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

[tdawg87]

7 minutes ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/27828247/los-angeles-angels-employee-details-team-knowledge-tyler-skaggs-drug-use-federal-dea-investigators-espn

Thank you babe.

[ScottT]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

So....  this is actually up on his Twitter on July 10th..

https://twitter.com/EKay2121/status/1149052161591873537/photo/1

How is this dude not fired?

 

Fired for that Tweet?

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, ScottT said:

Fired for that Tweet?

Nah -- his involvement.   The Tweet was just crass IMO.

[Spirit]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Thank you babe.

 

slacker

 

 

[Blarg]

5 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

Fired obviously, but hopefully not jail. People do drugs. Sometimes unsafely.

He is a criminal. 

[ScottT]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

He didn't cause Skaggs' death. I'd say, sadly, that Skaggs caused his own death. As far as we know, no one was forcing him to take opiates and fentanyl.

This isn't about blame. Skaggs had a problem and/or just got out of hand that one night. 

I agree.

Shouldn't be about blame. We'll see how Skaggs' family proceeds.  

[tdawg87]

I love you, Blarg. I hope you know that.

[ScottT]

1 hour ago, Sean-Regan said:

Between the Braves stuff and Dodgers a few years ago - and wasn’t it the Astros who got hacking into the Cardinals proprietary data? - it’ll blow over. If this kind of stuff is fairly common in MLB, the only reason it might have an effect is if the publicity makes it so. Hard to tell at the moment.

This.... a player dying... an employee involved in his drug use... who knows what's to come

Isnt common

[2112]

28 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Skaggs should have at least changed out of the Cowboy outfit before OD'ing. Now he just looks like a drugged up homo.

This is just wrong on so many levels.   Funny as hell, but wrong.  

[fan_since79]

Fire everybody involved and get the damn drugs out of the clubhouse once and for all.

Players still doing drugs? Get rid of them!! 

I feel bad for his wife and family who probably had no idea what was going on.

[halonatic13]

Just now, fan_since79 said:

Fire everybody involved and get the damn drugs out of the clubhouse once and for all.

Players still doing drugs? Get rid of them!! 

I feel bad for his wife and family who probably had no idea what was going on.

Or did they?  Can you really hide being a drug user from your wife?  Can't people see signs?  White residue on nose?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Sorry @Chuckster70 this seems to come down harder on Tim than ESPN. 
 

https://mol.im/a/7566637

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

It was the Astros who got hacked. The former scouting director for the Cardinals was sentenced to four years in federal prison for the hack.

Looks like karma hit the Cards bigtime in this NLCS, so far.

[budice0]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Looks like karma hit the Cards bigtime in this NLCS, so far.

Leaving Wainwright in for the 8th isn't karma.  Just bad managing, and a dead arm.

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Sorry @Chuckster70 this seems to come down harder on Tim than ESPN. 
 

https://mol.im/a/7566637

? It's literally just a summary of the ESPN article with no new reporting or quotes.

[eligrba]

Still going to need another pitcher regardless of how many heads roll or who becomes the manager.

Why can't there be more responsible adults around?

[Angel Oracle]

1 minute ago, budice0 said:

Leaving Wainright in for the 8th isn't karma.  Just bad managing, and a dead arm.

More the total lack of hitting for two games, granted Scherzer is no ordinary pitcher.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

? It's literally just a summary of the ESPN article with no new reporting or quotes.

My bad. I did a brief scan of both and it seems like the DM has additional info.  Still looks poopy.  

[Claude]

With everything the Angels and Skaggs went through with the surgery, the rehabbing and a few setbacks to go along with the lack of pitching depth, they did everything they could to keep him on the mound. With Heaney and Ohtani on the mend they chose to turn a blind eye. The whole thing sucks. 

[failos]

Very disturbing.

[Lhalo]

11 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

? It's literally just a summary of the ESPN article with no new reporting or quotes.

I am shocked that a British paper would rip off another one and add sensational headlines. 

[Pancake Bear]

29 minutes ago, ScottT said:

This.... a player dying... an employee involved in his drug use... who knows what's to come

Isnt common

All except for a player dying is. The point, which a few of you seem incapable of grasping is that this kind of culture is likely in many orgs, the Angels just happened to be the one where the guy OD’d. 

[Claude]

When all of the dust clears it wouldn't surprise me to see Major League Baseball impose some type of league sanctions on the Angels like a loss of draft picks or something similar.

Edited October 12, 2019 by Calzone 2

[Lhalo]

Probably not. 

[Pancake Bear]

1 minute ago, Calzone 2 said:

When all of the dust clears it wouldn't surprise me to see the Major League Baseball impose some type of league sanctions on the Angels like a loss of draft picks or something similar.

Its possible, but doubtful unless there is evidence it goes beyond Kay. Not just his word, but actual proof. Its too early to know whether or not that might be the case.