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In a weird conicidence, a pro athelete (hockey, not baseball) married my ex-girlfriend. I guess I didn't get the memo that I was supposed to conduct a smear campaign and spend $20,000 of my own money in a strange attempt to get her back. My bad.
Christ, this a major metropolitan newspaper and they can't fix the freaking grammar?
And this guy is a total loser. Everybody knows that real revenge MUST include violence and/or mayhem.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Ah, but he is clever. You can't deny him that.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
I would agree, except for this part:
Told of the claims in the lawsuit, Ken Root said: "Jesus. And my son's the one who sent these letters?"
Funny stuff.
About this part:
The letters threatened to expose pictures and videotapes of Werth having sex with other woman -- one of whom was pregnant with his child, the lawsuit states.
Could they not ding him for extortion? Or because he doesn't seem to be asking for anything in return, does that not apply?
You got to feel sorry for Jayson Werth, he gets bounced from the Orioles to the Jays, and eventually gets given to the Dodgers where he actually finally starts living upto some of his potential, then this crap starts happening.
Oh, and Joe they've now been married for eight years, I thought I'd start the smear campaign to try and get her back on her tenth anniversary. Let's make it special all around.
Told of the claims in the lawsuit, Ken Root said: "Jesus. And my son's the one who sent these letters?"
Is there any point to that quote at all?
Well, I think it gives a glimpse into the guy's mental state. Often when something like this happens, you see "he's always been a little odd" or some such quote. This makes it sound like he's kind of gone off the deep end and even his family didn't know about it.
Wait a minute...
Professional career? Check
Lies? Double check.
Where are my young women? Maybe I need someone to smear me, you know, get some rep going around.
UCCF is a deceitful, egotistical ass!
That's not news. Show pictures of him not having sex with a woman who still gets pregnant with his child -- now that's news!
I am so gonna get some. Thanks man.
Forget the pregnancy part. It'd be news to have videotapes of a MLB player (except for Kris Benson, of course) having sex with his wife. Other women? Talk about passe . . . .
Will it be Paris Hilton-esque in that grainy, green style?
From my experience, I can honestly say that between 60-70% of married or engaged ballplayers under 30 are cheating on their significant others during the season. It's so common that it doesn't even seem like a big deal.
Sorry , just inferring her presence has my mind going into overload.
Seriously. What qualifies someone to make that statement?
It's no excuse, but the reporter was probably thinking of the Glenbard high schools in the west suburbs of Chicago. I think they hit at least three of the compass points in the Glenbard district, maybe all four.
He also was born within a week of me.
Because they read Ball Four?
How can you people call Ryan a loser? He's a freakin' college graduate, on the ten year plan no less...
That's fine. But he should say "In my experience working with a minor league team..."
And you wouldn't have even heard of the school if it wasn't for Ryan Root.
To make sure that we don't think all the players who jumped directly from high school to the majors are a bunch of cheats.
Have you heard any rumours about Bring It On 2?
Seriously. What qualifies someone to make that statement?
I agree with Bull Pain on this one. Most pro atheletes I've happened to hang out with are NHL guys, but 90% or them were complete dogs. Including one night when I was out with my girlfriend and a 4th liner from the Leafs said to her: "You know who I am right? So I know you want to f*ck me." right in front of me. She had no idea who he was, which pissed him off to no end. A few weeks later there was an article in the Star about how he was so happy that his wife just gave birth to their second child. While he was the most up front about it (going after a non-groupie) the rest of them were pretty bad too.
While living in Minnesota, the T-Wolves banned women over the age of 21 from being part of the cheerleading team because too many of the players were sleeping with them after the games (the players mostly went to a posh hotel on Hennipin Ave. after the games). It was down the street from my corporate apartment, so I used to be in there sometimes when they'd come in. Marbary was right, there isn't that many place to hang out in Minneapolis (although the Lounge is nice if you can find it).
This past summer a girl I know happens to be a huge baseball fan (and cute) and knows some of the Redsox. So we;re all at the Texas Armidillo (across from the Sky Dome) watching game 7 of the Ottawa/Toronto NHL playoffs. After the game is over, the entire bullpen (plus a few stragglers) from the BoSox roll in to see her. I took off at about 12:30 (work day and all) but the stories about a certain married Red Sox who stripped down naked and tried to have sex with a girl from behind while she was puking in the bathroom made it's way back to me the next day. To some of hte other players credit, apparently they busted in to the bathroom when they found out what he was trying to do.
