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petersdylan36
Still confuses me.. Madison did something he probably shouldn’t have been doing but if the Giants punish him, then it will make them look bad and damage the relationship between both parties?
But Madison was the one to put them in that situation and should man up and admit that what he did was wrong. I don’t get it, if it were Cain, Samardzija, or Hundley, then they would be in trouble…
dodgerfan711
Cain and Samardzija have awful contracts. Bumgarners is cheap and their franchise cornerstone. Why would they want to annoy him him in any way? Im sure in his next contract there will be no dirt biking. Also many players probably do activities they shouldn’t on off days. It seems unfair to punish them only of they get hurt.
Deke
I think it’s in the standard CBA that players can’t go dirt bike riding or at least it’s implied.
It’s just not SFs style as an organization to make a big deal about this publicly. I suspect the front office will make it clear that it wasn’t a cool thing of MadBum to do privately and tell him to not do that kinda stuff anymore. If it happens again they might try to recoup something but 2 months of MadBums salary is like 2 million dollars which is chump change for SF.
petersdylan36
So because he is cheap and good he gets a pass for doing something that jeopardizes the team?
I get it will be handled privately but it’s still not okay just because he is a stud.
I’m a Padres fan and if Wil Myers, Manny Margot, or Austin Hedges had this injuring, I would be very upset and disappointed with them even though they are the top guys. They should be setting the great example.
jmgara
Well, I’m a Giants fan, and I’m pissed at him too, but if he comes back and continues to pitch like he has in the past, I want him to remain on the team in the future. If not filing a grievance against him helps to keep him here, then I don’t file it. Yes, it’s a double standard, but so are a lot of things in life. A lot will also depend on how he reacts to the incident. If he’s contrite, accepts responsibility and doesn’t do stuff like that again, then the Giants will move past it also. If he doesn’t seem to learn a lesson, then I think the Giants would be upset.
Deke
@petersdylan36 – I get what you’re saying but I never said offered an opinion on what SF should do, I just offered a prediction on what they likely will do.
liamsfg
Well said.
giants51
This is the second time he’s been involved in a bike accident…….???
outinleftfield
Does anyone know Dahl’s situation for the Rockies?
yankees500
He is awaiting results on an MRI and will begin a rehab stint soon. Barring any setbacks, he should be back by early May. Hope this helps.
outinleftfield
Thanks. That will impact where Desmond plays.
Ken M.
I guess if you hit 10 home runs in your first month in the majors last year, you’re gonna hit .150 this year. Storey and Sanchez.
chesteraarthur
Yeah, Story’s 41.4% K rate isn’t helping his offensive line
thegreatcerealfamine
Don’t include Gary in that just yet!
jdgoat
I get why people think he shouldn’t be allowed dirt biking but that’s really unfair. A team shouldn’t be able to tell a player what they can or can’t do unless it’s something like criminal activity or ethically wrong.
bravesfan88
This is definitely a good side story within the whole ordeal, but when you are being paid millions upon millions of dollars by the franchise to perform at a high level, which requires being fully healthy, you should avoid dangerous activities.
It isn’t like they are trying to take over control of his every day activities or hobbies, they just want him to abstain from certain activities which jeopardize his health and put his body at a higher risk of injury.
therealryan
The only way to protect the team is to make the player forfeit their salary while injured. Make salaries guaranteed if a player gets hurt on the field or training for baseball, but not if they get injured riding a dirt bike or falling down the stairs drunk or punching a wall, etc… I know the players probably won’t change but it gives the teams some protection and lessens their need to have to babysit players when they’re not on the field.
WubbaLubbaDubDub
Almost every contract in every professional sport contains clauses that restrict non-baseball activities if they catty a higher rate of injury risk than a reasonably “normal” activity.
And when it comes to contracts, the parties can absolutely agree that certain activities are prohibited. That’s kind of the point of a freely negotiated contract, it expresses the collective will of the parties involved.
WubbaLubbaDubDub
*carry
BlueSkyLA
So what good do clauses in contracts do, except maybe protect the team financially from players with bad judgement? You can’t create good judgment through clauses in contracts. Players are either going to have it, or not.
gilagator
didn’t jeff kent do the same exact thing?!?! but, he did lie about it, saying he fell out of the bed of his truck.
but, i do think DURING a season a team can limit what things players do. with or without insurance.