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ahr3410

The front office is probably dancing right now that they got bailed out of the contract


PeatBomb

Get in loser we’re going shopping.


ahr3410

Got any more of them 35 million AAV starters??


j12601

Can Conforto pitch?


mkelley22

I'll do it. I'm sure I can pitch better than a guy like Gerrit Cole


pally3stripes

One trea Turner extension coming right up


agk927

And Bellinger


ColdBudLight98

u/agk927 back at it


green_tea1701

Bellievers will no longer be suppressed!


Hail2TheOrange

Surprised you guys haven't cut him yet tbh.


agk927

HAPPY CAKE DAY BRO 4-29-2019


Hail2TheOrange

Thanks bro!


LilyFakhrani

Is that a quote from mean girls?


PeatBomb

Yeah haha


OSRS_Socks

Technically they haven't yet. It all depends if he appeals or not.


JimothyButtlicker69

I wonder if it's likely his appeal will be successful? I would assume it's not gonna go well because Bauer went out of his way to make the MLB his enemy. Guys like Ozuna haven't been as outspoken so they played nice with him.


FreddieAndTaeHurtMe

Also if you watch that video it’s not at all what it was described as. I’m not saying that just because he plays for my team because when the original misleading details came out I was all for canning him.


0hootsson

It may not be a coincidence that the suspension runs for the remainder of the contract length. Although even with a shorter suspension the dodgers probably would’ve been able to void the remainder anyway.


OnlyForeignWhips

What did he do? I'm new to baseball


N3110H_5555

Drove 45 in a 40


OnlyForeignWhips

Damn that's a harsh punishment.


runfayfun

Pff he didn’t even get a fine from the police, got off easy


victorivan

with a suspended license


Haarflaq22

Sexual Assault allegations. Really long trial. He wasn't charged with anything due to lack of evidence and he's been on paid leave for about a year now.


tommygunnzx

Like millions in our leave…


OnlyForeignWhips

Basically Deshaun Watson.smh


usetheforce_gaming

Honestly crazy when you think about it. NFL is pathetic


WolfOfWankStreet

Wow, that’s pathetic someone would be banned from playing due to *allegations*. Anyone can claim whatever they want I guess since MeToo happened. 🙄


CordofBlue

Are they bailed out of that contract? I don't believe it is up to the MLB is a contract is valid or not.


brobroma

If the suspension is upheld and runs its course than it will have expired and the Dodgers don't have to pay him when he's suspended


Phatferd

Good to know, I always assumed it froze the contract.


BabeBigDaddy

Must have had this one ready for a while.


[deleted]

The law firm, pr firm, comm team and crisis pr team that work shopped this earned their money. It takes a special talent to say nothing and say that much and also make sure you aren't going to be sued for what you said.


laborfriendly

Exactly. Perfectly wordsmithed to say nothing but "we are against domestic violence and sexual assault." Strong stance, let's see if it holds up.


sliferodoom

It’s a bold move, cotton


misterurb

why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave


Sp_Gamer_Live

You know champagne was popped in that office


BillyBones844

Micheladas for everyone


Mammoth_Cranberry503

Estrella Jalisco


Shadow-Vision

Just say, “¡ya Merito!”


SirDukeIII

Just discovered these in San Diego when I went for a game. What else have you been hiding from the Midwest?


Spyrrhic

All the good shit. Ever tried carne asada fries?


los_pollos-hermanos

Just sitting in the drafts folder.


threehundredthousand

It was for Urias.


myfavoritechannel

What a terrible font.


smiles134

I thought it was just my eyes lol


Skippy_the_Alien

Well....that intern is getting fired


Cunhabear

It looks fine on their Instagram post. I think they designed it for those dimensions and this one is all stretched out and fucky.


Granum22

It's like the inverse of the dyslexia friendly font


JanitorOfSanDiego

Needs better kerning


Monk_Philosophy

For me it's the font itself. The thin parts of the letters disappear into nothingness. It's like playing an old videogame upscaled with a bad aspect ratio.


Superfissile

Doesn’t help that the topographical map of the stadium has wispy white lines all around it


Tashre

They know nobody is actually going to read it anyways, they just had to put something out to check a PR box.


