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BoldyMinnesota
Even though I dislike Puig, they made the right call on this one. Im surprised it took this long from the report until now to fully dismiss it.
mcdusty31
Luckily for Puig and the Dodgers, he didn’t respond the same way Tony Montana did when his kid sister acted up in the club, thus making a suspension unnecessary…go Dodgers, the world is yours!!!
yanks02026
What a joke
bigmarketbusts
How do you figure?
woodhead1986
in what regard sir?
Brixton
Its a joke that they didn’t suspend someone they had no evidence on?
Dock_Elvis
It’s strange that Chapman was given 30 days on nothing more than a non-legallt binding admittance. I figured that set the bar. Now where to go when a player like Reyes is actually convicted. Looks like Chapman should have just played dumb.
BlueSkyLA
Too many witness on the Chapman thing for him to plausibly deny his behavior.
sirrichard1975
Chapman popped off 8 shots…Puig did not. Chapman is lucky he only got 30 days
JohnnyDodger
It was a fact “some sort” of incident went down and he fired his gun off 8 times in his garage. Hmmmmmm nothing wrong there.
Dock_Elvis
I’m not making a case for leniency on Chapman..just more that the legal facts don’t matter in mlb. It’s never taken a conviction.
Lanidrac
So? That’s nothing new for any sport. Even the Black Sox were legally acquitted (although they probably wouldn’t have been had their confessions not “disappeared”).
Lanidrac
That may not be entirely accurate. It’s just that Puig’s “shots” would’ve been of the alcoholic variety.
Jeff Todd
Wouldn’t take a conviction for your employer, either, depending upon the circumstances.
BlueSkyLA
Frankly I thought Puig deserved a few days off just for behaving like a jerk in public, but it seems what happened was not covered by this policy.
woodhead1986
I don’t wanna jump to conclusions but based on your username, I’m guessing you’re a bitter yankee fan? I mean don’t get me wrong, 30 games seemed a tad steep for Chapman but still, they had a much more substantive case against him then against Puig
SoCalShu
Considering Chapman fired off his gun in anger after a fight(argument) w/ his g/f to me warranted that length of a suspension. It sends a message that he needs…his actions were reckless and very well caused injury to someone inc himself….I hope that he is to take some anger Mgt classes also to help him learn a better way to cope w/ his anger…
SoCalShu
**very well could have caused***
BlueSkyLA
I would be very surprised if Chapman’s penalty did not also include mandatory counseling, but since that part of the commissioner’s ruling is confidential, we will probably never know.
jtt11 2
If you are disciplined under the policy – a form of counseling or meeting with counsellors is mandatory.
BlueSkyLA
Not according to the policy.
“A player’s Treatment Plan may require him to submit to psychological evaluations, attend counseling sessions, comply with court orders …”
May. Probably in most cases will happen but still not mandatory.
A'sfaninUK
Puig forever, I hope he aims at Goose Gossage when flips his bat into the stands after a hard hit fly out.
Cam
Likewise.
Then I’d like Kirk Gibson to stand over him with a few dist pumps for good measure.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
Pug wasn’t behaving very nicely, but MLB seems to have handled it properly with what they were given.
adyo4552
Really curious how the Reyes thing plays out. What is more likely, a Puig result, a Chapman result, or an ARod result?
Blue_Painted_Dreams_LA
They actually have evidence for that one. And it doesn’t look pretty. He’s probably going to get A rod treatment probably more severe. That situation is not going to be pretty at all. Although, I’m interested to see if he gets a plea deal that knocks the severity of the charges or they throw the book at him.
BlueSkyLA
An arrest is what they have on Reyes, and whatever police record that goes along with it. If he’s convicted at trial, he’s done in baseball (or at least should be). Even if acquitted, he’s looking at 50 games, minimum.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
Certainly an Arod treatment. Like others have said, Reyes is in much hotter water than even Chapman was, so he’ll be getting the harshest punishment.
peyton
I just don’t understand how Chapman gets a 30 game suspension and Puig gets nothing. Seems like basically the exact same situation.
BoldyMinnesota
Puigs wasn’t domestic violence, it was a confrontation with a bouncer. And he didn’t fire 8 shots as well
sportsjunkie24
Except for the fact that chapman fired a gun as to where push didn’t
Jeff Todd
They really aren’t similar at all. Chapman occurred at home, with his girlfriend, and he fired a gun. Puig was in a bar dispute with his sister, there’s apparently no evidence of any physical interaction with her and no suggestion of a weapon. All he really did was scuffle with a bouncer, which wouldn’t be subject to the domestic violence policy.
BlueSkyLA
Now that the commissioner has ruled on the policy, the team can decide whether they want to sanction the player for behavior not covered by the policy. No indication that the Dodgers will bench Puig, but they could.
baseball714
same as they are both Cuban? lol totally different situation
Z-A 2
The % of domestic violence seems high among athletes, but may just fall in-line with the overall population, I’m not investing time in comparing. But, maybe the NFL, NBA, MLB should mandate some anger management sessions or something of that ilk for all players coming into the league. You have a lot of guys that have entitlement issues and money.
esoley1
Bottom line: MLB got it right on BOTH 2 this point, gr8 job! Chapman deserved what he got, 30 games, Puig was cleared! Prediction by me,Reyes will get, I’d say, 50 games! In Hawaii, I might b wrong here, u hit a woman or a loved 1, it’s 10 years in jail, BUT, since Reyes is NOT,repeat, not a citizen of the USA< he could b deported to the DR! (See Slava Voynov of the LA Kings)!