There must be some reason....

by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 9:01 PM PST Comment 59 comments

why nobody seems to have mentioned Milton Bradley as a possibility for the Giants? I won't admit to knowing much, but it seems like he'd add the desperately needed bat.Would he be completely non-functional trying to play 1B? Would he just not want to? Is he a total prick and thus kryptonite to everyone? Is he asking for too much money? Injury concerns?

It just seems sort of weird that everyone's talking about Manny, when Bradley plays the same position, fills the same need, is the same sort of character risk, and would cost a lot less money. Now, someone comment and tell me the totally obvious reason I'm totally missing as to why he's a stupid idea, please.

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milton bradley is also less good at baseball.

It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."

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by Takimoto on Jan 4, 2009 9:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Actually he’s been pretty darn good when healthy. He had a nice season last year. Although his home park was Arlington, his away numbers don’t look too shabby (.290/.410/ .462) In ’07, He put up a line of .299/.379/.597 in Petco, albeit for half a season.

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by Natto on Jan 4, 2009 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

he’s sort of an injury risk, but that seems like it would keep his price down. Though now that I look at it, he’s only played in over 100 games once since 2005, so that’s more of a “definite” injury risk…

by bondslegend on Jan 4, 2009 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

By mid season

he’d be getting in fights with the Chevron cars in left field.

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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 10:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

So?

I’d rather deal w/ MB than MR.

Besides, anyone who doesn’t get along w/ JK is alrite by me.

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by FairweatherFan on Jan 4, 2009 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, I was just hoping someone would put together an image of Bradley fighting the Chevron cars. It wasn’t a condemnation of him

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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 4, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Chevron cars would clearly win that battle with MB writhing in pain after tearing the other ACL

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by SoFa King Mike on Jan 5, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Lol

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't really care about his attitude

I can put up with a punk, it’s the injuries that make him untouchable.

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by Bhaakon on Jan 4, 2009 11:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Royals Announcer Ryan Lefebvre

said this last year while announcing for the Royals during a game against Texas:

(Talking about Josh Hamilton) "Here’s a guy, with all the troubles he’s had, he’s showed that if you work at it, you can get your life back in order. And that would be a pretty good role model for Milton Bradley, who clearly has no control over himself, because it’s the same thing year after year …
This game, this country, really, if you follow baseball, has really embraced Josh Hamilton and I think they’ve wanted to do the same for Milton Bradley, but Milton Bradley has refused to allow himself to be put in that position.

The next day MB did this:

(Bradley heard the exchange on the clubhouse television and stormed up to the press box, looking for Lefebvre. Bradley was restrained by his manager and GM and never found Lefebvre, but the damage was done. He returned to the locker room and broke down in front of his teammates.
“I’m tired of people breaking me down,” Bradley told reporters. “All I want to do is play baseball, that’s it. Raise my family, raise my sons, so they’ve got a better life than me. I’m strong but I’m not that strong, you know? It wears on me.”)

I like that, but then again he is a professional and expected to act like one.

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by Giant among Angels on Jan 5, 2009 12:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

He's Terrell Owens

His quasi-sensitivity is an alternate form of diva behavior. I’m not sure that would fly so well in SF.

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by hairball on Jan 5, 2009 8:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Are you saying there’s no drama-queen divas in SF?

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by Goofus on Jan 5, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

mmm

forgot about that incident. Way to prove the dude right, Milton.

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I always love something like that. Just like when a cartoon is published suggesting Islam is a violent religion, what is the first response? “Hey those people said we’re violent, we should start a huge riot where we blow things up and kill people.”

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 5, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

he’s on the juice!

by cazzuno on Jan 5, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's what happens

when you have a complete irony deficiency. I wish they sold drugs for that.

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bradley is signing with the Cubs

He’s also not the power hitter that Manny is, and he gets hurt alot. Let’s face it, this team needs Manny because they need his power. This team needs ANYONE that can hit, but Manny is the only one out there that makes everyone better as well.

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by rxmeister on Jan 5, 2009 8:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I realize he’s not as good as manny, but he’d also cost quite a bit less, and he’s 6 years younger. That’s the only reason I bring it up.

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Beware of numbers put up in Arlington.

It’s the Coors Field of the AL.

by biff pocoroba on Jan 5, 2009 9:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I got that covered.