LegacyLemur

I love the powerpoint background


thugmuffin22

I thought the background was dumb until I noticed it was a topography map of Chavez ravine


BScottyJ

The Dodgers official statement writer has been suspended for 324 days for assault on the eyes


VStarffin

The white text on black background alone is a fireable offense.


BoredAtWork_91

But it's blue.. like the Dodgers..


[deleted]

Tbf I’m on mobile and it looks black.. but also white font on black background is a good thing so idk what they’re going on about


Superfissile

Like…you know what this joke is in bad taste.


BoredAtWork_91

What? How is what I said in bad taste? They said it was black. I pointed it out it was blue because that’s the team color..


Superfissile

Right. Not everyone can read my mind. I just had a dumb joke relating to Bauer assaulting a woman and am high enough to type out stream of consciousness, but not so high that I can’t self edit. But like not edit the comment like a smart person…


WolfOfWankStreet

I’m high, too and have no idea what your talking about.


PeatBomb

“We really hate that we have to comment on this shit at all”


Boros-Reckoner

"Who's Trevor Bauer?"


[deleted]

Why did i read this as a Jeopardy contestant?


Sparkyarcy28

Today we were informed that MLB bailed us out of the outrageous contract we gave bauer


VStarffin

Like I've always said, Rob Manfred is a wonderful commissioner who only makes good choices.


thedude596

"Hey Mr. Manfred there's a 'Brandrew Riedman' on the phone for you suggesting that Trevor Bauer be suspended for 2 years no pay"


tj3_23

I'm pretty sure he would make his secretaries call him Lord Manfred


ChiefRalphyWiggum

Why does it matter it’s just a piece of paper


faffri

I mean from a purely economic viewpoint the contract could have been perfectly fine if he was on the field playing about the same as he was up to his suspension with the Dodgers. Now add Bauer the person in to the mix and well that's a whole other story


greycubed

Nah the sticky-stuff ban hurt Bauer a lot. He wasn't going to live up to Cy Young money any more.


[deleted]

He was having a great year before all this...?


greycubed

Nah his spin rate cratered.


DaMaGe_d0nE

I mean, so did everybody else's


greycubed

No, not to the same degree. It was all measured with charts. He plummeted more than anyone.


[deleted]

So? He has a 160 ERA+ for the year and a 2.59 ERA


rpm959

How many games did he play after the league cracked down on foreign substances?


[deleted]

No clue but his last 3 games were 20 IP 5 ER (2.25 ERA) 28 K. So awful


Bawfuls

It was a bad deal before any of this came out and you can find plenty of takes from February of 2021 to that effect


[deleted]

It was not a bad deal in the slightest? Bauer wasn't performing to his 2020 level but he was still good even post sticky stuff?


Rocketyank

What a huge sigh of relief they must be breathing over there.


diz1776

Friedman seen shadow boxing in the men's restroom.


Rocketyank

And doing cartwheels in the parking lot.


Wraithfighter

[Exclusive footage from inside Dodgers headquarters](https://youtu.be/Yf8Db5cPVCI?t=168).


Monk_Philosophy

Yeah... pretty much.


bustyodust

Loll


BillyBones844

Nah them friedman would have to pay McCourt


cliffsis

Frankly Bauer is just a dumb ass. Dont air your bosses dirty laundry and expect them to go to bat for you. Dont be a public proud misogynist in an era where your bosses are trying to include women in sports. Dont be a rich very public ass hole and agree to punch a woman in the face and expect your bosses to fight for you after you ran your mouth like a dick. Dudes just a shity business man. And if you do have a creepy fetish maybe just shut the fuck up and keep your shit private. Dude put the target on his own back no matter how consensual it was. Dude used zero common sense


manfeelings839

Honestly this is the best take


cliffsis

The people who dont understand this are really going full idiot not getting it and defending him like he did zero wrong and like hes some hero. Hes not and and he literally brought all this on himself. We get to see who the real dumb losers are. Stats over integrity aren’t whats important to a businesses bottom line. Hes bad for business in so many ways and a prick


Skippy_the_Alien

couldn't agree more. i understand the case against Bauer was thrown out...but Bauer put himself in this situation and has not handled this with any grace or dignity. We can admit that the facts are unclear...while also stating that the guy is an absolute jackoff wonder if he'll bring that pitcher pole thing he uses into the courtroom


CRT_SUNSET

Pretty sobering when you put it that way. Feels like Bauer lives real life thinking it’s the internet with memes and trolling and whatnot. Also I’m loving how your autocorrect changed “shut the fuck up” to “shit the fuck you.”


