Comments on: Tampering: Minaya and Cabrera http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/03/tampering-minaya-and-cabrera/ Baseball, Cheating, and Rules discussion at the author's blog for the Cheater's Guide to Baseball Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: rd http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/03/tampering-minaya-and-cabrera/#comment-707 rd Sat, 05 May 2007 02:10:17 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/03/tampering-minaya-and-cabrera/#comment-707 I think the Gillick/Olerud thing was more serious than that. If I recall correctly, it was at the press conference when Pat Gillick was being introduced that he said the first person in Seattle he called was John Olerud Sr. There was no point of him saying this except to indirectly inform the press that he would be pursuing John Olerud. So he really dug his own ditch there. But since he didn't directly say it, I guess MLB didn't take too much action. I think the Gillick/Olerud thing was more serious than that. If I recall correctly, it was at the press conference when Pat Gillick was being introduced that he said the first person in Seattle he called was John Olerud Sr. There was no point of him saying this except to indirectly inform the press that he would be pursuing John Olerud. So he really dug his own ditch there. But since he didn’t directly say it, I guess MLB didn’t take too much action.

]]> By: Mat http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/03/tampering-minaya-and-cabrera/#comment-703 Mat Thu, 03 May 2007 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.cheatersguidetobaseball.com/2007/05/03/tampering-minaya-and-cabrera/#comment-703 <i>Still, as unlikely as it was that Minaya was making a super-quick pitch for the Mets as the free-agent destination of choice, if you’re the Marlins, no harm in complaining.</i> Even if he wasn't making an explicit pitch, I think the Marlins have a legitimate complaint. I wouldn't want my franchise player making friends with any other team's GM, especially one who works for a team with so much money. Still, as unlikely as it was that Minaya was making a super-quick pitch for the Mets as the free-agent destination of choice, if you’re the Marlins, no harm in complaining.

Even if he wasn’t making an explicit pitch, I think the Marlins have a legitimate complaint. I wouldn’t want my franchise player making friends with any other team’s GM, especially one who works for a team with so much money.

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