Milton Bradley vs. Ryan Lefebvre
Posted on June 12th, 2008 – 11:44 AMBy Michael Rand
Ryan Lefebvre, who used to be one of us, found himself in an unpleasant place last night: in the path of a very upset Milton Bradley. It ended about as well as it could, considering the circumstances (thanks to Don S. and Mark W. for passing this along). From the AP (photo of Lefebvre from an undoubtedly happier time):
Milton Bradley stormed out of the Texas Rangers clubhouse after an 11-5 victory Wednesday night over Kansas City and bounded up four flights of stairs looking for Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre.
Bradley, who was the designated hitter, heard what he considered derogatory remarks made by Lefebvre on a TV in the Rangers clubhouse.
General manager Jon Daniels and manager Ron Washington were close behind and intercepted Bradley before he reached Lefebvre.
“I don’t want to get necessarily into the details,” Daniels said. “He was upset. Someone who doesn’t know him was passing judgment on TV. It was obvious he was hurt by the comments.”
Bradley never reached Lefebvre, although he was within about 20 feet of him in the TV booth before being led back down to the clubhouse.
“There was no incident,” Daniels said.
Upon returning to the clubhouse, Bradley screamed at teammates and broke down in tears.
“I’m tired of people bringing me down,” Bradley said. “It wears on you. I love you guys, all you guys. I’m strong, but I’m not that strong. All I want to do is play baseball and make a better life for my kid than I had.”
Several of Bradley’s teammates consoled him after he calmed down.
Lefebvre, who is the son of former major league manager Jim Lefebvre, said he met with Daniels and Washington about his on-the-air comments, but did not talk to Bradley. Lefebvre said the comments were intended to praise Josh Hamilton, who missed nearly four years of professional baseball with cocaine and alcohol additions, rather than tear down Bradley.
“It was a conversation about how Josh Hamilton has turned his life around and has been accountable for his mistakes,” Lefebvre told The Associated Press. “Right now, it seems like the baseball world and fans are rooting for him. … It doesn’t seem like Milton Bradley has done the same thing in his life.”
The oft-injured Bradley has a history of losing his temper.
We would just like to note, for the non-chasing record, that we have always found Bradley to be talented and handsome.
But yeah, not a good scene.
39 Responses to "Milton Bradley vs. Ryan Lefebvre"
Bradley screamed at teammates and broke down in tears.
Ummmm…I think it’s time for a steroids test. The hormones seem a tiny bit out of whack here.
Maybe he just saw “Sex and the City” one too many times over the weekend.
Rand we know you went to SATC over the weekend, how was it?
I’ve seriously thought of going so I can write a RandBall review. This blog is a sickness.
Rand we know you went to SATC over the weekend, how was it?
According to his facebook page, Rand is a “Carrie”
+1 Dave, only because we all know you are a Miranda.
I bet that’s not the last time you see “one of us” today.
As to the matter at hand:
1. Milton Bradley is crazy.
2. This does not mean you get to compare him disfavorably to a recovering heroin addict.
I subtract points from both men, and hope they both learn something from this incident.
Proof, once again, that contrary to popular belief, Milton Bradley is not all fun and games.
Has anyone found a link to some of the actual comments? I haven’t been able to find any direct quotes that could have set him off.
Proof, once again, that contrary to popular belief, Milton Bradley is not all fun and games.
[muted trumpet] wah-waaaaaah
Someone should write a review of it. That way I can know how many beers to have before I go and see it.
There should be a new rating system on “chick flicks.”
one beer- The most tollerable of chick flicks.
40 oz.- You can make it through the movie but just barely.
6 pack- You’d rather be doing almost anything else. you spend most of the movie playing games on your cell phone. In the end you do survive, but your lady friend needs to return the favor. Wink Wink
12 pack- Eating broken glass and walking into on coming traffic would be a better decision than seeing this movie. Hope to god you pass out before the previews get over.
This blog is a sickness.
Does that mean that I can go home and use some of my accumulated sick time?
one beer- The most tollerable of chick flicks.
Shouldn’t this read: “one beer - standard evening”?
Also, I’ll argue that When Harry Met Sally is a zero beer “chick flick”. It struck the balance perfectly between appealing to men and women.
SCH
I heard them on the WWL last night and I would say that Milton should have been a little upset. Not, I’m gonna tear out your heart and shove it down you throat upst, but what Ryan said was a little out of line. He basically said Bradley was a waste of talent that could not rehabilitate anything in his life and has never learned his lesson.
12 pack- Eating broken glass and walking into on coming traffic would be a better decision than seeing this movie. Hope to god you pass out before the previews get over.