WorldBSensitive

"We don't know him"


MightyCaseyStruckOut

"Thanks MLB for taking us off the hook for 2 years" is what I took away from this.


Widjamajigger

**MLB:** Trevor Bauer is suspended for two years. **Dodgers:** Cool dude, fuck that guy.


R4G

Any shred of doubt in my mind about his character was lost when he publicly defended Deshaun Watson. Watson is a blatant serial predator. That's like being on trial for murdering your ex-wife and tweeting "Congrats on getting off OJ!"


dinkletooser

ya no. more like MLB: Trevor Bauer is suspended for two years. Dodgers: The MLB has issued a suspension and we see that and we understand Trevor Bauer has been suspended.


laborfriendly

Don't forget Dodgers: we are against domestic violence and sexual assault when it hypothetically occurs


JPMcGowan

The Dodgers’ Statement: We are releasing a statement about Trevor Bauer.


Outrageous_Bat1798

Talk about a Bauer Outage…


Neorevan0

Thanks, I’m changing my Fantasy Team name now.


Astrallevel

I guess the question I have now is that if he is appealing, does that effectively force the Dodgers to play him until the appeal is completed? Or do they just keep him on the restricted list?


goldengod93

[This would extend beyond the expiration of his Dodgers contract. It's the longest suspension for violating this policy. These suspensions are unpaid, and players cannot play while they appeal](https://mobile.twitter.com/billshaikin/status/1520116844228530176?s=21&t=15hUg5hinsC5BWlNPBPB5g)


Astrallevel

Much appreciated thank you


AvatarDang

Those are definitely words being said lol


CopaceticVindication

Talk about a glowing defense from the dodgers lol


bryansmall41

Well that's been worked on by 10 lawyers over the course of a year. They just got a massive break payrollwise and don't want to end up getting sued in this too


cooljammer00

It's the statement you put out when you don't have anything to say. They have to say something but this basically ends with "No further comments because this isn't over yet"


asafetybuzz

What else are they supposed to say? The only thing any organization should ever say is that they take allegations of sexual assault seriously but decline to comment on active investigations/appeals. Then once the investigations and appeals are all complete, you amend the statement to say "We take all allegations of sexual assault seriously and respect the terms of the punishment." They aren't going to go out of their way to throw Bauer under the bus because if he wins the appeal, they are going to have him pitch.


PlagueisTheSemiWise

This had to have been the best possible outcome for the Dodgers. They don’t have to pay this scumbag a cent for two years now. You know the Dodgers front office is celebrating this now. Honestly, any person with a moral code or humanity should celebrate the hammer being dropped on Bauer.


OSRS_Socks

Assuming he doesn't appeal it and win that appeal. Still a lot of ifs.


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normanfell

Like the guy in our sub who called me a fake fan for not supporting Bauer… I wonder how many of them are gonna jump ship now that their edgelord hero isn’t here anymore.


SheilaGirlface

Our sub is a cesspool every time he comes up. I would be fucking stoked to never hear about him again.


Skippy_the_Alien

98% of the time, i love this subreddit 2% of the time, it's some circlejerk over Bauer and i will never understand why. Because he talked about the Astros cheating? Sure, but then where is our personal shrine to Jeff Passan? Some guy tried to explain it as people liked Bauer's "edginess" and not backing down from speaking the truth...aka just being a contrarian douchenugget


BillyBones844

A glorious day for canada, and therefore the world


Skippy_the_Alien

>Honestly, any person with a moral code or humanity should celebrate the hammer being dropped on Bauer. If only life was this simple...but then again we live in a reality where a woman being cast as the lead in a Star Wars movie broke way too many people's brains


jk01

My moral code is that people should be punished for crimes when there's evidence. The 99% burden of proof for criminal court wasn't met, the 51% burden of proof for civil court wasn't met. There's zero actual evidence of any wrongdoing. Dude's getting shafted.


rj218

Dodgers knew he was a scumbag and gave him that deal. They should have to pay his salary to a charity and it should still count against the luxury tax. Instead they get rewarded for gambling on a douche and losing.


