Vegas Bookie: A-Rod Bet on Baseball?

[Moderator1]

Deep went almost six months between posts and now he is back - why lord why oh why oh why?

 

[sportschick]

His prison term ended?

 

[Armchair_QB]

His prison term ended?

Deep is Michael Vick?

 

[Deeper_Background]

Playing cards in the poker clubs, at the zenith of the poker boom, means he's guilty of "betting millions" through a bookie in Vegas.

And, honestly, what kind of bookie spills the beans on a client like that? If A-Rod is "betting millions," then the bookie is making a ton off the vig. Why kill the golden goose?

Because he won't pay out his losses like Mike Jordan?

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Deep went almost six months between posts and now he is back - why lord why oh why oh why?

That's the million-dollar question.

 

[spnited]

Selig 'very unhappy' Yankee star betting in illegal clubs, newspaper says NBCSports.com news services
updated 1:36 p.m. CT, Wed., Nov . 2, 2005
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez was cautioned by the New York Yankees that playing poker in illegal clubs could be dangerous and harmful to his image, according to a newspaper report.

On Oct. 2, the Daily News reported the star slugger had attended games at an underground club with professional card player Phil Hellmuth.

Playing at such clubs is not illegal, though it can be against the law to operate them, the Daily News reported.

The Daily News said that MLB officials are concerned that one of their top stars is possibly associated with an illegal gambling operation and hanging out with gamblers, who could be betting on baseball games, something that could get Rodriguez banned from baseball should he do the same. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/9896335/

From 2005 you dumb *******.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Playing cards in the poker clubs, at the zenith of the poker boom, means he's guilty of "betting millions" through a bookie in Vegas.

And, honestly, what kind of bookie spills the beans on a client like that? If A-Rod is "betting millions," then the bookie is making a ton off the vig. Why kill the golden goose?

Because he won't pay out his losses like Mike Jordan?

Oh, so now he's a deadbeat gambler too?

::)

 

[Deeper_Background]

Playing cards in the poker clubs, at the zenith of the poker boom, means he's guilty of "betting millions" through a bookie in Vegas.

And, honestly, what kind of bookie spills the beans on a client like that? If A-Rod is "betting millions," then the bookie is making a ton off the vig. Why kill the golden goose?

Because he won't pay out his losses like Mike Jordan?

Oh, so now he's a deadbeat gambler too?

::)

It took a couple of years unofficial suspension from NBA boss David Stern and a trip to the minors to play baseball for Mike to wisen up

 

[spnited]

Playing cards in the poker clubs, at the zenith of the poker boom, means he's guilty of "betting millions" through a bookie in Vegas.

And, honestly, what kind of bookie spills the beans on a client like that? If A-Rod is "betting millions," then the bookie is making a ton off the vig. Why kill the golden goose?

Because he won't pay out his losses like Mike Jordan?

Oh, so now he's a deadbeat gambler too?

::)

It took a couple of years unofficial suspension from NBA boss David Stern and a trip to the minors to play baseball for Mike to wisen up

You're a moron. Go back under the rock where you've been for the past six minths.

 

[Deeper_Background]

Jordan announced his retirement three days before the NBA concluded an investigation into his wagering and found no violation of league rules. That’s certainly convenient.

He also made a weird comment, saying, “If the urge comes back, if the Bulls will have me, if David Stern lets me ... I may come back.”

There was definitely reason to be concerned. A businessman named Richard Esquinas claimed Jordan lost $1.3 million to him in golf bets during a 10-day period in 1991. He had cancelled cheques as proof. In 1992, during a police investigation into the death of a man named Eddie Dow, three cheques from the superstar totalling $108,000 were found – more gambling losses.

The most damaging came when Jordan was forced to admit under oath that he’d lost $57,000 to a man named Slim Bouler, who was on trial on drug and money-laundering charges. Initially, Jordan claimed that money was a loan.
This is the kind of slippery slope referee Tim Donaghy couldn’t overcome.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/sportsblog/2007/07/busting_the_jordan_gambling_my.html

 

[KYSportsWriter]

You're a moron. Go back under the rock where you've been for the past six months.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

WTF does that Jordan conspiracy theory have to do with this idiotic BS about A-Rod allegedly betting millions with some alleged bookie in Vegas?

