Rays Rumors: Bradley, Rivera, Griffey

Rosenthal said Bradley had lunch with the Rays.

What did they eat? Can of BS?

Did Bradley try to kill one of the Rays officials at lunch if they said something wrong?

I wonder if Milton is letting up on his demands of a 4 year deal. Bradley to Rays makes perfect sense.

So much for the Rays valuing character and defense...

"So much for the Rays valuing character and defense..."

Milton would DH. The Rays have an empty DH spot.

crawford, upton, bradley, longoria and pena would make a pretty sweet middle of the order. And that doesnt even take into consideration a RF they are likely to trade for (Hermida?)

A bunch of morons taking cheap shots at Milton Bradley. What a shocker. None of you guys even know Milton Bradley, yet you take shots at him because it is easy to do and you think you are funny. Has Bradley been a saint? Of course not, but I look at it this way. If I was down the right field line trying to make a play, and I had beer thrown in my face, somebody is getting their shyt rocked when I find out who did it, representing MLB be damned. The whole umpire situation was a joke. I have never seen some more unprofessional crap in my life then seeing a MLB umpire taunt a player into getting himself ejected, and actually hurting himself and costing his team the playoffs. It was a joke. Seeing as how the umpire was suspended, and everybody came to Miltons defense, I wouldn't throw that blame towards him either. Haven't the teammates of Milton in Oakland, SD, and now Texas enjoyed playing with him? Sure, he may be a little nutty, but get over it. Get some original material to work with people, don't just take shots at a guy because everybody else does it and you want to be part of the crowd, but are just too un-original to come up with your own material.

Abreu is a perfect fit for the rays. Experienced veteran, patient at the plate, decent arm, can steal bases. nrmax grow some balls, what are you milton's mother?

That's harsh. I guess this you getting payback for year after year of being picked last in gym class?

I'm not a fan of Juan Rivera for the Rays. Just don't like the injury risk.

Rays gotta take risks if they want good players. That's how baseball works for teams with no money. nrmax might have been right there are some idiots here.

"Milton would DH. The Rays have an empty DH spot. " ~melonis rex

The Rays also have a need in RF. Bradley would presumably be at least a part-timer in RF and DHing the rest of the time. Still, defense isn't his forte.

The Rays heavily emphasized character and team unity in building the 2008 team and Bradley goes against that. I don't see the Rays paying Bradley what he wants (making him the highest paid player on the team in terms of annual salary) as a guy who isn't a leader and has issues controlling his emotions. It just doesn't make sense.

"They say that Milton Bradley is so tough that there is no chin under his beard. There is only another fist."

Um... no? That is Chuck Norris. I heard he can also sneeze with his eyes open and that he destroyed the periodic table of elements because he only recognizes the element of surprise.