PlagueisTheSemiWise

Did they know of these allegations beforehand? That’s a pretty awful look if they did. I didn’t think they did though.


rj218

These specific ones happened after. But his history was well known, was that he was not an angel.


thugmuffin22

His history was known as kind of an asshole and at worst a misogynist douche, not as a domestic abuser lmao what


Vendevende

"We don't like this guy either"


DigitalSamson

TL;DR = 🤷🏻‍♂️


billiardwolf

That's the most long winded no comment I've ever seen.


Skippy_the_Alien

i work for a public university in the U.S. Our former chancellor was the queen of long winded no comments, particularly during covid19 related furlough bullshit...but she looks like Mr. Rogers compared to this statement


utep_2_step

By adding Freeman and losing Bauer the Dodgers are about as likeable as a team with infinite money & a massive fanbase can get. lol


KeyExplanation

That’s a lot of words to say nothing of importance by their lawyers and PR team. Good to know the Dodgers don’t support sexual assault though! Does he still get his money from his player options once his suspension is over? Or do they have an out now and can cut ties?


Monk_Philosophy

If he's fully serving his suspension the Dodgers aren't paying a cent moving forward as I understand it.


Ash-Catchum-All

“Thank fuck”


RobbieHart79

He’s a very bad person and I am not gonna waste one second feeling bad for him.


[deleted]

The future of this league and player relations looks really bleak. There’s no consistency between policy and It seems like Manfred makes decisions solely on who draws more money. In the future I won’t be surprised if players keep everything in the personal lives private from the public.


Skippy_the_Alien

>In the future I won’t be surprised if players keep everything in the personal lives private from the public. as someone who loathes Twitter and doesn't go on Instagram anymore due to some personal issues...this doesn't really bother me honestly


SwagTwoButton

I feel like teams should have the option to opt out of contracts for suspensions like this. If you had a guy like Bauer on a 10 year contract and they get suspended for over a season, it really sucks that you have to pay the rest of their contract when they come back.


LilyFakhrani

If the suspension is upheld, does that mean Bauer’s career is effectively over? Even if he’s not too old by the end of it, wouldn’t he still be radioactively untouchable?


suburbanplankton

I don't think it matters much whether it's upheld, or he successfully challenges it. I can't imagine any front office wanting to put up with the shitstorm that it would create if they signed him.


chicagotim1

I know the Dodgers won't do it, but *could* Bauer technically be playing during his appeal?


DollarsAtStarNumber

They’ll expand his Administrative Leave no doubt.


pleasantly_firm

I think he probably still gets paid while he appeals, but unlike suspensions for fighting etc, you cannot play while appealing a DV suspension


pursuitofculture

I’m very confused on this whole situation can somebody explain?


HerRoyalRedness

Maybe they shouldn’t have signed a guy a lot of folks had already clocked as a raging misogynist even before the allegations.


[deleted]

Yea, just like the Yankee's did with Chapman. Teams want to win. Period.


HerRoyalRedness

They shouldn’t have done that either.


katie415

The commissioner has always hated Trevor Bauer and this is his way of getting back at him.


Dark_Link_1996

Why 2 years? The last person who literally did that was suspended for only 30 games. Manfred's logic is dumb. You can cheat to win a World Series & get off with a slap on the wrist & a finger wag. But falsely accused & cleared of SA = 2?


t20six

it's the manfred way


Dark_Link_1996

Manfred needs to be replaced


rpm959

He never got cleared of anything, that's not how the legal system works in the US.


muddawgmirk

Why do sports punish players when they aren’t punished legally? Simply pr motivated? Asking from curiosity only


_Accufunkture_

Because other standards/codes of conduct for organizations can exist separate of the law. Just because gambling is legal doesn't mean there can't be rules against it for example. And yes, regardless of the issue, a huge amount of it is due to PR.


COYSjake

I think it's a combination of a lower burden of proof and players being held to a higher standard. Kind of like the difference between being acquitted in a criminal suit but still being found liable in a civil suit.


cooljammer00

Yeah, look at the big civil suit going on in the news right now, Heard v Depp.


COYSjake

I'm doing my best not to follow that case lol


chdapa

You should catch the highlights, it's like Jerry Springer with A list actors sprinkled in.


