This morning in the Times Calendar section, in an article on the Milton Bradley and Jose Guillen suspensions, Martin Miller quoted from Dodger Thoughts - bypassing your intrepid host, however, and going straight to the comments.

Icaros and Sam (DC) - enter, stage left.

"Through counseling, a more focused and healthy-minded player is likely to emerge," wrote one fan on www.all-baseball.com. "We know he has the talent and ability to be a star player; might this be the key to unlocking his potential?"

Indeed, from Dodger owner Frank McCourt down to the average fan, many thought Bradley's punishment swiftly enacted by major league baseball was too "harsh." A two- or three-game suspension for the outfielder, who has already been ejected from four games this season and known for angrily breaking bats over his knee, would have seemed more reasonable. Wrote another Dodger fan in the www.all-baseball.com chat room: "I too hope he gets a big welcome cheer when (and there will be a when) he next plays at the Ravine."