Angels employee details team's knowledge of Tyler Skaggs' drug use to DEA

[Claude]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

Then

Future @Dochalo post ....

ok that made me laugh 

[mmc]

 

[Chuck]

6 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

I'm not surprised at all. 

Who else you got?

[jsnpritchett]

Read the article before jumping to conclusions, folks.

"A representative for pitcher Trevor Cahill confirmed that his client was questioned by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Texas in September.

Pitcher Andrew Heaney -- Skaggs’ closest friend on the team -- pitcher Noe Ramirez and pitcher Matt Harvey -- who was released by the team July 21 -- also were questioned, according the person familiar with the investigation. The names of the other two players questioned are not known.

People familiar with the interviews said the players weren’t targeted for suspected of using opiates or implicated in any potential crime."

[Vlad27Trout27]

How high are the chance that these player's will admit to what Kay has been saying? Most of these guys have said that they did not know of SKaggs need for pain killer or addiction.  

[yk9001]

33 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

 

Dis gonna be good.

[tomsred]

This does not mean that the questioned them about personal use.  They may have questioned them because they were known to be close to Skaggs.  For all we know they could have questioned 15 players, and none of them could have matched the names Kay gave them.  Actually, if they are doing a thorough investigation why not question every player, coach, and all medical personnel?  Same applies to everyone in the front office.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Harvey...consistently injured

Heaney...consistently injured 

Not surprised by those two. As of right now, they’re not suspected of any wrong doing....Let’s see how this unfolds 

[Torridd]

Obviously, Kay has a reason to lie about the extent he took opioids and how much and when he gave Skaggs. What is his reasoning to lie about Mead?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Torridd said:

Obviously, Kay has a reason to lie about the extent he took opioids and how much and when he gave Skaggs. What is his reasoning to lie about Mead?

1. so the figurative buck doesn't stop with him. 

2, because addicts and dealers spend their lives lying 

[Torridd]

Basically, taking down people with him?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Torridd said:

Basically, taking down people with him?

Yes, thus gaining favor with the DEA 

[floplag]

15 hours ago, RBM said:

You do know Eric Kay is in the Angels front office. He is the Angels Director of Communications. 

That doesnt mean other knew anything, im not going to make those kind of assumptions till its known. 

[floplag]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

it won't affect my fandom of the team one iota. 

Thats fine, your prerogative, but there are things i can support, and things i cannot. 
This is the same club that wanted no part of Phillips back in the day over drugs, if its changed so much to actually be knowingly supplying or turning a blind eye then maybe its not the same team.   There are things i can support, and things i cannot.
Im not making any assumptions, well see how deep this goes if it goes anywhere since it could just as easily be this guy trying to save his own arse by throwing others under the bus as i said before.
I hope thats the case.

[Lou]

9 minutes ago, floplag said:

Thats fine, your prerogative, 

thank you for allowing me to choose the level of my support 

[floplag]

29 minutes ago, Lou said:

thank you for allowing me to choose the level of my support 

pity that isnt always reciprocated but you are welcome. 

[floplag]

4 minutes ago, RBM said:

Who is making assumptions? You’ve missed you’re OWN point entirely flop. You posted:

”If there was any knowledge by anyone in the front office, i dont even want to think about that as my fandom will be affected.”

Too late - this thing started in the front office. 

Kay is an Angels front office executive who has, for several years, been both providing and doing drugs with a player who died of an overdose. 

Think about the reality of that last sentence. Is your fandom affected?

No, you miss the point.... which is how far does it go, at this point we dont know.  Are his claims that more people knew valid.  Im not holding them all accountable for his actions. 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, floplag said:

pity that isnt always reciprocated but you are welcome. 

it's reciprocated by me. feel free to support, or not support, the team as you please

[Chuck]

Boy I hope this doesn't stop top tier managers and players from coming here. 

[floplag]

7 minutes ago, RBM said:

Ok. Then you should use words matching the thoughts in your head. 

funny, i thought i had... maybe you should not try to read peoples minds?  I would have thought the intent was obvious, as you say we already knew his involvement. 

[floplag]

41 minutes ago, RBM said:

There was nothing in your post indicating knowledge.

well, ill leave the personal shit to you... have a peachy

[Tank]

23 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Its really will come down to how much they found on his phone...

If theres a huge series of say text messages saying "kay, how much for this much, me and so and so have cash" that's one thing.

If the texts are more "hey, you know anyone who can get this", that's different.

In all honesty, I dont see it going too far. I cant think of a single time weve looked in to how someone obtained a personal use quantity of dope and OD'd. 

But.... texas laws are a lot more strict than california. 

i wonder if there's a guy in texas who supplies players and the feds have had their eye on him in the past but now there's a possible connection to him and skaggs that could blow the lid off his business. maybe i'm not wording it well but there might be a bigger connection/story here than we know at this point.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

i wonder if there's a guy in texas who supplies players and the feds have had their eye on him in the past but now there's a possible connection to him and skaggs that could blow the lid off his business. maybe i'm not wording it well but there might be a bigger connection/story here than we know at this point.

anyone else find it interesting that rally suddenly changed his name?

[T.G.]

rallymo?  You lost me again.

[T.G.]

I can't keep up with all these name changes.

Is Rallymo - Ron Artest?