Shut Up Milton Bradley
May 26, 2009 by Phil Gerbyshak
Filed under Business
Current Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley insists today in an article ESPN shared that the umpires are “out to get him” and are widening the strike zone because he argued vehemently with another umpire last month. Quoting Bradley: “I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong. There’s a lot involved, and it’s a lot of politics where there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Here’s a picture of the man who says he doesn’t do anything wrong, after striking out with a former team.
NOTE: Typically Bradley strikes out 100 or more times a year. While this is an extreme case, would you believe someone who let his temper cause him to bust a bat over his knee after 1 of 100 strike outs? I wouldn’t.
My advice to Milton Bradley:
SHUT UP! Let your playing talk speak for you. That’s the best way to retaliate against what you deem is unfair treatment.
This reminds me of someone I used to work with. This person had a problem with everyone on the team. This person was always picking on him, this person always assigned him the hard tasks, this person did this, this person did that. If everyone on your team and in the world has a problem with you, the problem is simple:
YOU ARE THE PROBLEM!
How to overcome being labeled a whiner:
- Shut up and stop whining
- Perform at a high level for a LONG period of time
- Do more than anyone else does
- Get out and network in your field, quietly, so folks can make their own decisions about you
- Get a new job
- Keep shutting up
- Keep doing a great job
- Keep performing at a higher level
- NEVER whine again
Bradley did this for a while, but as soon as things go south, he opens his mouth and he whines some more.
What advice do YOU have for someone who’s been branded as a whiner?
Milton Bradley photo courtesy of SD Dirk
“shuddup!!” :)