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1. John Northey Posted: March 13, 2023 at 02:41 PM (#6120313)He's getting his full MLB salary this year PLUS $4M from the team in Japan. If he had gotten an MLB job somewhere, his salary from that team would have been deducted from his LAD salary.
BL: He's actually making (at least) $4M more now than he would have if he had stayed in the majors. If he played with the LAD, more than half of his salary would have been subject to CA state taxes. Depending on where he makes his residency (FL has no state income tax), he could be saving several additional million by not playing for the LAD.
He'd probably get away with it over there.
(fwiw, same site has ruiz worth 57.7m -- i agree that dumping bauer would've been worth less than that to the dodgers.)
He wasnt actually punished by the criminal system here, although yes he was suspended if thats what you mean.
He wasn't tried or convicted. But merely being a subject of a criminal investigation resulted in him giving up 1.5 years of his livelihood, and having to move out of his preferred country of employment.
It's a little ridiculous to use an example of a multimillionaire white dude, but the criminal justice system results in a lot of very real and very significant punishments that it doesn't directly impose.
Sometimes, the process is the punishment.
Does that apply to owners? If that's the case, maybe we can entice Putin to withdraw from Ukraine in exchange for the ownership of the Washington Commanders.
While I expected negative feedback from fans, the overwhelming consensus was that those from the East who come West do it to gain a fresh start - and that was fine with them.
never could figure out what to make of that, but it's a real thing.
Bauer is the same. Gets shaken down for money and MLB uses it as an opportunity to blacklist him. Being a lousy person shouldn't be a crime.
Uh huh.
Out of curiosity, based on these statements do either or both of you support no cash bail?
Well said. If someone thinks that’s all “they have” on TFG, then they are being willfully ignorant.
Wasn’t directed at me, but absolutely.
OK, here’s what we've got: the Government — in conjunction with the woke people — under the supervision of the Rothschilds — are forcing our Ubaldo Jiminez-level pitchers and Papa Doc-level leaders to go to pitch in Japan or be investigated for charges in a fiendish plot to eliminate multiple pornhub channels!
We’re through the looking glass, here, people...
No mention of reverse vampires or the Rand corporation. I see they have gotten to you.
Mean.
You will have to forgive me for not starting with the two rich guys (who will continue to be rich) when I decide who to feel bad about stuff like this happening. A whole lot of others who are really hurt by this type of stuff are way ahead of these two in line.
I'm confused. Is this like some guy playing on a prison team or some guy playing A ball?
ouch.
Me too. It sounds like a story that would have happened in the 1920s, and I'm almost sure Howie isn't that old.
I think he played in the CBA in Idaho after his legal issues...
Consider unintended consequences, first bail should guarantee a person's appearance in court.
If the person is neither a flight nor public safety risk, release on a promise to appear should be appropriate.
Even if the person has committed a violent crime, steps may exist to reduce the risk of harm to the public and the person can still be reduced without posting a bond.
But, courts will rely on formulas, maybe they're called algorithms now. So, what if the algorithm says don't release.
That's the place where bail can come in. But, it has to be proportionate to what the person can afford.
What happens when a judge relies on public safety and says no release (which I have heard happen on misdemeanors). Judges certainly try their best. But, should the accused be left with no option?
It seems anomalous for the 8th amendment's guarantee of reasonable bail to be written out of the law.
I voted against the elimination of cash bail in my state; it has a place if after a risk analysis the person remains in custody. But, it must be commensurate with the accused's ability to pay. So, some opaque algorithm shouldn't decide a person's pretrial freedom, nor should unreasonable cash bail requirements.
On Stormy D, it seemed like an update of lewinsky/clinton. It's between Trump and his wife; I really don't care about it, as I felt about clinton/lewinsky
If there are other avenues of prosecution, focus on them. $130K to Stormy D
If there's more, fine prosecute it.
28. Well, doesn't that show Gov Des is smart? Battling the woke corporations does not strike me as a particularly attractive platform. But, if you dig tax cuts for the ultra wealthy and bailing out multimillionaire bank depositors, vote for him
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Initially, it would seem the answer to these questions is, yes. The Washington Post, with the headline "Trevor Bauer signing met with little reaction in Japan," has these nuggets:
The article also notes Roberto Osuna played there last year and has already signed with another team for next season.
Look up Sheriff's bonds if you want to see the real travesty. Whole counties outlaw private bail, and only allow bail through government funded bail bonds. Of course, the Sheriff's bond takes a bigger percentage as profit than the private bond, and on average bail is set higher than surrounding jurisdictions, turning the whole bail process into a state run cash grab on par with speed traps.
Unimportantly, and as a fan of the show, I would like to say that the lack of Succession blooper reels and outtakes is a crime against humanity.
That's not how these things work. Pockets of the internet were apoplectic when Mike Clevinger went unpunished by MLB. It's all about getting a pound of flesh, flashing your bonafides that you play for the right team.
That's to be expected, when MLB gets into the business of punishing off-the field actions. Some players get significant suspensions that de facto end their careers, while others, the allegations against whom seem based on public reports to be just as credible and similarly terrible, get to continue with little or no penalty at all.
Selective enforcement is frequently weaponized to punish the "wrong" people while letting the "right" people off the hook. It's hard to look at MLB's actions in this space (and the PED space) and not see selective enforcement in action.
It seems Bauer's past is irrelevant to the Japanese press.
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My position is to start with this basic premise. If a person is deemed a flight risk or a danger to others, remand, regardless of how much bail they can afford, If not, release until trial, regardless of how much bail they can afford. I know it can never be as simple as this, so do a little more nuanced tweaking if you must, but the basic principle should be the goal. This seems to be working well in jurisdictions where a good faith effort is being employed.
far too often, bail, and the accused inability to pay it, are a substitution for incarceration and ultimately securing a conviction without the hassle of going to trial.
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