Milton Bradley = Kanye West of Baseball?
ESPN.com had an article about Milton Bradley and how he feels he is the Kanye West or "bad boy" of Baseball.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5025391
I found it to be a little odd that Milton Bradley "self-proclaimed" himself as the Kanye West of baseball. Sure, he has never been considered a good guy, but still I wouldn't consider him a household name enough to have that comparison. That got me to thinking... who is truly the Kanye West, or bad boy of baseball? Also, what other players in the league resemble different real life counterparts in music, movies, and in the public eye?
Here are some categories of celebs/icons, I'm curious to see what player you think fits each role:
Kanye West (Bad Boy of Baseball)
Jesus Christ (Baseball's Model Citizen)
Michael Jackson (Popular among fans but also somewhat odd)
Evil Knievel (Risk taker and wild man)
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image)
Conan O'Brien (comedian of the league)
Michael Scott (Manager who is the most player friendly)
If you can think of any more good role comparisons, feel free to toss those in as well.
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Kanye West (Bad Boy of Baseball) - Alex Rodriguez
Jesus Christ (Baseball’s Model Citizen) - Joe Mauer
Michael Jackson (Popular among fans but also somewhat odd) - Skip Shumacher
Evil Knievel (Risk taker and wild man) - Nick Punto (he slides head first into 1st base all the time)
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image) - Alex Rodriguez
Conan O’Brien (comedian of the league) - Jayson Werth
Michael Scott (Manager who is the most player friendly) - Ozzie Guillen
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by punto4mvp on Mar 25, 2026 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Amazing Thread, and Rec'd
Kanye West (Bad Boy of Baseball): Gotta be Jose Canseco. Although, Kanye isn’t a bad boy, he’s just an idiot.
Jesus Christ (Baseball’s Model Citizen): Joe Mauer.
Michael Jackson (Popular among fans but also somewhat odd): Manny Ramirez.
Evil Knievel (Risk taker and wild man): Eric Byrnes (if he’s still in the league)
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image): Alex Rodriguez.
Conan O’Brien (comedian of the league): Ryan Dempster
Michael Scott (Manager who is the most player friendly): Ozzie Guillen
Snooki (Famous, but mostly for making an idiot of themselves): Milton Bradley
Craig Ferguson (Has a borderline creepy level of dedication from his fans): Grady Sizemore.
Samuel L Jackson (guy who seems kind of cool, but once you meet him, comes off as completely insane [true story]): David Ortiz
David Beckham (Loved by women, but has a shockingly feminine voice): David Wright, obviously
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by Mets2k9 on Mar 25, 2026 11:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
I can’t believe I forgot about Manny for the Michael Jackson comp… he fits the bill.
I agree with David Wright as Beckham, good comp…
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by punto4mvp on Mar 25, 2026 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My picks
Kanye West (Bad Boy of Baseball) - Elijah Dukes. Is this really debatable?
Jesus Christ (Baseball’s Model Citizen) - Joe Mauer
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image) - A-Rod, hands down. I don’t see who else this could go to.
Conan O’Brien (comedian of the league) - Pedro
Michael Scott (Manager who is the most player friendly) - Dusty Baker, and that’s not the only commonality they share.
by Fanon on Mar 25, 2026 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Milton Bradley is NOT a gay fish
Bradley isn’t Kanye. To be Kanye, you need someone who’s very good, accomplished and famous, but is lacking self-awareness or security about the things they can’t do. Like singing for Kanye. Jeter would work, except Jeter’s fans are more arrogant about him than he is about himself. Hmmm…
Papelbon is Kanye! Very good, right to be full of himself to a degree, but exceeds that degree.
by aap212 on Mar 25, 2026 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Torii Hunter with his "latinos aren't blacks" comments
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by alskor on Mar 25, 2026 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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Kanye West (Bad Boy of Baseball) - Arod
Jesus Christ (Baseball’s Model Citizen)- Jeter
Michael Jackson (Popular among fans but also somewhat odd) - Manny
Evil Knievel (Risk taker and wild man)- Josh Hamilton (lol)
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image)- Arod (again?)
Conan O’Brien (comedian of the league)- lots of funny guys, not sure who i’d have
by ScottAZ on Mar 25, 2026 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nick Swisher seems like a funny guy
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by atlantalove on Mar 25, 2026 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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i’ve hungout with morgan ensberg (is he still in the league?). he’s pretty hillarious and a real cool guy
by ScottAZ on Mar 25, 2026 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
Kanye West is a bad-boy? Are you joking? There is a difference between being a pompous ass and being a “bad boy”.
by metafour on Mar 25, 2026 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
he’s more like the Liberace of rap.
Bad boy would imply dangerous/edgy, such as a guy like Tommy Lee
by ScottAZ on Mar 26, 2025 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was only quoting the article from ESPN… I agree, he is much closer to a pompous ass than a bad boy
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by punto4mvp on Mar 26, 2025 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Minor League Ball Community Results
Kanye West (Bad Boy of Minor League Ball) - Dewey Finn
Jesus Christ (Minor League Ball’s Model Citizen) - John Sickels
Michael Jackson (Popular among fans but also somewhat odd) - King Billy Royal
Evil Knievel (Risk taker and wild man) - Bravesin07
Kim Kardashian (obsessed with their image) - Gatling
Conan O’Brien (comedian of the league) - Daveh
Michael Scott (Manager who is the most player friendly) - Cwhitman
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by King Billy Royal on Mar 25, 2026 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Snooki (Famous, but mostly for making an idiot of themselves) - Daaron
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by gore51 on Mar 25, 2026 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by cwhitman412 on Mar 26, 2025 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bud Selig doesn’t care about black people
by sunking1056 on Mar 25, 2026 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Valentine was Michael Scott
Good at some of the fundamental skills (Valentine was good at x’s and o’s while Michael Scott’s a good salesman), but both are too desperate for attention to just button down and do the job.
by aap212 on Mar 26, 2025 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
love this thread
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