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by Natto on Jan 5, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think the reason nobody has mentioned this

is that the Giants have no interest in signing Milton Bradley and Milton Bradley has no interest in playing for the Giants. (that seems like a couple of pretty good reasons not to mention it)

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 5, 2009 9:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

There ya go

good reason

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

why nobody seems to have mentioned Milton Bradley as a possibility for the Giants?

I’m not quite sure.

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by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 10:39 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I still love that the guy called him a “potential bad clubhouse guy.” Is Khalil Greene a “potential douchebag?”

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 5, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

hehe...whoops

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Only Reason To Sign An Outfielder Is To Sell Tickets - Manny Does This - Bradley Doesn't

The Giants thinking about Manny is all about butts in the seats and not about getting performance that matches the cost. I am sure the Giants know that the price to sign Manny would be a big overpay for the number of extra wins he actually adds. But they are considering it because of the extra buzz he provides that puts butts in the seats.

Milton Bradley is probalbly worth more net wins at a much lower cost but he just does not provide anywhere near the same buzz. Without this buzz there is just no reason to spend any more money on upgrading the outfield when we already have 4 outfielders that are projected to be league average or above.

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 10:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

but imagine the buzz if Milton murders Kevin Frandsen

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

...while tearing his ACL

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by FairweatherFan on Jan 5, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's true

That MR brings publicity and publicity brings $$$.

This is really the only reason from a business perspective to bring in MR.

It’s also a reason they might do it.

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by FairweatherFan on Jan 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

burrell rays 2yr/16mill...not bad

by Asfan4ever723 on Jan 5, 2009 11:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

not at all

for a guy who should be a good DH

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by NeifiChicken on Jan 5, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No wonder

No wonder the Rays were in the World Series in 2008 and the Giants weren’t. At two years for $16 million, I think Pat Burrell is a nice gamble. I know the Giants are concerned about Burrell’s fielding, but they badly need right-handed hitters and Pat has been a better hitter for long time than any present Giant.

The two years would fit their time frame, and the $8 million per season shouldn’t blow their budget. I think Burrell at two years for $16 million is a better signing than Edgar Renteria at $2.5 million more.

by sharksrog on Jan 5, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Signing Burrell Would Only Bench One Of Lewis Or Ishikawa

This would delay the development of the one benched and likely not adding any extra wins. What would be the point?

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It’s kind of sad that a 28 year old player is still considered to be in development

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by Useful_Idiot on Jan 5, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

In Freddie's Case I Should Have Said Impeding His Peaking As Opposed To Delaying His Development

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, Renteria adds much more value to us than Burrell does to the Rays. Remember before Renteria we were counting on a guy who started last season in High A to start at SS (and he didn’t hit very well in high A either…)

by Viliphied on Jan 5, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and before Burrell the Rays were counting on Jonny Gomes to be their DH

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 5, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually Gomes (Like Baldelli and Floyd - Last Year's Other Two DHs) Is A Free Agent

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

the marginal gain for the Giants

isn’t that great, unless Burell plays 1B. My guess is that either the Giants mgt or Burrell hisself was not willing to move to the IF. It’s not like a Manny or Bonds situation where the bat far out weighs the corner OF that gets left in the lurch.

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by zenbitz on Jan 5, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

From What I Recall It Was Dunn That Really Didn't Want To Play 1B

Burrell was willing but the Giants thought he would be almost as bad defensively at 1B as LF.

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WTF

I would have done the shit out of that

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by jponry on Jan 5, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

PS FIRST FAN POST! After nearly a year.

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by Goofus on Jan 5, 2009 12:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Make 'em count

by bondslegend on Jan 5, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bradley just signed with the Cubs 3 years - no big surprise

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by World Series or Bust on Jan 5, 2009 1:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I Believe You But A Link Would Be Nice

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nevermind - It's On MLB Trade Rumors

by giantsrainman on Jan 5, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw that on ESPN too.

3yr/30 million.

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by WalrusMan on Jan 5, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I Believe You But A Link Would Be Nice

Sorry, but I’m happy you believe me! Didn’t link cause I’m still trying to figure out how to use the new HTC phone. I’m a bit puter illerter, um igneren, stupid, yeah, that’s the word…

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by World Series or Bust on Jan 5, 2009 3:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is that like the bat phone?

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by FairweatherFan on Jan 5, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather risk two years on Giambi

by Norm Median on Jan 5, 2009 3:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Is that like the bat phone?

If by Bat phone, you mean it drives you batty, then yes. If you mean it’s like a cool phone, that makes you look cool walking around, then um no, at least not for me..

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by World Series or Bust on Jan 5, 2009 3:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs