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

[Slegnaac]

5 minutes ago, Blarg said:

How much did Ippei have on the donkey and was it to win, place or show?

Show obviously 

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

Sho obviously 

Perfect. 

[Blarg]

He just missed.

[FromJapan]

Ippei will be introduced in a chapter titled "People Who Support Success" in the English textbook for third-year junior high school students from the Japanese publisher KYOIKU-SHUPPAN, which is scheduled to be adopted from spring 2025. 
The company commented, "We have no choice but to consider the possibility of replacing the content."

Reference in Japanese: The Asahi Shimbun on March 22.

[warped]

They are going to make ippei look like Charles Manson when this is over.

[m0nkey]

Great dishonor

[cals]

31 minutes ago, FromJapan said:

Ippei will be introduced in a chapter titled "People Who Support Success" in the English textbook for third-year junior high school students from the Japanese publisher KYOIKU-SHUPPAN, which is scheduled to be adopted from spring 2025. 
The company commented, "We have no choice but to consider the possibility of replacing the content."

Reference in Japanese: The Asahi Shimbun on March 22.

Awesome

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, warped said:

They are going to make ippei look like Charles Manson when this is over.

You throw someone under the bus too much, they come out the other side with a lot of dirt to tell.  Tomorrow's media day for the Doggies is going to be popcorn worthy.

[Angelsfan1984]

How does this affect Trevor Bauer. 

[jsnpritchett]

8 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Has Ippei actually said he worked for the Red Sox before and that he went to UCR? Or is that just what was published at one point and it’s been taken as fact ever since?

Based on this article, I find it hard to believe he isn't the source of the incorrect info about him that's out there. 

Here are some excerpts:

"In devising a media guide, the standard protocol requires trust between the media relations department and the rest of the employees, according to interviews with media relations staffers from other clubs, who requested anonymity to speak candidly. The media relations department does not have the time to vet the resume claims of each employee, the staffers said. A media relations staffer will often send a proposed biographic thumbnail for pre-approval to the employee, or ask the employee for biographical information in publishing the guide."

...

"Meanwhile, multiple news reports show that Okajima failed a physical on Feb. 17, 2012, before spring training, when he was released by the Yankees. Mizuhara could have worked with Okajima before the official start of camp, during the month or so when players on minor-league deals might arrive early to work out. But the Angels media guide has stated annually since 2019 that Mizuhara “served as an interpreter for Hideki Okajima during Yankees Spring Training in 2012.”

...

"Mizhuara’s connection to Okajima seems to have been exaggerated over time. Multiple news reports have linked Mizuhara to Okajima over different periods. That includes a Nippon.com story from 2021 that said Mizuhara was Okajima’s interpreter during the 2010 season with the Red Sox. But in addition to the Red Sox’s denial, archives from the Boston Globe in April and May 2010 name Ryo Shinkawa as Okajima’s interpreter. The team’s media guide from 2010 lists two people as team interpreters that season, but not Mizuhara."

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

This story keeps getting better. 

[warped]

The propaganda has already started. 

[m0nkey]

Watch it turn out that Ippei's first story to ESPN be a lie too and Ohtani is a victim #ImWithHim

[Tank]

On 3/22/2024 at 9:13 AM, Inside Pitch said:

Season may suck but the "Shoheinfraud" might be entertaining for a while.  It's going to be pretty interesting when nothing happens despite the clear violation of the CBA.

it'll be like when alabama suspends a player for the first half of a game. imagine how painful that must be.

[SoCalDucksFan]

On 3/22/2024 at 10:07 PM, Taylor said:

Even without Ohtani, the Dodgers would still have a better season than the Angels.

Well, considering they haven't had Ohtani until now, and they always have a better season, that's a certainty.

[Spirit]

 

[tdawg87]

I mean that's pretty bad. But MLB rules basically allow betting on other sports, right?. Now if he bet on baseball...

But I'm a dumbass so maybe this means Ohtani ded.

[warped]

56 minutes ago, Spirit said:

 

Oh oh. Dam

[Spirit]

31 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I mean that's pretty bad. But MLB rules basically allow betting on other sports, right?. Now if he bet on baseball...

But I'm a dumbass so maybe this means Ohtani ded.

 

It looks like the betting was being done with an illegal bookmaker though.  So even if there's no baseball betting, there's legal implications that could be way worse.

 

 

[tdawg87]

9 minutes ago, Spirit said:

 

It looks like the betting was being done with an illegal bookmaker though.  So even if there's no baseball betting, there's legal implications that could be way worse.

 

 

[Stradling]

Also sports betting is illegal in CA. 

[warped]

I can see why his payments are deferred. Now I have to watch two for the money 

[jsnpritchett]

10 minutes ago, warped said:

I can see why his payments are deferred.

A couple of people have made comments like this, but I'm about 99.9999% certain that if (in the extremely unlikely chance) Ohtani gets suspended for a season, he loses the deferred portion of that season's salary, in addition to the $2M in current payout. 

[Jay]

36 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Also sports betting is illegal in CA. 

Also Ohtani is a liar and a douchebag for throwing his friend under the bus (if true).

[Stradling]

22 minutes ago, Jay said:

Also Ohtani is a liar and a douchebag for throwing his friend under the bus (if true).

Completely agree. My belief is he paid off Ippei’s debt, then his team found out the legal implications and took over. I think it’s the most logical conclusion.