Good tennis player. Has a face that would curdle butter though. Shame. Not much opportunity to cash in on endorsements. Like Ovie in the NHL. When he tried to be the face of Mr.Big candy bars, sales actually went down. Good face for mucking in the corners of the NHL. For TV and mass-media advertising? Not so much....
Roberto Alomar Fired by MLB and Jays
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Or maybe there wont be a lawsuit. I guess we'll never find out what really happened.
All we know is that its a female: https://outline.com/YvnZRP
All we know is that its a female: https://outline.com/YvnZRP
What a sad time we live in. One wonders what kind of 'investigation' MLB even did. My guess is that they didn't even speak with Alomar or his representatives.
If the Blue Jays remove him from the row of honor I will cease my support for the team.
If the Blue Jays remove him from the row of honor I will cease my support for the team.
IMO, it's not an easy call, but I tend to agree with you.
If the HoF let's him stay for his accomplishments, the Jays should as well. Maybe they can put an asterisk beside his name on the Level.
I'd like to know what constitutes '' inappropriate behavior'' in the mind of MLB before I'm willing to throw him under the bus here.
Aside from the fact that your support for the team bothers them not a bit, I am going to suggest that this was thoroughly investigated and the team and league has concluded that he is guilty as fuck. Otherwise, the message would be "We are concerned at certain allegations levelled against RA and are awaiting judicial resolution of these before deciding the Blue Jays Organization's response."
Because Jays can't throw RA off the bus and then invite him back on if the allegations are groundless or unproven. Neither can the league. And all this is Entertainment Biz Public Relations Survival 101 and not complicated at all. So they are pretty damn fucking sure that he did it.
I have heard 3rd hand gossip from an "insider" that - whatever it is - was absolutely fucking vile and puts RA completely over the line from being connected any further w the franchise. But it was left vague and I am still guessing what combination of rape, harassment, violence, stalking, threatening it could / could not be.
Very well stated.
I'm quite certain the Blue Jays didn't just decide on a whim to cut all ties with a club legend.
As mandrill stated, the evidence must be pretty damning to say 'We're done, and we're stripping you of any honours we have bestowed upon you (ie. Level of Excellence, having a HoF banner flying in the stadium).'
Those are privileges, not rights.
Major League Baseball also would've taken a hard look at the evidence to reach a conclusion that it is best to walk away from Mr. Alomar.
From Wilner's column yesterday, Alomar is the 6th individual in the last 25 years to be placed on the 'Ineligible List'.
That's some exclusive (bad) company in which to find one's self.
Seriously, anyone who thinks this is a 'Screw Robbie, there's a few whispers' situation', has blinders on.
While we may never know the details (and really, it's none of our business), this had to be bad, real bad.
So what were the other individuals placed on the list for? You know making them ''bad'' company and all.
I think you're comments completely ignore the times that we are living in right now. Due process has been thrown out the window with the baby's bath water. Remember this is the same organization that moved the all star game out of Georgia based upon woke left lies and distortion.
It is amazing how values, or norms or whatever you want to call them, change over time.
Now that gambling is a big - often government run - business with ADs encouraging it brought to you by OLC, maybe their is room to consider Pete Rose for the HOF !
Now that gambling is a big - often government run - business with ADs encouraging it brought to you by OLC, maybe their is room to consider Pete Rose for the HOF !
Tisk, tisk, tisk, Wickerman, she may not give you a second look.
I forget who said it, someone mentioned that Vassy Kapelos had turned into a cow. Give the lady a break, she's pregnant, she got married
last July.I wish they would release the details. How can the fans and even the media make a decision without ANY information? We live in an open society and condemning an individual away from the public scrutiny is third world fascist bullshit.
What I dont understand if the accusations were so serious then why didnt the police get involved.
Unless the victim didnt want him charged, but then why bring the whole thing up to begin with, especially when it happened 7 years ago
Unless the victim didnt want him charged, but then why bring the whole thing up to begin with, especially when it happened 7 years ago
You realize Zauno was let go for simple crude comments telling girls how hot they looked in their skirts, dont you??
The only reason Jays didnt remove Zaun's number is because he was never good enough to get his number retired......LOL
Exactly.
Our company has a "no hug" policy even between two consenting adults. Is that inappropriate behaviour? Is it cause for termination and destruction of one's career?
And yet so many allegations of sexual misconduct. Kobe Bryant, Doug Gilmour, Robby Alomar, Jake Virtanen, etc. Who's next?
It sounds like the victim has asked that the Jays and MLB take these steps as part of some sort of settlement. Alomar must have agreed to it and for all we know he may be relieved that no further details are being released. I assume Alomar has made some sort of cash settlement as part of a non-disclosure agreement.
It’s hard to imagine how this will stay secret, though. The press are going to be all over this.
