Bradley to the DL

by OaklandA23 on May 23, 2007 2:49 PM PDT

Will it ever end??

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A's today recalled infielder Donnie Murphy from Triple-A Sacramento and placed outfielder Milton Bradley on the 15-day Disabled List retroactive to May 15 with a strained left hamstring.

Murphy was batting .354 with two home runs and 11 RBI in 25 games with Sacramento. His average included a .559 (19 for 34) mark against left-handed pitching with both of his home runs compared to .242 against right-handers. Murphy appeared in 23 games at shortstop, one at third base and one in left field and missed two weeks of the season when he was on the Disabled List from May 6 to 20 with a strained left shoulder. The 24-year old Murphy played 39 games for Kansas City in 2004 and 2005 and is a .163 career hitter in the Majors with one home run and 11 RBI.

Bradley was batting .275 with two home runs and six RBI in 15 games with the A's this year. This is his second stint on the Disabled List in 2007 as he was also on the DL from April 23 to May 10 with the same injury. It is Bradley's 10th career stint on the DL and his fourth in two seasons with the A's.

The A's have now used the Disabled List 12 times this year and currently have 10 players on the DL. Oakland used the DL 15 times last year, which was the most times the A's used the DL since they used it 21 times in 1997. This marks the first time the A's have had at least 10 players on the DL at one time since August 27-29, 1997 when they had 11 players on the DL. The 12 players on the DL this year have combined to miss 256 games.

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Murphy has just come off the DL?

We used to have a bunch of players. They were cute and gritty... until they ended up in the freezer.

by Poppy on May 23, 2007 2:46 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah

So this promotion will spell his doom.

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 23, 2007 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

i'm on the murphy bandwaggon

i'm sure he'll get playing time somehow

ALLEZ LES A'S!!!

by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on May 23, 2007 2:55 PM PDT reply actions

i am, too

i hope they at least start him against left handers to see what he can do.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on May 23, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I hear there might be some available

pt at third base.

The game represents... the checkered journey of life. - Milton Bradley

by mikeA on May 23, 2007 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I think

the A's need to be cautious with Chavez, so I hope there is some playing time. Give him a week off, let Murphy and Scutaro play, and see if that helps Chavy's forearms. Right now, they certainly won't miss his bat, and, in the long run, might actually improve things.

by IndianaAsfan on May 23, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

More than that.

Don't just stop Chavy from playing, get him to lay off the fricking free-weights too.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on May 23, 2007 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Milton is such a joke...

Completely unable to stay on the field.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 23, 2007 2:56 PM PDT reply actions

Oaktown Power,

for once I agree.

by SwisherSweet33 on May 23, 2007 2:58 PM PDT reply actions

Haha...

Do you usually disagree with me?

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 23, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Never...especially not about who is or

who is not a douchebag. ha

by SwisherSweet33 on May 23, 2007 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes!

This is getting fun.

by Colorado Fan on May 23, 2007 3:02 PM PDT reply actions

#@$&*!

I was hoping they would sign Bip Roberts to replace Milty. We need veteran leadership.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on May 23, 2007 3:04 PM PDT reply actions

Bradley has provided plenty of vet leadership

He's led half the roster straight to the DL!

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 23, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

great, so this means that

when they give out his bobblehead next week, it's going to be broken right out of the box.

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on May 23, 2007 4:03 PM PDT reply actions

so it'll be authentic?

Free of Elderberry smell since 12:20PM 4/19/07

by DMOAS on May 23, 2007 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions

authentic for sure.

I'm sure it will bobble for at least half the year.

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on May 23, 2007 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

There won't be anything

wrong with the bobble part of it, it will just come with one leg...

by IndianaAsfan on May 23, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

thinking outside of the battered box..

Maybe we should start placing healthy players on the disabled list as a preventative measure in order to keep them healthy. If someone is hurt, let them play -- the worst that could happen is that they would get a bit more hurt and end up on the DL, where they were going to be anyway.

Hi ho.

by danh on May 23, 2007 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

what the crap.

New diaries by OaklandA23 scare me, since it usually means someone has died. I know, I know, don't shoot the messenger... but at least he'd have good company on the DL...

by whiteshoes40 on May 23, 2007 4:29 PM PDT reply actions

OaklandA23 = Angel of Death

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 23, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd like Murphy to get the starting 3B Job

while Chavez is out.

by Zonis on May 23, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

what's the over/under ...

... for # days Chavez misses before they DL him, too?

You swing harder, you strike out; you try to throw harder, you hit the mascot. ~ theblackpearl @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 23, 2007 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

chavy will never go on the DL

he'll just hit .180 for the rest of the year.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on May 23, 2007 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Long Lost Relative

I think Bradley must be a one of my distant cousins. My mother's maiden name was Glassman.

Who will appear in more games Bradley or Embree?

I know Jeff Kent is the original red ass but what was his beef with Bradley. I am guessing that he questioned Milton's willingness to play when less than 100%.

by NoeValley on May 23, 2007 5:08 PM PDT reply actions

Agree with you and OaktownPower

Nobody gets hurt that much. I think Dude just can't tolerate any pain...and Kent called him on it.

by easyraider on May 24, 2007 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions

promote Larry Davis to Head Supreme Potentate

of Health right now!!!!!!

LET'S go OAKland!!!!

by emperor nobody on May 23, 2007 5:08 PM PDT reply actions

The Bradley thing

is interesting. I suspect that in a rush to get healthy bodies, Milton was brought back too soon from the first trip to the DL. His hammy was not fully healed before he started playing. It wouldn't be the first time the A's management rushed a player back only to see them almost immediately reinjure themselves.

As for the calls for him to "man up" and play hurt, I think that is just silly. The A's already have a 3'rd basman doing that and well, how's that workin' out?

by onlysaying on May 23, 2007 9:12 PM PDT reply actions

Bradley's the "Anti-Gamer"; any little ache and

the dude sits. He's been this way his entire career. Good luck cashing in on free-agency, Uncle Milty. Pathetic...

by Bacon on May 23, 2007 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions

which means..

we'll be able to re-sign him for cheap.

I think religion is a neurological disorder that prevents people from thinking on thier own.--B. Maher

by sf drift king on May 23, 2007 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

free agency

I'm all for resigning Bradley. As long as were paying a center fielder to get injured for 1/3 of they year we might as well pay someone with Bradley's bat. (Sorry Kotsay)

by Threepwood XX on May 24, 2007 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions

It better be cheap

because you essentially have to sign a second player to play when he's on the DL. There's no reason any more to expect Bradley to be healthy a whole season.

by IndianaAsfan on May 24, 2007 5:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Maybe Billy can find a 'sign 1, get 1 free' sale.

We used to have a bunch of players. They were cute and gritty... until they ended up in the freezer.

by Poppy on May 24, 2007 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions

that's why we have 4 to 5 OF's

on the roster. Someone is bound to be hurt. It's rare that 3 outfielders play 162 games a year who're on the same team.

I think religion is a neurological disorder that prevents people from thinking on thier own.--B. Maher

by sf drift king on May 24, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions

162?

Bradley has been on the DL 6 times in the last two years. He has a ways to go before he's even league average. For that reason a team with Bradley has to carry 5-6 OF's and one less reliever. I'm not worried about Bradley playing 162. If he was "normal" then the carrying 4 OFs would be fine. However he's not even close - he'd monopolize the extra OF all by himself. I still say he better come cheap because it requires an extra player to fill in for all of his absences.

by IndianaAsfan on May 24, 2007 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions