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Milton Bradley was ejected from Friday's game in the eighth inning for arguing a called third strike.
Three days after he served a one-game suspension. Bradley had to be pulled away from the home plate ump by manager Eric Wedge before exiting the field. He didn't do anything to warrant a suspension, but maybe he'll get one anyway since he's such a repeat offender.

rusty2 wrote:Milton Bradley was ejected from Friday's game in the eighth inning for arguing a called third strike.
Three days after he served a one-game suspension. Bradley had to be pulled away from the home plate ump by manager Eric Wedge before exiting the field. He didn't do anything to warrant a suspension, but maybe he'll get one anyway since he's such a repeat offender.

Certainly ironic that Eric Wedge and Game Boy are back together again.

Wedge was looking for ten thousand spoons, but he found a knife.

Bradley is a loser...

Omar Vizquel had a role in the White Sux win tonight.

Good for him. I'm a fan.

White Sux still suck.

Coco Crisp tried to steal home last night, but was out at the plate.

He should have had his full afro in order to distract the catcher.

Tigers are hot and have cut the gap to 5 games in the loss column from the Tribe.

Milton Bradley has been cut...

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/1 ... ss&emc=rss

I don't know why Cashman was saying anything to Fox on the national broadcast last night.


Jorge Posada Sits Out Of Yankees Game (With Bruised Ego)

Last night, chaos reigned for the Yankees and struggling veteran Jorge Posada: after he was dropped to ninth in the batting order, he then asked to be removed from the lineup in a nationally televised game against the Boston Red Sox. Rumors and contradicting accounts were tossed out like fly balls: was Posada insulted by the demotion? Did GM Brian Cashman alienate Posada? And most importantly, are Posada's days in pinstripes coming to an ugly, premature end in the middle of the season?

Earlier yesterday, the Yankees announced that Posada would be dropped to last in the batting order because of his struggles at the plate this season. During a pregame press conference, he sounded humbled, saying "I put myself in this spot." But then just before the game, Posada went into manager Joe Girardi's office and asked to be removed from the lineup—it's unclear exactly what was said during that meeting, but Posada later told reporters that he needed a day to "clear his head." However, sources told the News that Posada was "insulted" by demotion during a national game.

To make matters worse, Cashman held a mini-press conference in the middle of the game, denying that Posada was injured. That move made Posada very angry: "I don't know why he made a statement during the game. I don't understand that. That's the way he works now, I guess. I think we should have waited for the game to be over to talk to whoever...You don't do that. You're not supposed to do that," Posada told reporters after the game. Also during the game, Posada's wife, who also broke the news of his switching to DH over the winter, tweeted that the reason he sat out was because he was injured, with "back stiffness."

As NBC predicted earlier this week, Posada was bound for some harsh scrutiny based on his poor performance this season, his first since switching from catcher to DH. The 39-year-old Posada is batting .165, including 0-for-24 righthanded, and has had no homers since April 23; as ESPN points out, "If his name were Jose Canseco or any of the other short-time designated hitters intermittently employed by the Yankees when Posada was an All-Star catcher, he would already be out the door, based on his production."

Sources tell ESPN that the Yankees believe that they have grounds to suspend Posada right away but have decided whether to do so yet; they could also dock his pay for day, which would come to $71,978 on his $13.1 million salary this season. As of now, no one is sure whether Posada will be in the lineup tonight. Like Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz, Posada probably could some hugs from fans today.

Whoa! Was that ARoid or Billy Buckner I just saw there?

They really need to test Bautista for steroids!

Quade upset after Cubs fall to Reds

'That was embarrassing,' manager says after clubhouse meeting

11:08 p.m. CDT, May 16, 2011

CINCINNATI — Sitting in the same office where Lou Piniella had some vintage postgame blow-ups, Cubs manager Mike Quade finally had his.

After Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs blew a four-run, sixth-inning lead in a 7-4 loss to the Reds, Quade held a clubhouse meeting and blamed himself, his staff and the players for the nightmarish game.

"That was embarrassing," Quade said. "That (stuff) has got to stop. And it's everybody that was in that room for that meeting. Myself, the players and the coaching staff. It's just not going to cut it right now."



Zambrano's 10-game road winning streak bit the dust, and the Cubs fell to a season-low five games under .500 at 17-22, dropping six games behind Cincinnati in the National League Central.

"Nothing is (blanking) easy up here," Quade said. 'You've got a nice 4-0 lead and 'Z' is cruising and everything is hunky-dory. I've got news for you. It ain't routine until the freaking thing is over. We've got to play that way. … We're not good enough to coast at all."

The Reds won for the 10th time in their last 12 games, while the Cubs are 8-14 since April 20.

"Disappointing for me," Zambrano said. "It was all my fault. We played good for four, five innings, and if I consider myself a good pitcher, I should keep the score like that. I don't like the performance from myself. … It was unacceptable."

A two-run home run by Carlos Pena gave the Cubs a 4-0 lead in the sixth, and Zambrano cruised into the bottom of the inning with a one-hit shutout. After striking out the first batter, Zambrano (4-2) gave up five hits and a walk to the next six hitters, ending his night after Scott Rolen's game-tying double over Alfonso Soriano's head.

Quade said he'd have to look at tape before saying if Soriano could've made the play. Marcos Mateo wasn't any better, giving up the go-ahead run on a wild pitch before serving up a two-run home run to Jonny Gomes. Nine consecutive batters reached in the seven-run inning.

"It happens, but we've got to find a way to stop it," Quade said. "All of us."

Marlon Byrd, who struck out to end the first after the Cubs loaded the bases on three walks but failed to score, put the goat horns on himself for failing to come through in the clutch, and he didn't blame Quade for his outrage.

"Enough is enough," Byrd said. "You can only watch it for so long. We have to start doing better, starting with myself. The veterans have to step up, and it needs to start with me."

Quade pointed to the "little things" that did the Cubs in, like third-base coach Ivan DeJesus sending Soriano to get thrown out at home with the Cubs trailing by three in the eighth and no one out.

"You get beat, you get beat," Quade said. "But we're beating ourselves way too much."

If the Tribe were handling Chapman in a similar way to how he is being used in Cincy, the organization would be roasted until burned to a crisp.

rocky raccoon wrote:If the Tribe were handling Chapman in a similar way to how he is being used in Cincy, the organization would be roasted until burned to a crisp.

A lot of people think he should be in the minors, working on his control.