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The Trevor Bauer assault allegations

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jun 30, 2021.

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  1. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member


     
    HanSenSE, Jul 2, 2021
    #25
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  2. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Neutral Corner, Jul 2, 2021
    #26
  3. BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo

    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo Well-Known Member

    If only there were some signs Bauer was this much of a deviant and asshole.
     
    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo, Jul 2, 2021
    #27
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  4. gingerbread

    gingerbread Well-Known Member

    Broad brush, flail away :rolleyes:
    Meanwhile, this Plaschke column was published before today's MLB decision. As usual, Bill is exceptional:
    Column: MLB cannot let Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer start Sunday
     
    gingerbread, Jul 2, 2021
    #28
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  5. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    That was A-game heat.
     
    Octave, Jul 2, 2021
    #29
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I don't know if there is one thing that you can say had to be the clincher for why they had to shut him down. But for me personally (and I'd guess lots of other people), it was the photos.

    With or without those photos, though, Plaschke is right about one thing. MLB isn't the criminal justice system and their standard doesn't have to be presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Whatever your job is, if you are involved in something that is bringing a lot of negative attention to the place you work, nobody is going to blink an eye if they say, "You know what, don't come around here right now."
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 2, 2021
    #30
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  7. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    tapintoamerica, Jul 2, 2021
    #31
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  8. BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo

    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo Well-Known Member

    There's literally no unrecoverable acts in American sporting life, as the lionization of Saint Kobe proved last year. But Bauer's not Kobe. It doesn't feel crazy to say he might have made his last appearance for the Dodgers. At least.
     
    BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo, Jul 2, 2021
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  9. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    I have worked for more than one media employer that said if you get a DUI, you're gone. Even if you plan to contest. That was unspoken company policy at each of the places.
     
    Octave, Jul 2, 2021
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  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    In Kobe's case, even though they did have a little evidence to work with, it was going to be a difficult prosecution.

    This? There are photos of her with black eyes and other injuries. She says Bauer did it. She wants charges. That is all the probable cause they need, unless they are trying to find reasons not to arrest him. . ...which they obviously are. The photos plus the text messages that have been reported alone would be enough to sustain an indictment that a lot of experienced prosecutors would feel comfortable running with.
     
    The Big Ragu, Jul 2, 2021
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  11. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    That's a mighty big big contract to eat.
    So if they were to do that, how much of the tab would the Dodgers have to pick up when Bauer, after a few months of reputation-laundering, gets claimed by the Braves or the Cardinals? All of it? Or will the new team have to pay some relatively minor amount while the Dodgers claim the rest?
     
    tapintoamerica, Jul 2, 2021
    #35
  12. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    They paid David Price $16 million not to play last season. The Red Sox were also paying him not to play. He had a great year in 2020.
     
    Octave, Jul 2, 2021
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