This poor slob would almost have been better off taking steroids
:dubious:
Hmmm, there’s probably something missing from this story. Maybe he drank it directly from a cow’s udder? Nah, that’s not worth 6 games. Maybe he was lactose intolerent and stunk up the locker room real bad? Possibly.
Shyam Das will get it down to 3 games, max.
That’s taking no betting in baseball to the extreme.
As the Adult, should Penny bear some Blame?
6 days is a lot and no union for the kid.
Did Penny at least give the kid the $500 after the Team over responded?
Don’t blame baseball, Blame the Marlins alone.
I don’t get this. The kid got suspended? Was it for betting? Why didn’t the adult, the baseball playing adult, who made the wager get suspended? And SIX games? WTF?
I’m soooo glad I don’t watch baseball.
Snidely: The adult did not get suspended because they are in a pennant race.
Major League Baseball was not involved. The MARLINS suspended the kid. Since Brad Penny is not their player, they can’t suspend him. The Dodgers could do so, if they wanted. Maybe they will, or maybe they don’t think it’s a big deal.
And how would the Florida Marlins go about suspending a player on the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Easily if you forgot what team Penny played for like I did.
Guess what, I’m a :wally
Isn’t gambling OK, as long as it isn’t on baseball, or other sporting event?
That said, looks like the kid comes out better in the end: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9071498/
Maybe they were just trying to prove a point, doing stupid things will have consequences.
The Marlins can’t possibly make any claims that they suspended him for a bet/gambling.
What are the two most common activities undertaken by athletes while traveling? Well, if you are Shawn Kemp, it’s impregnating women. But, for most others it can be summed up as:
- Playing golf. If you think athletes don’t gamble on their golf games, you clearly live in a fantasy world.
- Playing cards. Heck, this is also by far the #1 in college sports travel (yep, over studying). Clearly this involves healthy amounts of money changing hands.
I’ve read article talking about backgammon, chess, and video games for money. The only thing I can think is that they suspended him for self-endangerment or childish behavior, both of which are monumentally stupid reasons. Half of every teams roster would be continually suspended for these reasons.
This made me blow a little snot on my desk. I hope you’re happy.
Oh, man… the anti-milk people are going to have a cow. Um. I mean, they’ll be upset.
Athletes are allowed to bet amongst themselves. Betting on the games they play is what’s verboten. Perhaps the Marlins think this batboy shouldn’t be held to the same standards as a ballplayer?
Who knows why the Marlins did this. It could be that they were worried that word of this would get out and they’d get reamed for not discouraging unhealthy behavior. He drank milk until he puked; that’s pretty stupid and the team may be worried about being liable if they don’t tell him to cut the crap. Six games is more than enough, but then again, the reason that looks bad compared to the steroid penalty is that the steroid suspension is much too short.