I will say there is no way an insurance company is going to pay if they believe he’s on the injured list under false pretenses. If he’s healthy the only thing to do is to put the ball in the commissioner’s court. Since it’s a misdemeanor he is not getting banned and he’s not getting deported most likely. We’re going to have to pay him after a suspension. The question is whether we get anything for the money.
Reports: Marcell Ozuna Arrested For Domestic Battery
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DirkPiggler
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Every plan has a hole in it.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
My impression as well.
bravesfanMatt
Steve Harvey'd
I still don't get why brave fans can be so uppity about Ozuna and yet praise Bobby Cox as the second coming of Bear Bryant. The dude literally blackened the eye of his wife. is it because Ozuna isn't the skipper of a supremely talented club winning division titles and getting out managed in the playoffs.. is it that Ozuna isn't an old white good ol boy. Why is everyone so quick to cast Ozuna out but look the other way for and old bully who punched his wife in the face. We literally have him immortalized on this forum with the guys that made him any good in the first place.
I am not defending Ozuna here.. but we don't know the details. If a crazy woman is coming at me swinging fist and has a knife (it was reported she had a knife), then I might be pushing her down or knocking her back with my cast to protect myself. I say let it play out and learn the context before making assumptions.
I am not defending Ozuna here.. but we don't know the details. If a crazy woman is coming at me swinging fist and has a knife (it was reported she had a knife), then I might be pushing her down or knocking her back with my cast to protect myself. I say let it play out and learn the context before making assumptions.
I get that - and have no problem with anyone who has that opinion.
The only folks I'll ever have an issue with are those who say "well, MLB didn't suspend him and the Braves are paying him, so just let it go". You can't simply let it go like nothing ever happened - the charges and/or forthcoming conviction should absolutely follow him around for the rest of his career. He made his bed, now sleep in it. The same thing goes for Bobby, Pete Rose, and the hoard that we "know" that were specifically tied to performance enhancers on some level - that asterisk SHOULD ALWAYS BE THERE. They should always have to answer those questions because of what they did.
If the Braves wind up in a position where they have to choose whether or not to play him or simply pay him to go away, they'll have to deal with the consequences and answer the questions from writers and fans who disagree with whatever decision they make at that point. No dancing around it if they choose to let him play - simply say "the legal system ran its course and there is nothing pending in the current law that prohibits him from playing - we're responsible for honoring his contract, and are of the belief that Marcell poses no threat to anyone".
I certainly wouldn't be "happy" with that, but I'm an adult and will get over it - just as those who want him to play should get over it if it goes the other way and the organization takes the moral high ground. That would be entirely defensible from a business entity that hungers for younger viewers and fans - and it's awfully hard for those who prefer to sweep it under the rug to come up with an acceptable reason for doing so in the long run.
At the end of it all - and no matter who it *isses off - there's never a bad time to "do the right thing".
I haven't seen the first word about this anywhere, so I have absolutely no clue. That said, you have to assume it would be next to impossible to keep the fact that he had visited ANY team facility (for any reason) under wraps in this day and age.
PawPawMaxwell
Called Up to the Major Leagues
Cant come off the 60 day IL until Doctor approves. Cant go on restricted list until comes off the 60 day IL. MLB can suspend at anytime. IMO the whole issue is hinging on new CBA. Depending on what CBA brings out I think MLB is probably looking at banning Ozuna since this is not the first (or IIRC the second) go round of civil disobedience.
He was never placed on the 60-Day IL - the charges were filed while he was still on the 10-Day IL. He's been there the entire time.
PawPawMaxwell
Called Up to the Major Leagues
That completely skipped my memory. Still after pondering your correction, Im more convinced MLB and Braves are planning something big for him maybe even banning.
Like those saying compensation could be taken away from free agents this offseason. I don't think the future CBA signed in the offseason will have any effect on things happening now.
Can't see that happening since that should have been the case a long time ago.
Expecting the union to suddenly become particularly ethical is about as likely as expecting ownership to share a bigger piece of the pie since they've got plenty of money already and their parents taught them to share when they were kids.
Just like it goes everywhere else, the union will keep defending the handful of bad apples because they're in such a minority when compared to all those players who actually don't assault their wives, kids, or other people. The "just a few bad apples that we'll take care of ourselves" side will always win out.
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Could be a negotiation factor in the CBA.
One can always hope - just not holding my breath. Bonds' name is listed ahead of Aaron's on the HR leaderboard.
Well he did hit more homeruns than Aaron
Hudson2
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That’s what I’m saying. It will be talked about no doubt. Owners need to be covered in case a player acts stupid. If Ozuna doesn’t play anymore for us we shouldn’t be on the hook and make us hurt financially bc of his actions.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Does the NFL have a hard-and-fast rule on domestic violence like they do for illegal substances? Like you, I believe this is going to be discussed. One would think that the players would want something like this because right now it's murky. Such a policy would (or maybe I should say "could") exonerate players in some instances.
Southcack77
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If I can touch em, they're real.
Southcack77
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Players Union isn't going to agree to something where they have to prove their innocence to keep a contract.