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Milton Bradley is nuts.  You know it, I know it.  This insanity is clearly a large contributing factor to the reason he has gone through eight different teams over his 11 seasons in the big leagues.  That, or he really likes to move around a lot.

When I saw his recent ESPN interview, I began to wonder when exactly it all went bad for him. This prompted me to assemble a timeline made up solely of the uncooperative, batsh*t crazy, flat-out stupid things the habitually-troubled outfielder has done.  Keep in mind, the guy has talent in there somewhere.  And aren’t we all a little crazy?  Anyway, I don’t have all day, so we’re only going back as far as 2003.

June 2003: When Bradley was a young Indians outfielder, he got super pumped one time after he hit a home run.  Opposing Dodgers catcher Paul Lo Duca was not impressed that he snapped the Velcro on his batting gloves after the bomb, and confronted him after the game.  His response, like some sort of threatening nursery rhyme, was Classic Milton Bradley before Classic Milton Bradley even existed:

Seriously, didn’t I just go off about the dangers of maple bats like a week ago?  Yes, it was last Tuesday, in fact.  Did I also not go on and on about the thrills and perils?  You bet I did.

The shattering of a flimsy maple bat, with its wooden shards sailing through the ballpark like stakes in a Buffy episode, gives the game an element of excitement that the casual fan craves. You know those folks who can’t understand how anyone could endure watching an entire baseball game on television without dying of boredom?  They are the ones who benefit here.

These fans – the same ones who watch hockey for the fights and figure skating for the falls – were treated during Wednesday’s Spring matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox.  In the bottom of the second inning, David Price was nailed in the right hand by the barrel of Adrian Beltre’s busted bat.

Well, we made it through another week, which means its Hump Day Dump Day once again here at SportsUntapped.

Is it pure laziness or simple generosity?  I do want you to be entertained, you know.

Here are a few baseball stories from around the web which I hope you enjoy!

A little slice of interesting just came firing down the ol’ Twitter pipeline. [Drunk Jays Fans]

Tommy Lasorda racks up Hall Of Fame inductions like they’re helpings from the buffet. [Bugs & Cranks]

Create-a-caption with Jeter and A-Rod. [Big League Stew]

Bored out of your mind and love your face? Create your own baseball card. [Baseball Card Online]

I refuse to play doctor when it comes to the Jose Reyes… [NY Baseball Digest]

Check out all the hot offseason action. [Ump Bump]

Roy Halladay claims he’s “working on his stamina” this spring.  The new addition to the Philadelphia Phillies rotation pitched three shutout innings Tuesday, striking out five Atlanta Braves during his second spring appearance in a Phillies uni.

The Phanatic, Green Man and everyone in the City of Brotherly Love could not be happier.

Halladay, acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays this winter, has tossed five innings total this spring without allowing a run. He says all he’s thinking about is “throwing strikes” and that “the rest will come.”  What else is he going to bring?  Magical fairy dust?  Unicorns?  It doesn’t get much better than this guy.

The Colorado Rockies also had a pretty good day yesterday, crushing the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-0 like Frank McCourt plans to get crushed every month by his estranged wife, who’s seeking $1 millon per month in alimony.  Yikes.