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Milton Bradley's knee injury is more serious than originally believed. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of his injury. The Los Angeles Dodger outfielder will receive his second opinion from Cincinnati Reds physician Dr. Tim Kremchek soon.
Bradley, who suffered an 80 percent tear of the patellar tendon in his left knee, is expected to require season-ending surgery. Some of his teammates have said they don't expect Bradley to ever wear a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform again, although club officials said no such determination has been made. The Los Angeles Dodgers organization is still reeling from the Milton Bradley-Jeff Kent feud and L.A.'s bad season.
The Milton Bradley-Jeff Kent explosion come more than just 4? months into the season. The fact That the two lasted,long surprised some. When the firestorm began, The Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt told the L.A.Times, "the single biggest lesson learned since I've been here in Los Angeles is just how important character is." I'm the general manager," he said, "Things haven't gone the way we wanted it to go and certainly there are a few reasons, but, ultimately, the responsibility is mine".
Could Kent have used better judgment than needling Bradley? Lance Berkman made it clear that the near-Hall of Fame second baseman has rubbed everyone the wrong way. Calling Bradley out for a lost Kent RBI wasn't wise, but Bradley still should not have turned it into a racial issue."The problem is that he doesn't know how to deal with African-American people," Bradley said. Bradley also questioned Kent's leadership skills and lacked the ability to deal with black players. The fact that Milton Bradley painted Jeff Kent with such a broad brush was unfair, as Kent has no history of being so accused.