Now the one common denomintor is that lotsa drinking was involved. So I'm guessing the players who go home after the game aren't causing any problems, but at huge proportion of the players you meet out are just complete and utter dogs.
That being said, I'd gladly be one of those dogs if had the talent to be a pro-ballplayer.
That is perhaps the dumbest solution to a problem I've ever heard. It invites even more trouble.
What do you mean, Eric? By banning women over 21, the T-Wolves made sure all the cheerleaders would be underage. They knew the players would never sleep with underage women. Problem solved.
Right? Or am I missing something here? ;-)
Nonsense. A girl under 21 is far more likely to be intimidated away from a lawsuit.
I bet it was dirty old Terry Adams.
In all seriousness, I probably would be too if I was a big leaguer. I just wouldn't get married while I was playing the field.
But I wonder how much spousal complicity there is in this. The wives, many of whom are probably ex-groupies themselves, surely must know what goes on (at least some of it.) Perhaps they tolerate it as the price of the big-league lifestyle they're living.
The Bulls strictly prohibit cheerleaders from getting involved with players. I don't know if that's effective, but I haven't heard or read any stories about Luv-a-Bulls and players messing around. Doesn't mean that it hasn't happened.
1 - The guy needs to stop worrying about his high school girlfriend and move on, obviously. But I can see that if he genuinely cared about this woman he would be concerned if her husband was running around on her.
2 - It makes sense that ballplayers are unfaithful. Life on the road is full of temptation for people who are not famous. When you have beautiful women throwing themselves at you all the time and most clubhouse cultures value the ability to get any woman one wants, it makes it nearly unbearable. I would hope that more than 30-40% of these men who have made commitments to their wives keep that commitment (and the temptation is no excuse for them not doing so), but I wouldn't be suprised if the numbers are close to Bull Pain's estimates. I'd be saddened, but not surprised.
(I got that from a friend by the way. I didn't ask how he found it, as anyone who clicks on the link below it will soon figure out, I didn't want to know)
His grandfather and uncle, both named Dick Schofield, had lengthy Major League Baseball careers.
Ironically, neither does Doug, until his wife tells him
Apparently, the stalker claimed he had videotape of Werth having sex with another woman. He also wrote letters posing as a female pregnant with Werth's child.
This goes far beyond actual concern and looks like simple spite to me. I doubt he actually knows anything about the life that Mr. Werth leads. The stalker was attending college in Pennsylvania, mind you, far away from Jayson. I don't see a trace of altruism in any of his actions.
I think Terry was still with the Jays at this point, so no it wasn't him. I will say this, Alan Embree seemed to be a nice guy, and according to the girl who was the intended target of the bathroom rush, he was the one who stopped it. I wasn't there, so I have no idea what really happened, but the player involved was not from the pen, he was one of the stragglers.
As for the Hockey one, sure it was Mike Craig. You'd have to be a Leaf fan to know who his is. My buddy ended up playing in the same city as him in the AHL a few years later, man did he ever have some stories about that prick. Basically that guy almost ruined all the action for the other players by having such a bad rep. Kind of like all Aussies who go to England and can't get any action because all the Aussies before them have given them a bad rep.
As for the T-Wolves, yes it was because the team beleived that cheerleaders under 21 wouldn't get into bars with the players after the game. While I will agree with Vince when he says if KG show up, his entire party gets in, I never was carded like I was in Minneapolis. I was 28 at the time and had to show my ID every time I went to a bar, so maybe that was the deal.
Traderdave. It does seem that I have been close to a lot of casual sex, I really can't explain it. But I do seem to end up at parties or bars with B-list celebrities or pro atheletes a lot. I think it's because I make a good first impression and don't give a #### that they are famous (or kind of famous), I think they respect that. Whatever it is, it has let me see: a puking Baby Spice, a drunken F1 driver try to have sex with a member of the Royal Family on a couch, a pissed off Vince Carter and a goon of the Edmonton Oilers steal a beer for me and threaten to beat up anyone who tried to take it back. Ahh....my 20's were filled with good memories, foggy, but good.
Sort of odd that they mention that, but not the fact that Werth's father also played. (Stepfather, technically, but sheesh, they share the same last name.)
I have a friend who did sports reporting in Springfield, IL, around the time Werth was drafted. He said the reason Werth was taken so high was definitely because of his family's ties to MLB, not because of his talent. Of course, I never pressed him for any details, so who knows if there's any truth to that.
I was never quite sure what the hell the Orioles were thinking taking a highschool catcher that high, especially one from a rural area that really didn't see that much competition.
