Posted on 03/25/2024 1:55:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Something is not right about this story. I sense many parties are shielding Ohtani from culpability.
The idea he was going to answer questions was ludicrous.
He really should be suspended pending investigation.
Yes. He’s big money.
The poster boy for baseball.
They want to sweep this under the rug.
Call him Shoeless Sho, or Say it ain’t so, Sho.
Best make a statement from Tokyo.
Or, that was actually his gambling debt, and he threw his friend under the bus to get out of trouble. (Possibly with the friend's buy in)
Does Manfred have the guts to ban Ohtani from baseball in his prime, if he is guilty?
If I was Pete Rose I'd be mad if they didn't. Especially if he bet on baseball?
“...but MLB star won’t take questions...”
Works for Bidenski.
Would that be without pay?
Don’t know.
Or maybe he should retire from baseball to pursue his dreams of minor league basketball? Sound familiar?
Yes, I’ve heard the Michael Jordan comparison.
I do not think Manfred has the guts but more so I think Manfred has the guts to cover it up.
Pay off Ippy, or whatever his name is.
Saying he stole 4.5 million dollars is pretty heavy duty.
Can they get him a plea deal with no prison?
The Houston Astros are the Donald Trump of MLB, "Big League" !
BEAT THE GARBAGE CAN SLOWLY!
You know MLB found the Yankees started the whole thing, but they buried it, right ?
But the Yankees and the Dodgers are the Democrats of baseball, nothing will ever happen to them when they break the rules, and the Sports press will attack anyone who is a threat to their teams.
More here...
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/21/baseball/mlb/ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-relationship/
And Astros. No team got away with more than them. And Red Sox.
Ohtani will not be suspended or expelled. He’s too big a name in east Asia where MLB is making lotsa yen/won in merch and broadcasts, and where saving face is more important than getting the facts.
If Ohtani were from the DR instead and playing for a small-market team like the Rays, he’d be Wanderfrancoed in a NY minute.
Ohtani throwing Ippy under the bus now.
“Ippy stealing money from my account and telling lies.”
So nothing will happen to Ohtani because he plays for a protected team, while Pete Rose will never get in to the HOF, because he did not play for the Yankees or the Dodgers.
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