Most recent experience with a 12-pack movie - “27 Dresses”. Although, that one was such a downer that any more depressants in my system might have caused me to go into a coma.
I was being MN nice about what Ryan said because he is “one of us”. Even though I’m not nice and I’m not from MN which means I’m not “one of us” either.
He basically said Bradley was a waste of talent that could not rehabilitate anything in his life and has never learned his lesson.
Not to be harsh, but has Bradley done anything to make anyone believe otherwise?
I know, I know, just because it’s true doesn’t mean you have to say it. But maybe it’ll be a [redacted] wake-up call because he has been a waste of talent who has been a total mess for the majority of his career.
This does not mean you get to compare him disfavorably to a recovering heroin addict
It appears Hamilton was actually addicted to crack cocaine and alcohol, not heroin (that I know of). As long as I’m lecturing everyone else, I should note that semi-anonymous internet opinion leaders shouldn’t assign yet another addiction to a guy who already had plenty.
Dave
I gave “27 dresses” a 6-pack only because I think Katherine Heigl is Foxy.
just because it’s true doesn’t mean you have to say it.
The rule of thumb for passive-aggressive Minnesotans.
Considering the year Milton Bradley is having, there have been many more appropriate times to call him a waste of talent.
Dave MN - Couldn’t agree more about 27 Dresses… Even seeing it come out on DVD made me a little depressed and angry.
I gave “27 dresses” a 6-pack only because I think Katherine Heigl is Foxy.
I’m waiting for a Katherine Heigl update from Roughkat and his People-magazine-reading lady friend…
…semi-anonymous internet opinion leaders shouldn’t assign yet another addiction to a guy who already had plenty.
Hopefully Hamilton isn’t a RB lurker, or you could be next Stu.
Dave
If the Twins had signed Bradley this off season(Instead they traded for Craig Monroe) he would currently be their best player. He would lead the team in Batting Average, HR’s, and be 2 RBI’s behind the Canuck.
There was just and article on how well he was doing this year and how he was behaving himself. Oops I guess they jinxed him.
US Open update/
Tiger +1 thru 7
Phil +3 thru 7
Patrick Sheehan(11) and Steve Stricker(9) tied for 1st at -4
jama
That’s true. However, I think it’s unreasonable to think that his tumultuous past both on and off the field is not going to follow him. The timing for calling him a “waste of talent” may not have been ideal, but there’s a lot of season left. I’ll be surprised if he gets through it incident-free
tumultuous?
Can I get the origin?
I’ll be surprised if he gets through it incident-free
Too late. There are many, many amazing things about being a professional athlete. One of the hard things is people get to talk [redacted] about you, and you need to be adult enough to deal with it. Strike 19 for Bradley.
Tiger - Even through 8
Phil - already crumbling in Tiger’s presence
Adam Scott - seemingly benefiting from the lack of attention being paid to him. He’s at -2
Strike 19 for Bradley.
Apparently, he’s playing elementary school softball…
Origin: 1540–50; < L tumultuōsus, equiv. to tumultu(s) tumult + -ōsus -ous
Thanks, Dictionary.com!
Yep. Teeball actually. A kid I played with once took about 20 minutes to NOT strike out.
Truly, players do get plenty of chances and attitude doesn’t matter as long as you weren’t in the Mitchell report, like Jay Gibbons: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3437067
tumultuous?
Are there any other pronunciations?
Can we put Milton Bradley and Carl Everett in a cage and broadcast a crazy-off?
Why didn’t Costas invite Milton Bradley instead of Braylon Edwards to the Bloggers vs. the Rest of the World piece on HBO? He could have been Buzz’s muscle.
Well, he didn’t tear his ACL this time, so I’d consider this a minor victory for Milton.
“All I want to do is play baseball and make a better life for my kid than I had.”
Milton’s father’s day…
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l143/GCPhoebus/FathersDayindaHood.jpg
“This blog is a sickness.”
Care to expound?
ramon,
The man was considering going to the Sex and the City movie just to write a review of it on this blog.
If that’s not sick, I don’t know what is.
I’m also enjoying how the Netflix Ad on the right side of the screen has obviously been counting how many times we’ve referred to Sex and the City on this post.
I’m not buying it. The reasons he’d be going to that movie are:
1) As a married man, he’s obligated. Unlike Rincon, he cannot refuse his assignment. And after the movie they’ll go to Lucia’s and discuss their relationship over a nice Pinot Noir.
2) Maybe the RBBH is not a pop culture sheep and has no urge to see the movie. The review/blog thing is a smokescreen. The reality is the Proprietor has a mancrush on Mr. Big.
In any case, the review/blog angle is either rationalizing or a smokescreen.