I find this hard to believe, since Werth is just about the ultimate "tools" player -- he's 6'5", strong as a bull, has a good arm, and is very fast (his mom and sister are track stars).
He also hit .652 his senior year of high school and averaged a homer every other game.
C'mon, guys. Shouldn't unsubstantiated sexual rumormongering be left to the Ryan Roots of the world?
Can someone give a brief description of RB's link for those of us who can't get it at work?
Is it something gross, like something I probably shouldn't check?
Doug definitely goes his own way though, even from the time he played for my Raps.
Someone might have covered this, but Dick is Ducky's son.
I'm also a Dick Schofield fan shocked to learn he is related to Werth.
Shredder, it's not gross, just ... weird.
Wow, I went to Glenbard East. Sometimes I think everything in my head will eventually appear in a Primer discussion. The bards do hit all the compass points. Vince, were you a Glenbardian?
Also he needs to shave. It's gross when he spits and it lands in his Goatee
No ####, when? I graduated from there in '97.
What's wrong with Werth? I love the way the guy plays. Like Mickey Hatcher, but with talent.
No, I went to Notre Dame in Niles. I knew about the Glenbards mostly because I worked at the Daily Herald for six years. At one time, I also knew the general phone numbers for about 25 police and fire departments in Cook and Lake counties. Occupational hazards.
I have to say, after reading that article, I won't be at all surprised to pick up a paper one day and read about the Christie murder-suicide. I don't know what special talents his wife possesses, but they really must be something for him to put up with all of her ####.
It was todd Jones in a moment of gender-identity confusion.
I have nothing aganist the way he plays, and I'm sure many many players are worst but... he acts like an ass when he is on the field. He flicks off fans , spits in fans direction, argues with them, makes other obsense getures and takes bows and such, all round ###### behavoir.
When you're on a baseball field and you spit, aren't you just about always spitting in a fan's direction?
I really wasn't trying to say this guy was normal or altruistic. I'm really not sure what my point was, exactly.
As for the Doug Christie link, this goes back to what I was saying about the difficulty of being faithful in their position. You guys all read it as his wife being controlling, but it seems to be something that they came up with together. In extreme situations, it's just smart to take extreme precautions to avoid any hint of sexual immorality. I'd say a lot of that is over the top, but it's more admirable than creepy, I would say.
Back in the first Reagan administration. Go Red Rams. That is tres wierd, daddy.
I worked at the Daily Herald for six years.
One of my buds is an illustrator there. Man, its a small world I limit myself to.
Glenn Burke. And I wonder if there might be some others who had/have it but didn't disclose it publicly.
Things that make you go hmmmmmm......
Seriously. What qualifies someone to make that statement?
I spent 4 years working in the minor leagues, 3 with Triple-A teams. I was about the same age as most Triple-A level guys that aren't major prospects, so I often would end up at similar nightlife establishments as the players in a a very nice city to meet attractive young women (Chapel Hill). I also wrote their bios for the media guide and talked to them regularly, so I knew who was married and who wasn't. The older (30+) players were faithful, having probably gone through the craziness of their younger years and with a few kids to let them know what life was about. The mid-20's guys were out of control. Of the 30 or so players in that age range who I knew were married or close to it, I can only say that 5 were definitely faithful. I can say for sure that about half of them weren't, and were very open about it, with specific stories from friends or female staff members to prove it. I know of two guys who spent all of last year in the majors who I knew in 2002 and 2003, who were extremely unfaithful to their wives, and weren't the least afraid to tell me about their recent conquests. The remaining players were definitely doing questionable things, but I don't think that they were actually "cheating." But they easily could have been doing it under the radar.
I'm not one to judge these guys, because I can't fairly say I wouldn't do the same thing if I were a sort of rich, good-looking ballplayer, but when you can handpick 5 guys from a team as "good guys" because they don't cheat on their wives, it's a problem. I have no doubt that all the young, single ballplayers this side of J.D. Drew, are chalking up Wilt Chamberlain-like numbers. It's a good profession, I wish I wasn't an average sized Jew with a dead arm.
Hornacek. I think he used to brush his cheek or something as a sign to his kids. Jason Kidd does something similar. (Blows kisses to his wife?)
Then there's Adrian Dantley, who used to cradle and caress the ball in both hands. That might have just been a fetish.
That stuff is not what was creepy about the Christie story.
Maybe you misheard, and the verb was "attacking."
would any of you guys marry a rich famous woman (ok, beautiful, too) who had plenty of other male sexual partners?
I'm stll looking for one of those. If you've got a name, let me know.
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