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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 06:01 PM Jun 2015

Eat the $95 million and unload this asshole

ATLANTA -- Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval was benched Thursday by manager John Farrell after admitting that during Wednesday night's 5-2 loss to Atlanta, he used his cellphone to click "like" on a woman's photographs that appeared in his Instagram feed.

A blogger for Barstool Sports was the first to tweet Wednesday night that he had noticed the in-game activity on Sandoval's social media platform.

"It's one thing I let my teammates down. Ain't going to happen no more, so I learned from that," Sandoval said of his in-game Instagram use. Sandoval said he used his cellphone after returning to the clubhouse to use the bathroom.

Sandoval said he met with Farrell and general manager Ben Cherington and apologized, but was not fined.

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/13108912/pablo-sandoval-boston-red-sox-benched-using-instagram-game-progress

Anyone wanna argue now that this d-bag actually cares about the game anymore?

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Eat the $95 million and unload this asshole (Original Post) joeybee12 Jun 2015 OP
You're welcome. KamaAina Jun 2015 #1
I oughta! joeybee12 Jun 2015 #2
Hook him up with a nice catholic girl that can cook and bake Brother Buzz Jun 2015 #3
I saw that you posted that the other day... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #4
He's sitting in the dugout JonLP24 Jun 2015 #5
He knows the rules...he did this because he's an asshole... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #6
I've go to admit ... Auggie Jun 2015 #7
That's because you're evil! joeybee12 Jun 2015 #8
So am I!! I would love to see cboy and upton's comments about this!! madinmaryland Jun 2015 #9
We'll give you Ian Desmond for him. Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #10
Sold! joeybee12 Jun 2015 #11

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
3. Hook him up with a nice catholic girl that can cook and bake
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:02 PM
Jun 2015

Then he'll settle down and get his head back in the game



JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
5. He's sitting in the dugout
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:25 PM
Jun 2015

What difference does it make if he uses his cell phone or not? A lot of times a player will go to the locker room and drink a beer, don't know if that still goes on but used to be common.

I think the only reason it isn't allowed is because of a signal stealing controversy but either way it is better to eat the $95 million and keep him and get whatever hits & defense you get from him than unload him and get nothing.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
6. He knows the rules...he did this because he's an asshole...
Thu Jun 18, 2015, 07:30 PM
Jun 2015

We'll get some production out of him, but guys with attitudes like this bring the whole team down...dump him because his affecting other players.

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