| time: | 1:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Greg Maddux (13-10, 3.95) vs Jeff Francis (16-8, 4.25) |
| pre: | B-R.com |
Welcome to the final home game of the 2007 regular season. Let’s make it a good one…
| time: | 1:05 p.m. PT |
| tv: | 4SD |
| sp: | Greg Maddux (13-10, 3.95) vs Jeff Francis (16-8, 4.25) |
| pre: | B-R.com |
Welcome to the final home game of the 2007 regular season. Let’s make it a good one…
All I see on “yahoo” is “Bradley singled … how could that have instigated something? Please tell … this sounds pretty serious …
Not an implosion at all. Hairston back in left.
Yahoo’s box score “game notes” includes these 3 (not good) entries …
SAN DIEGO CENTER FIELDER MIKE CAMERON LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH A BRUISED RIGHT THUMB.
SAN DIEGO LEFT FIELDER MILTON BRADLEY WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE BRIAN RUNGE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING.
SAN DIEGO MANAGER BUD BLACK WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE HUNTER WENDELSTEDT FOR ARGUING A CHECK-SWING CALL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING.
Lynch, I have no clue myself… and the video doesn’t show anything to explain Bradley’s actions at all. Bud did a take down on him because he was going after the umpire HARD. MB apparently had something happen to his knee when Bud threw him to the ground, but if Black doesn’t do it, Jenga might have clocked the umpire…not exaggerating.
51: I was on the phone at the time and only caught a part of it. I saw Bradley going after the up full tilt (and I mean, literally, full tilt) and then Bud Black, in an effort to stop him, sent Bradley to the ground. Apparently, in the process, Bradley’s knee got pretty f’d up.
I also saw a quick replay of the initial conversation between Bradley and the ump at first base and it seemed pretty innocous. I didn’t see the “spark” or the beginning of the tirade. Maybe someone out there can describe it for us? Not sure why Ch 4 is not showing it again (it’s possible that I only caught a trailing replay, not the live event).
#48: Bradley’s like a powder keg just ready to blow. I’ve yet to see any other team keep him under control for long. I don’t know if you can have that going the full year.
Milton’s a free agent this year. That won’t help his bargaining power.
That temper tantrum was so incredibly bad that Bradley will have a tough time getting anything resembling a sweet deal this off season -
re 55: meant to type innocUous….
Not an exaggeration at all Rich. Bradley completely came apart at the seams and looked like we was gonna start swinging. Just pathetic
I really wanted to like him. Such a selfish move right now with a play off race and Cameron being out. Just pathetic.
#55 Channel 4 isn’t showing it again because it was very embarrassing to the organization. Don’t worry though you will be seeing it plenty in the days,months, years to come.
I’ve replayed it to see if I can figure out what’s going on. I don’t see anything that would have set Milton off. Meacham was standing between the umpire and Milton, though, even while Bradley was coming back to the bag between pitches.
All of a sudden Bradley spins around and starts heading for the umpire. Meacham gets between them, but Milton shoves him out of the way. Buddy gets there and after about 3 pulls on his arm, takes him down, but twists Bradley’s knee in the process. Milton gets helped off the field by 2 of the trainers, without the ability to put weight on his leg.
Meanwhile, while I’m trying to figure out what’s going on, I come back and see the Buddy’s getting ejected by the 3rd base umpire. I can’t wait to see this crew leave. (There was an earlier incident with Bard and the home plate unpire, where the umpire held the ball up, inches from Bard’s face, almost taunting him.)
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres left fielder Milton Bradley was ejected and then injured his right knee during a bizarre sequence in the eighth inning of Sunday’s game against Colorado.
Bradley reached on a two-out single, then said something to umpire Mike Winters. During the course of Kevin Kouzmanoff’s at-bat, it escalated into an argument and Padres manager Bud Black came running out.
Bradley went after Winters, was restrained by coach Bobby Meacham, then was ejected. Bradley continued to go after Winters. Black tired to restrain Bradley, grabbing him by the jersey and pushed him to the ground. Bradley grabbed his right knee and had to be helped off the field.
One batter later, Black ran onto the field after third-base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called a check-swing strike on Adrian Gonzalez and was ejected.
I have to say that MB’s actions are really going to hurt him in a month or so… that would be a huge place to go if you are a team bargaining for his services. So, being selfish or being stupid? Because it seems to me that if it was only being selfish, he would want that bigger paycheck.
This just in… Bud Black is denying rumors the Chargers are negotiating with Black to have him teach a tackling clinic to the secondary and run-blocking drills to the O-line.
#61 – Also, another testament to the plate ump was before Bradley’s meltdown Black was jawing at the home plate ump and the ump clear as day mouthed “bite me”. That is just not professional for that position. Don’t egg anyone on. It’s not your job!
Glass half full thought:
I am so thankful that we have people like Kouz and now Bard that are still trying to win this thing.