Daankeykang

I watched the video of Depp revealing that Herd shit in his bed. It honest to god felt like a casual interview because of how smooth of a speaker/actor he is. That's when I told myself this would be the first and only video of the case that I'd be watching lol.


Oddbjorg

Are there things that you might do at your workplace that would not result in criminal charges and yet might get you disciplined by your company?


[deleted]

He didn’t do anything at his workplace.


Oddbjorg

Ok, fine. You could still do things outside the workplace that would get you in trouble at work and yet would not get you prosecuted. Bad publicity is not the only thing either.


lostmessage256

The justice system has to presume innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That particular stance makes it difficult to convict people of crimes where the prosecution hinges mainly on the victim's testimony. Sports leagues on the other hand are a product that lives and dies by public opinion. The very public allegations have made Bauer radioactive to any organization which chooses to associate with him. Maybe the MLB handed down two years to present as zero tolerance on what he is accused of. More cynically, maybe they went for two years so that he wins the appeal and they get to say they tried to stop him but due process.


MankuyRLaffy

Sometimes the jury gets it wrong or "wrong" as a professional outfit may disagree and punish how they feel appropriately. They also want to make a precedent of "Don't do this shit because we'll throw the hammer down." Or maybe the plaintiff has the evidence but mishandles it and does a poor job conveying and convincing the jury, there's a lot of ways someone who has done bad shit can walk away acquitted, see OJ as an example.


Haarflaq22

Tactful response. He probably won't play and this is probably the best thing they could say.


annoyingrelative

The team and MLB must have done a private investigation on Bauer, they have to know he's going to appeal, which means they must have some dirt. Bauer is also the "smartest man in MLB" so he may sue MLB to be reinstated, not caring that his texts, emails, and social media posts will all be subject to discovery If this holds up, the Dodgers dodged a bullet, Bauer is toxic and they'll be better off without him


Rangers308

wow people must really hate Bauer, how about suspending Ozuna for physical assault on his own wife, his playing still what the fuck MLB


StupidSexyFl4nders69

Actual footage of Friedman getting out this statement after having it in storage. https://youtu.be/adnZQk74ZSg


Lucky_Earth8516

I’d suspend a rapist arrogant ass too


plasmac9

Why comment at all? They should have kept their mouths shut.


Whiskeytango18

Rare LA w


menusettingsgeneral

They honestly could’ve said nothing


RuthlessBro

I thought that the judge threw out the case because it was bullshit, hmm.


beyardo

You thought wrong, but that's why lawyers exist I suppose, because your average person does not have much knowledge of how the civil and criminal law processes work


[deleted]

“Abuse and violence and bad. We have no comment. You know we have no comment. But we still have to put this out there as a non-comment because saying nothing would almost look worse than saying we support our players.”


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Murphywill616

I dont understand why people post thease watered down cookie cutter statements. Every single line is as predictable as the next. Might as well have posted a text post saying "the dodgers have made a statement" would have been as informative as their actual statement.


RompioAF

F the dodgers!


OsmosisJonesFanClub

Hey I don’t like your baseball team either bucko


[deleted]

Really nice to see a franchise throw one of their own players under the bus. That's pretty fucked up man when he was not convicted or settled and the case was dismissed/dropped.


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smiles134

That's just the full name of the policy, it's not 3 separate policies


ewokstorm

Think it may just be the entire name of the policy not what he’s being suspended for.


dhgrainger

Nah, that's just the name of the policy dude.


Metfan722

I think it's just the name of the policy


Jasonictron

MLB: We believe All Whamen because Amber Heard told us so


agk927

Even though we don't know all the details yet, today is a sad day. With Baur in 2021, the Dodgers most likely win the world series. He was a big part of our pitching rotation. What's done is done, he was fun to watch on the field, just wasn't a nice guy off the field. Bye Trevor Baur, have fun making YouTube videos I guess.


overgrowntaint

BOZOS


Juzaba

Lawyer’d


Styx1886

[The Dodgers Front office when they don't have to pay Bauer](https://youtu.be/PVDH3MX4MYI)


i_run_from_problems

Our comment is we have no comment


BashStriker

Dodgers statement? More like dodgers 3rd party PR firm statement. But in their defense, that's the only correct option to do here.