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Karkat
Pitching GIFs are some of the best things. They really let you get to check out mechanics and ball movement.
S Brooks
It would be pretty difficult for Cliff Lee to be “off track” on his rehab plan at this stage, seeing as the plan currently consists of “continued rest.” Don’t just do something, Cliff, sit there!
Roll
If Wilpon is found guilty of this, shouldn’t he be removed from not only the MLB positions but as a person associated with a major position with the Mets?
If this is true, then I am all for the investigation. Any way to get rid of the Wilpons as owners would be great.
Jeff Todd
Just want to point out that this is a civil, not a criminal issue. So he isn’t in a position to be found guilty, per se. If he personally and/or the team were to go to trial and lose, they’d be found liable and the most likely legal result would be simply paying her money.
Of course, you may have meant guilty in the sense of being shown to have violated team/league policies in the eyes of the team/league/public. That would be an entirely separate matter, at least in theory, and would be up to the team/league to pursue with whatever consequences it might deem appropriate/permissible.
We already have seen, and will continue to see, lots of commentary on what those consequences might be, but I would expect that — if these allegations are shown to have merit — there will be calls for significant and meaningful action.
Jack 16
If he loses, it’s no big deal. The Wilpons will simply appeal to their fans to increase attendance, and after the suit is settled, THEN they will start to spend on the team. Same logic as they now use to attempt to increase attendance. “If more fans come to the games, we can invest more in the team.”
jb226 2
Well, I do agree with Passan: MLB should run its own investigation. It won’t be hard; Castergine’s allegations are pretty much all are things he said in front of other people, so simply asking those other people will get the bulk of the work out of the way.
If they’re true, he should be removed from baseball. Not only are they misogynistic on their face but they are overtly discriminatory; telling her she would make more money and get larger bonus if she was married implies that she is having money and bonuses withheld for being single — which is clearly illegal in addition to being morally apprehensible.
I’m not a Mets fan. I don’t have an interest in who their owner or leadership is. But if these allegations are true, I have an interest as a human being in it not being this guy.
ztoa
Amaro is lacking the baseball intelligence and savvy to be a GM in this league. he says Lee has ‘on field value’ basically he’s saying he can’t sell him for a bag of balls at this point. He’s like those guys on Pawn Stars that despite an ‘expert’ saying their item is worth far far less they come off their number 1% and expect to have a deal. Amaro ‘So i’ll take your top 3 prospects, deal?’ Any GM ‘You mean the guy owed almost 30 MM and injured? I’ll give you a PTBNL that we might release anyway’ Amaro ‘Okay so your top 2 prospects and 2 good ones, deal?’