The Los Angeles Dodgers fire Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter. Mizuhara was accused by Ohtani's attorneys of engaging in a “massive theft” of Ohtani's funds to place bets with an illegal bookmaker, according to the LA Times.
MLB will move heaven and earth to distance Ohtani from this. He's a golden goose both in the states and internationally. And playing for their present crown jewel franchise.
He gonna be fine.
Oh yea the coverup is in full swing already. Nobody is buying this bullshit theft story. [Reply]
Originally Posted by stumppy:
Pete Rose says "Hey"
Long way from getting there. In order from best to worst in magnitude
Gambling
Gambling on sports
Gambling on your own team
Making lineup decisions because of games you bet on (or in Pete Rose's case... Games you didn't bet on)
Throwing games for money (shoeless Joe... And if you don't believe that, check out his stats in world series games he won vs lost)
For now we don't know if shohei is Calvin ridley or Pete rose [Reply]
What the - ? Was that the rookie seminar? Why would you expose the rookies to bad influences like Cris Carter and Warren Sapp? Was Michael Irvin the next speaker? Rae Carruth? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hoover:
Even a Calvin Ridley punishment, or what those Iowa and Iowa State players got would be deadly for him
I agree. If true he deserves what those guys got, but i suspect if this is what it is the league would be willing to sweep it under the rug if it didn't hurt integrity of the game. And that's unfortunate for superstar treatment. But ridleys punishment was arguably a lot of more about setting an example than, say, steroids which affects integrity of the game. [Reply]