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It is hard to believe, but Jose Canseco didn't tell us the entire story.
On Friday, May 29, 2009, breaking news came that 99.9 percent of Major League umpires have failed tests for numerous types of steroids and HGH. It is also reported that other chemicals have been found that inflame the medulla oblongata resulting in massive anger issues.
It was just a couple short weeks ago that Milton Bradley was badly bashed for his comment about umps.
"Unfortunately, I just think it's a lot of 'Oh, you did this to my colleague,' or 'We're going to get him any time we can,'" he said.
It was then chalked up as the "woe-is-me" attitude that Milton is so infamously famous for.
Maybe he was on to something?
Since then, we have seen numerous "what the &$^% is going on" incidents with umpires.
Todd Tichenor, pictured above was just called up from AAA. It is believed that since the turnover rate is very low among MLB umpires, that Todd used steroids to gain an advantage on his other Minor League counterparts.
It took all of just under seven innings for his 'roid rage to be released. His first game was between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. In the seventh inning of that game, he presumptively tossed Mike Redmond before their argument really even started.
That is when Ron Gardenhire came out from the dugout, not to argue the play (Jeff Bailey ruled safe at home), but that Tichenor ejected Redmond too fast. All that did was allow Redmond and Gardenhire to sing sweet nothings to each other in the team shower.
It was made possible for Jason Varitek and Terry Francona to join in on the rubber ducky bash, though not likely, when they were both tossed in the very next half inning.
Two players and two managers tossed in less than an inning without a brawl? I have never seen it.
I am beginning to believe that Milton Bradley is on to something, because that isn't the end of "roid raging" umpires.
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