Pew pew pew...
He's a "true" Yankee now.
Pew pew pew...
He's a "true" Yankee now.
Originally Posted by moonslav59
Just enough to not get them the extra year.
We miss you Mike.
Thank goodness the suspension was not long enough to get the Yanks the extra year.
I also think it was a wise decision for Chapman not to appeal it.
Wow, 30 days for domestic violence. Imagine if he had used drugs, then he'd really be in trouble. Luckily, it was just something silly.
Seriously though, what kind of message does it send to your female fans when your organization suspends someone for 50 games for using PEDs and a whole season for using them twice, but only 30 days for assaulting their wife/girlfriend? Ray Rice beat a woman into unconsciousness, on video, and he got off with less of a punishment than most guys get for smoking pot or getting a DUI.
- From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.
No NFL team wants anything to do with Ray Rice now though, his career is over.
Rice was a RB on the downturn. Chapman throws 103mph. We have the pen to get by for the month. I obviously wished it was 49 games or more, but whatever. He misses a month and comes back May 9th. No biggie
Last edited by jacksonianmarch; 03-02-2016 at 08:02 AM.
Please let me know when jacko changes his avatar back from the fat guy so I can take him off ignore.
The fat guy is probably him at work watching porn.
"I didn't harm her in any way."
Except for her accusing you of hitting and choking her... What a true Yankee!
I'll change my avatar when Pablo drops some weight
I mean if you went to the trouble of stripping down and having someone else take that picture of you, who in this site has the right to tell you to take it off? Srsly though, stop hanging with Pablo.
We miss you Mike.
Never mind the accusation, the facts alone are enough. He fired a gun during an argument. That's terrifying. That's the kind of domestic abuse that gets normal people locked up for years, or at the very least results in a protective order.
- From the 2004 ALCS Game 4 Gamethread. A reminder that no game is over until the final out is recorded, and things will always get better. Misspellings unchanged as a reminder that Yankees fans are just terrible.
No precedent, no charges filed. No smoking gun (like say, a security cam video). The fact is the only thing that they could prove was the gun stuff - and note the only thing Chapman is copping to. Manfred was in a tough spot - this was not a pending case, and the union (correctly) would fight tooth and nail over something large because of the precedent it would set. (essentially a giant suspension on what effectively becomes hearsay) 30 games is a good outcome here.
Now the Reyes business - where there ARE criminal proceedings - will be much more educational. That could be much higher.
Manfred was in a tough situation here.
DUIs are a felony and more serious. But yes, the difference in sport penalties between minor drug offenses and serious violent acts seem a bit of a problem.
The police were unable to find enough evidence to charge Chapman with anything. It sounds like it was a classic "he said, she said" situation where both sides changed their stories. Clearly something happened that night, but it's kind of hard to pin a domestic violence charge on a player who wasn't charged with domestic violence, or with anything for that matter.
Believe me, I don't take domestic abuse lightly. Under the circumstances, I think Manfred did the best he could. I think he set a good precedent and I think he sent a strong message.
It will be interesting to see what happens with Reyes.
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