A Ticking Time Bomb

Milton Bradley makes his Padres debut today, which means: We can't wait to see what happens the first time an umpire rings him up on a questionable called third strike in a late-inning situation; or what happens the first time someone like, say, Jake Peavy or David Wells or Michael Barrett, questions Bradley's attitude or work ethic.
Should be a fun fireworks display.
When the Padres acquired the volatile Bradley, general manager Kevin Towers, who answers to the colorful nickname "KT," acknowledged that Bradley has "somewhat of a checkered past."
That's a nice way of saying the guy is a thug.
Let's see, Bradley's "checkered past" includes slapping around his wife, screaming at police, throwing bottles at fans (pictured above), explosive tirades with umpires, getting into spats with teammates ... are we forgetting anything? Uh, yeah, actually we did forget a few. Here are a few more.
Oh yeah, checkered past alright. The guy is a regular Mr. Checkers.
There are guys currently behind bars who don't have as checkered a past as Milton Bradley.
Whether or not the Bradley acquisition makes the Padres a better team is questionable. But if nothing else, they're more likely to be the lead story on "SportsCenter."