A Bob Bradley Story
du Nord, May 17, 2007
A du Nord exclusiveFrom Jack Bell of the New York TimesI think this shows Bob Bradley's humanity ...Bradley took over the Metrostars in 2003 and dumped some players, including trading the popular Mike Petke.I had to go to the stadium on a Friday, working on a MLS preview. My children had the day off from school and for the first time I was forced to drag them along. The new turf had just been put down on the field so they had a bit of fun.Afterward, the Metros PR folks brought Bradley out of the lockerroom for me to talk to. We chatted for a before my children, Jesse, 12, and Sammy, 10, got a bit out of control.So I said to Bradley that I would have to end the interview and apologized. I called my kids over and introduced them to Bradley. He shook Jesse's hand and said a few words.Then I said, "And this is my daughter Samantha." He reached over and took her hand to which she blurted out ... "why did you have to trade Mike Petke?" (He was her favorite player.)I nearly died and apologized to Bradley for a chil