Sunday was one of those picture postcard days in San Diego, one in which you could see for miles.
The kind of day that makes us wonder why we wasted 6 1/2 hours of it indoors, watching the two local pro sports teams embarrass themselves on TV.
And amazingly, the Chargers' choke job at Green Bay wasn't the most embarrassing thing of the day.
No, that honor goes to Milton Bradley and the Padres, who got swept by Colorado in San Diego's final home series of the season.
In a meltdown of, uh, Milton Bradley-like proportions, Bradley went nuts after being ejected in the eighth inning of Sunday's 7-3 loss. And if that weren't enough, Bradley injured his right knee in the process, as he battled furiously to get past manager Bud Black, who fought so hard to restrain Bradley from going after first base umpire Mike Winters, that Black tackled Bradley, causing the volatile left fielder to hurt his knee.
It was quite a nutty scene as Bradley had to be helped off the field by trainers after his ejection.
But
who could have ever foreseen something like this from Milton Bradley?
The brouhaha overshadowed an utterly pathetic weekend for the Padres, during which they were exposed as a team that clearly has weaknesses. On days that Jake Peavy isn't pitching, this is a very ordinary team.
All last week, the dorks on 1090 radio had been raving about what "a close team" this is and what "a great clubhouse" this is. Yeah, that's great that the Swinging Friars are so deeply in love with each other, but how exactly does that matter when a base hit is needed with runners in scoring position?
Which brings us to the Chargers, who appear to be anything but a close team right now. Last year's NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Philip Rivers could be seen jawing at each other on the sidelines during Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Packers.
Is it just us, or do the Bolts lead the league in
sulking and whining when things don't go their way?
And then there's Norv Turner, who at 1-2 this year has managed to already equal Marty Schottenheimer's loss total for all of last season.
We're still amazed there wasn't more public outcry at the time when Turner replaced Schottenheimer.
As
we warned at the time of Norv's hiring, a team takes on the personality of its head coach. So, uh, good luck with that, Charger fans.
But hey, if it does all unravel this season for the Bolts, at least they'll
look great.
Labels: Bud Black, Chargers, LaDainian Tomlinson, Milton Bradley, Norv Turner, Padres, Philip Rivers
