Any Cubs fan who has been paying attention for the past month knows that Milton Bradley is getting rung up on pitches that are off the plate. Some of these pitches are missing by what looks like a good 6 inches. Is it just bad luck? Are catchers framing pitches off the plate better when Bradley is at the plate? I think the more obvious answer is that umpires are targeting Bradley after he was suspended for a game last month for a heated argument he had during a game.
MLB needs to look at this situation, because it hurts the integrity of the game when you have umpires who are factoring in the hitter when they make what should be judgment calls. Any umpires found to be taking part in this vendetta against Bradley should be suspended immediately and indefinitely. There is really no place in the game for this type of behavior.
