A**hole Of The Day

The Dodgers' Milton Bradley already had a reputation as an unpredictable player, so it's hard to say whether his ejection from last night's game against the Brewers was - as manager Jim Tracy suggested - provoked (I presume Tracy means by the umpire) or whether it was just another example of how Bradley is unable to contain his temper. Bradley blew a fuse in the sixth inning of last night's game, first getting in umpire Joe West's face, then laying down his bat, helmet and gloves on the ground next to the batter's box and finally throwing a bag of balls onto the field, one of which he then launched into left field.

Bradley's behaviour was both embarrassing and unacceptable - he looked like a little kid out there, throwing a temper tantrum because someone told him he couldn't play ball anymore. The most ridiculous aspect of the whole thing was that he was thrown out as he came to the plate in the sixth inning for continuing to argue a call he didn't agree with from three innings earlier. I understand Dodger manager Jim Tracy getting mad and trying to defend a player, but in this instance, Bradley was way out of line, and I agree with the Fox Sports team, who suggested that, instead of snapping at the umpire, Tracy should be walking up to the clubhouse and snapping at his won guy.

I'd be interested to hear what Bradley's teammates thought of his antics - from what I could see on the highlight reel (or should that be 'lowlight' reel?), none of his teammates even looked at him as he left the field - they looked for all the world like parents whose child has chosen the annual family Thanksgiving dinner to demonstrate his new-found vocabulary of swear-words. Way to go, Milton - baseball is proud of you...