Did the NBA also fix the draft lottery for Ewing to go to NYC, so therefore A-Rod is worse than Rose? Did the Orioles intentionally cancel a game after Ripken caught his wife in bed with Kevin Costner, so therefore A-Rod is a deadbeat gambler?

Tebow, d_b, go back to stroking it while looking at photos of underage actresses.

 

[Moderator1]

You're a moron. Go back under the rock where you've been for the past six months.

Less six days

 

[spnited]

You're a moron. Go back under the rock where you've been for the past six months.

Less six days

Not nearly long enough

 

[Deeper_Background]

Did the Orioles intentionally cancel a game after Ripken caught his wife in bed with Kevin Costner, so therefore A-Rod is a deadbeat gambler?

From the Washington Post:


Quote:
Actor-director Kevin Costner made the unusual move of calling the Fox Sports Radio duo of Kevin Kiley and Chuck Booms (fired from WTEM in 1998) last week to deny rumors of an affair with Kelly Ripken, wife of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken.

When Ripken announced his retirement early last week, the Internet gossip mill churned into action, recalling the rumor of an August 1997 affair between his wife and Costner, who has starred in baseball movies such as "Field of Dreams" and "Bull Durham." When Costner was told that Kiley and Booms were rehashing the rumor on-air last Tuesday, he called them, outraged. The next day, Costner came on their show -- which is not heard in Washington though it is broadcast from here -- and denied the rumor, saying he had met Kelly Ripken twice and had talked to her for a total of about 10 minutes at baseball functions in Baltimore and Boston.

 

[spnited]

What the hell does any of this BS have to do with A-Rod?

You're getting dumber by the minute, which seems impossible.

 

[GB-Hack]

I think we just went from a carrot to a kumquat.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Did the Orioles intentionally cancel a game after Ripken caught his wife in bed with Kevin Costner, so therefore A-Rod is a deadbeat gambler?

From the Washington Post:


Quote:
Actor-director Kevin Costner made the unusual move of calling the Fox Sports Radio duo of Kevin Kiley and Chuck Booms (fired from WTEM in 1998) last week to deny rumors of an affair with Kelly Ripken, wife of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken.

When Ripken announced his retirement early last week, the Internet gossip mill churned into action, recalling the rumor of an August 1997 affair between his wife and Costner, who has starred in baseball movies such as "Field of Dreams" and "Bull Durham." When Costner was told that Kiley and Booms were rehashing the rumor on-air last Tuesday, he called them, outraged. The next day, Costner came on their show -- which is not heard in Washington though it is broadcast from here -- and denied the rumor, saying he had met Kelly Ripken twice and had talked to her for a total of about 10 minutes at baseball functions in Baltimore and Boston.

"I would die defending the Constitution, but, goddammit, sometimes I feel like we've got a suicide pact with this First Amendment," Costner said.

Yes, foof, I know it's not true.

I was using an example of another sports conspiracy theory that has nothing to do ... you know what, nevermind. It'll just sail right over your head.

 

[spnited]

I think we just went from a carrot to a kumquat.

Perhaps we should stop insulting carrots and kumquats...both of which are higher forms of intelligence than dumb_bastard

 

[jackfinarelli]

I agree that there are some aspects to this "story" that are hard to believe including why a bookie would out a customer betting millions of dollars with him and why anyone in Las Vegas would need a bookie in the first place.

Nevertheless, before the bashing of the source continues unabated, consider how everyone in the sports media reacted to the first statements by Jose Canseco about steroid use in baseball. He was villified and ridiculed. And for the most part, he was proven to be - - right.

So, l'll say that I need a lot more real evidence of this "betting on baseball story" regarding A-Rod than is presented here by "Ianundercover" and a putative bookie in Las Vegas named "Red" before I start to wonder what the next chapter in the story might be. But just in case "Ianundercover" is the analog of Jose Canseco here, I'll refrain from dumping all over Deeper_Background for the moment...