Post by TestSubjekt on Aug 12, 2006 10:07:57 GMT -5
I think I missed out on hearing about this when the story broke.
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Funniest part of the article...
Heh. ;D
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Gambling allegations, adultery claims, a former Playboy model wife and misspelled e-mails from a 19-year-old woman, a perfect tabloid recipe to rip open the All-Star catcher's personal life during his first season in New York.
Baseball spoke to Lo Duca last year after it became aware of his betting habits on horse racing, particularly after some suspicious characters came looking for him at the ballpark because of gambling debts.
Mets general manager Omar Minaya talked to Lo Duca this week and was satisfied with the answers, assured there were no betting on games. But baseball is still monitoring the situation.
Baseball spoke to Lo Duca last year after it became aware of his betting habits on horse racing, particularly after some suspicious characters came looking for him at the ballpark because of gambling debts.
Mets general manager Omar Minaya talked to Lo Duca this week and was satisfied with the answers, assured there were no betting on games. But baseball is still monitoring the situation.
Lo Duca had dodged reporters since holding a press conference Tuesday at Shea. Flanked by teammates Tom Glavine and David Wright, Lo Duca said he bet on horses through an online account but did not have a gambling problem. He also said he wished the best for his wife and their young daughter.
"There's more written than I thought would be written," he said on WFAN radio the same day. "There shouldn't be anything else. There are no skeletons in the closet. Nothing."
The next day, the New York Post blazed a picture of his bikini-wearing wife, who once appeared in a "Sexy Girl Next Door" magazine layout, opposite a shot of the teenager who claimed she had a fling with Lo Duca.
In between was the young woman's supposed note to pals in mid-July -- about three months after she met him at an "18 and Over Night" at a bar. In her e-mail, she said "fabulous boyfriend Paul and I just got back from an ammazing (sic) vacation in the caribean (sic)."
"There's more written than I thought would be written," he said on WFAN radio the same day. "There shouldn't be anything else. There are no skeletons in the closet. Nothing."
The next day, the New York Post blazed a picture of his bikini-wearing wife, who once appeared in a "Sexy Girl Next Door" magazine layout, opposite a shot of the teenager who claimed she had a fling with Lo Duca.
In between was the young woman's supposed note to pals in mid-July -- about three months after she met him at an "18 and Over Night" at a bar. In her e-mail, she said "fabulous boyfriend Paul and I just got back from an ammazing (sic) vacation in the caribean (sic)."
Funniest part of the article...
On Wednesday, Mets teammate Billy Wagner tried to ease the mood. Walking and talking in plain view, he said into a cell phone, "Gimme 20 on the Mets."
Heh. ;D
