Milton Bradley."
Whether or not chemistry is overrated, I wouldn't like him having the opportunity to influence our young players with his antics and attitude.
I was just watching Piniella's press conference after the Cubs/Sox game and Lou said that he told Bradley to take off his uniform and go home during the game after he apparently destroyed a water cooler and threw his helmet. He said that this has been a common occurrence with Bradley and he is tired of it. Piniella also said that he followed him up to the clubhouse and they exchanged some words.
You could tell by Piniella's tone that he is about done with this guy. He looked completely disgusted.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein
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