Ippei fired by Dodgers after being accused of theft by Ohtani’s attorney’s

[warped]

Me no betting. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

6 hours ago, ettin said:

I don't know about just a one season suspension, since Pete Rose was banned for life. Now MLB is going to have to make a decision and they should do what they should have done a long time ago and reinstate Pete Rose, he has served his damn time. They need to make a serious rule like a 3-5 year ban, but this lifetime bullsh*t is a bridge too far in my opinion. There has to be some middle ground or just stick with the lifetime ban. Just be consistent, because now their backs are to the wall with Shohei potentially violating the same rule.

Just like Shoeless Joe Jackson should be in the Hall. His production in the 1919 World Series was not that of a guy who was deliberately tanking.

[Blarg]

6 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Just like Shoeless Joe Jackson should be in the Hall. His production in the 1919 World Series was not that of a guy who was deliberately tanking.

He was a co-conspirator by knowing the fix was placed and didn't report it. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

13 minutes ago, Blarg said:

He was a co-conspirator by knowing the fix was placed and didn't report it. 

Which was a totally different situation than Rose, who was banned because of bets that he himself placed. My point is that if you let Rose in, Jackson should go in also. If they want to put that on their plaques, fine.

Edited March 25 by Vegas Halo Fan

[warped]

 

Free Pete Rose!

[Blarg]

26 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Which was a totally different situation than Rose, who was banned because of bets that he himself placed. My point is that if you let Rose in, Jackson should go in also. If they want to put that on their plaques, fine.

Jackson should be considered for Hall of Fame recognition, simply because the "lifetime" portion of his penalty has been completed. Baseball is treating him like a prisoner, long dead, locked in a cell for eternity. 

When Rose passes on, his accomplishments as a player should be recognized. But until then, fuck him. 

[Angels 1961]

29 minutes ago, warped said:

 

Free Pete Rose!

Give Joe Jackson his shoes back

[warped]

20 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Give Joe Jackson his shoes back

Duh give joe jackson his shoes back

[Jay]

50 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Give Joe Jackson his shoes back

[arch stanton]

10 hours ago, ettin said:

I don't know about just a one season suspension, since Pete Rose was banned for life. Now MLB is going to have to make a decision and they should do what they should have done a long time ago and reinstate Pete Rose, he has served his damn time. They need to make a serious rule like a 3-5 year ban, but this lifetime bullsh*t is a bridge too far in my opinion. There has to be some middle ground or just stick with the lifetime ban. Just be consistent, because now their backs are to the wall with Shohei potentially violating the same rule.

Rose was accused of betting on baseball, including his own team. It was well know at that time that betting on baseball would result in a lifetime ban. I was a huge fan of the Big Red Machine and Rose in particular but I can't see any way around sticking to the letter of the law on that one.

I doubt Ohtani or Ippei or anyone involved here was betting on baseball and since sports books are such a huge sponsor of all leagues now I don't see any way, short of him betting on baseball, that he gets even a full season ban.

[T.G.]

More background on the situation....

[Chuck]

I really doubt Shohei Ohtani in today's press conference is going to say anything of substance and it's going to be 100% from his lawyers.

[budice0]

Ohtani could cancel today after giving it a second thought.

[Amazing Larry]

12 hours ago, Blarg said:

Jackson should be considered for Hall of Fame recognition, simply because the "lifetime" portion of his penalty has been completed. Baseball is treating him like a prisoner, long dead, locked in a cell for eternity. 

When Rose passes on, his accomplishments as a player should be recognized. But until then, fuck him. 

Let’s not forget that Rose is an asshole as well. 

[Duren, Duren]

44 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Let’s not forget that Rose is an asshole as well. 

I remember seeing Rose in Las Vegas a few years ago. He was sitting on a chair with a small desk in front of him in one of those sports memorabilia stores you see in various malls there. Signing things. I can't remember the cost, but I think it varies according to the object being signed. I vaguely remember seeing $100. written somewhere in a sign. 

So sad,really. Like a circus monkey in a cage. I lurked a little out of curiosity. A few mostly old timers straggled in and talked to him. Not sure if they actually paid for his signature. 

As a modest collector I was casually thinking of bringing some obscure Expos item in just to see his reaction. Hardly the pinnacle of his career though I believe he got hit #4,000 in their uniform. Maybe at $10. But really,it was a sad spectacle. 

 

[katie]

Lollll my friend who lives in Vegas worked for his management agency a few years ago and probably put the whole thing on. 

[katie]

Oh wow apparently he was there daily 

[Lazorko Saves]

55 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

I remember seeing Rose in Las Vegas a few years ago. He was sitting on a chair with a small desk in front of him in one of those sports memorabilia stores you see in various malls there. Signing things. I can't remember the cost, but I think it varies according to the object being signed. I vaguely remember seeing $100. written somewhere in a sign.

Yep.  He's always one of two places...either at a Las Vegas memorabilia store trying to scrounge up a few bucks by signing autographs.  Or he's at a sports book watching if the few bucks he scrounged up got him a winning ticket.

I've seen him many times at the Mandalay Bay sports book in one of their private suites there.

It's pretty sad.  It's obviously a clinical-level addiction for him.

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, Chuck said:

I really doubt Shohei Ohtani in today's press conference is going to say anything of substance and it's going to be 100% from his lawyers.

He'd be a fool to volunteer anything spontaneously and his lawyers would be even bigger fools.

[Make Angels Great Again]

I saw Pete Rose in the planet hollywood area mall 10 years ago, lol.

[Amazing Larry]

When is this press event supposed to take place?

[katie]

Just now, Lhalo said:

When is this press event supposed to take place?

[Chuck]

 

[jsnpritchett]

14 minutes ago, katie said:

Pointless. Total waste of time. Why bother reading it if you're not going to take any questions? Just release it now.  It's not going to make questions go away. 

[gotbeer]

come on @Chuck  Get the scoop on big media and get us the exclusive interview with Ippei to tell his side of the story.