The Twins almost lost Hunter for 3 years
04/24/2007 9:55 am
rule 21-b, which proclaims "Any player or person connected with a Club who shall offer or give any gift or reward to a player or person connected with another Club for services rendered ... in defeating or attempting to defeat a competing Club ... shall be declared ineligible for not less than three years."
Hunter sent champaign to the Royals for sweeping the Tigers last season, which is in clear violation of this rule. I think they are going to give Hunter a pass and the bubbly will be returned. That's a bit of a scary thought though.
Jeremy - 9287 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 09:59:02 AM
Yeah I read that. It's a good rule, I guess, but I don't think it was made with a "good natured" gift to a whole team in mind. I have to believe it was made with more nefarious purposes in mind.
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Jeremy - Super Chocolate Bear
04/24/2007 @ 10:00:45 AM
Also there's like a 90% chance he wont be a Twin after this year anyway.
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Scott - 6053 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 10:02:13 AM
I spelled Torii wrong. My apologies.
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Scott - You're going to have to call your hardware guy. It's not a software issue.
04/24/2007 @ 10:03:10 AM
I can't find reference for that rule though. Someone help me out here.
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Jeremy - 9287 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 10:26:39 AM
What do you mean?
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Scott - 6053 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 11:39:36 AM
rule 21-b that is referenced in the article and I quoted. I cannot find "rule 21-b" on the internet.
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Jeremy - Super Chocolate Bear
04/24/2007 @ 12:07:15 PM
It took a bit of doing to find. Rule 21
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Jeremy - No one's gay for Moleman
04/24/2007 @ 12:09:46 PM
(b) GIFT FOR DEFEATING COMPETING CLUB. Any player or person connected
with a club who shall offer or give any gift or reward to a player or
person connected with another club for services rendered or supposed to
be or to have been rendered in defeating or attempting to defeat a
competing club, and any player or person connected with a club who
shall solicit or accept from a player connected with another club any
gifts or reward for any such services rendered, or supposed to have
been rendered, or who having been offered any such gift or reward,
shall fail to inform his League President or the Commissioner
immediately of such offer, and of all facts and circumstances therewith,
shall be declared ineligible for not less than three (3) years.
If I'm reading that right it's just as much in the Royals' interest to give it back as it is in Hunter's to get it back.
with a club who shall offer or give any gift or reward to a player or
person connected with another club for services rendered or supposed to
be or to have been rendered in defeating or attempting to defeat a
competing club, and any player or person connected with a club who
shall solicit or accept from a player connected with another club any
gifts or reward for any such services rendered, or supposed to have
been rendered, or who having been offered any such gift or reward,
shall fail to inform his League President or the Commissioner
immediately of such offer, and of all facts and circumstances therewith,
shall be declared ineligible for not less than three (3) years.
If I'm reading that right it's just as much in the Royals' interest to give it back as it is in Hunter's to get it back.
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Jeremy edited this at 04/24/2007 12:13:29 pm
Scott - 6053 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 12:34:03 PM
I think the entire Royals team is guilty of 21 a: "to fail
to give his best efforts towards the winning of any baseball game ". Maybe the cubs as well.
to give his best efforts towards the winning of any baseball game ". Maybe the cubs as well.
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Scott - 6053 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 12:36:08 PM
I would like to see baseball make an example of Hunter on this. The integrity of baseball rests on the hinges of the commissioner striking down on steroids these types of fake rewards.
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Scott edited this at 04/24/2007 12:36:25 pm
Alex - 3429 Posts
04/24/2007 @ 07:02:05 PM
I want some champagne.
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Jeremy - 9287 Posts
04/25/2007 @ 10:48:39 AM
Thanks to Scott's misspelling of Torii we're the number one source for people googling "Tori Hunter suspension for 3 years"
I wonder where we're listed under "champaign".
I wonder where we're listed under "champaign".
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Scott - 6053 Posts
04/25/2007 @ 12:51:36 PM
Hey, we've gotta start somewhere.
Wow, did I butcher champagne too? Man, not my best blog, I must admit. Unless I meant that Hunter sent the city of Champaign, IL to the Royals, which indeed would be a pretty big violation of Rule 21 b.
Wow, did I butcher champagne too? Man, not my best blog, I must admit. Unless I meant that Hunter sent the city of Champaign, IL to the Royals, which indeed would be a pretty big violation of Rule 21 b.
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Carlos44ec - Tater Salad?
04/25/2007 @ 01:27:29 PM
you need to talk to the Continental...
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