Bradley blasts Indians organization in magazine

The former Indian said Eric Wedge has no credentials to be manager.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Outfielder Milton Bradley has taken a few final swings at the Cleveland Indians, saving his best cuts for manager Eric Wedge.
The talented but temperamental Bradley, traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers last month after a series of run-ins with Wedge, harshly criticized his former manager and team in this week's Sports Illustrated.
"It was like a sinking ship," Bradley said of the Indians, "and I was glad to get my life raft and get my second chance over here. The right people aren't in charge there, and I'm not the only person on that team who feels this way. There are a lot of unhappy people over there, just working for a paycheck."
Targeting Wedge
Bradley said he enjoyed playing for Cleveland's fans, but not for Wedge, the Indians' second-year manager.
"It was strictly a problem with Eric Wedge," Bradley told SI. "Some people want to be bigger than they are. You have no credentials, you have no history of anything, how are you going to tell someone else what he needs to be doing? I can't respect somebody that has nothing to go on."
Wedge reluctantly addressed Bradley's assertions following the Indians 9-8 loss on Thursday in Chicago.
"If he chooses to handle things this way, that's up to him," Wedge said. "He knows the real story, like I know the real story. I will leave it at that. My focus is with this organization and this major league club."
Wedge added that Bradley had no right to speak on behalf of any of his former teammates.
Indians general manager Mark Shapiro was aware of Bradley's remarks, but chose not to directly rebuff them.
"I wish Milton nothing but future success as a person and a player," Shapiro said.
Relationship ends
After protecting Bradley for 21/2 years, the Indians finally ran out of patience in the final week of spring training. The club barred him from their facility one day after he was pulled from an exhibition game in Kissimmee, Fla., for not running out a pop up that dropped for a single.
Wedge and Bradley had a confrontation in the Indians' dugout, followed by the player taking a taxi back to his rented condominium instead of riding the team bus.
Bradley went to the Indians' training facility in Winter Haven the next day to retrieve his car, and a few days later he was traded after the Dodgers outbid several teams for the 26-year-old.