Kevin Brown - less popular than Bonds?

[Duque]

Saw two articles today - one in the L.A. Times, and the other in a local paper, basically ripping Kevin Brown. J.A. Adande in the Times was writing ostensibly about Nomo transforming into the Dodgers' ace, but in the process called Brown unreliable, greedy, and a clubhouse cancer (paraphrasing). From the tone, it sounded like some were almost blaming Brown for getting injured. I know Brown is not the most pleasant guy - but, he devotes a ton of money to charity and, when healthy, is a great competitor on the field. Is this just another example of the Bonds syndrome?

I'd link the article, but it unfortunately requires registration. Here are the snippets, though:

"The real departure of Kevin Brown can't come soon enough. Problem is, he isn't going anywhere. There are three more years left on that landmark seven-year, $105-million contract. At $15 million per season, teams would be hesitant to take him even if he were winning 20 games a year. In Brown's current state, other GMs won't even return Evans' phone calls if he wants to talk about trading him.

So get ready for more injuries, more time on the shelf, more agony. Brown will celebrate his 38th birthday before he pitches again, so expect even more breakdowns. This isn't Nolan Ryan here. He's this town's biggest, most expensive waste since the Belmont school project.

It's been a mismatch from the start. When Brown did what he was supposed to in his first two seasons (winning twice as many games as he lost and passing the 200 strikeout mark), the rest of the team was a mess.

Last year, when the team fought through injuries to the rotation and managed to stay in contention through mid-September, Brown tore a muscle in his elbow and was gone when the Dodgers needed him most."

[moose]

i dont mean to get too off topic, but i wouldn't be critical of brown. he's jacked, AND scary (bonds is just jacked - i bet he's a teddy bear in real life)

[VNV Nation]

Third-hand info -- some friends of the Bonds family say he's pretty much a jackass off the field as well.

[poorme]

I went to college with J.A. Adande. He was always doing these horsebleep type stories - ripping our pathetic sports programs, etc. Newspapers know what sells so he was hired by the tribune or suntimes right out of college.

Now he's writing for the LA times, and I'm posting on Netshrine.

[VNV Nation]

That's pathetic (on part of the Sun-Times)