Your not allowed to write a book anymore??

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

http://story.news.yahoo.com/ne...lls_7

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

thats dumb( fining him for writing the book i mean)

Post by **b240** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

that does suck...=\

Post by **theTony** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

That is kinda rediculous. A hundred grand though is not that much considering major league salary.

Post by **Mike09** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

ya, it's stupid but he did write some stuff that really pissed off some people high up within that team and organization.

Post by **lessthanjakejohn** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

100,000 is 8-9 days of his salary, yikes

Thats is so stupid. I never understood baseball anyway...

Post by **Rockenreno** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

like it said in the story, he would win an appeal because it is free speach. They can't legally fine him for saying something so long as it is true or not slanderous. Since they think it is somewhat slanderous, they fined him, but in order to appease the Yankees organization, he will pay the fine (goes to a good cause too).

eh, Yankees suck

go A's!:D

Post by **BuudWeizErr** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

I'm a Boston fan. I'm required to hate the Yankees.

Case in point....

Post by **slw240sx** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

edited !! he shouldnt retracted stuff once he wrote it. i mean either way now the world will know him as a complete liar !!!

Post by **ninjak84** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

I think he should have known better than to write some of those things.Just because you have a publisher backing you, it isn't an excuse for slander....

Post by **nismokid** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

he should have waited til after he retired to release the book, you can't fine someone who doesnt work for you anymore.

Post by **big jon's 240** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

Rockenreno wrote:like it said in the story, he would win an appeal because it is free speach. They can't legally fine him for saying something so long as it is true or not slanderous. Since they think it is somewhat slanderous, they fined him, but in order to appease the Yankees organization, he will pay the fine (goes to a good cause too).

eh, Yankees suck

go A's!:D

There is probably something in his contract that holds him liable for talking trash. Dont really care anyway, never was a big baseball fan. Real men play football!

Post by **90Q45blue** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

I think that David Wells is a moron who deserved what he got. Sure he was fined 100,000 for his writings but he makes so much more than that that it's really not a big deal for him. It's a much bigger deal what he said about the organization and the people in it.

Nick

Post by **Sopdadope** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

BuudWeizErr wrote:I'm a Boston fan. I'm required to hate the Yankees.

Case in point....

Right on!!!

I don't hate, I LOATHE the Yankees. Still, that tub-o-lard David Wells deserves a fine for spouting his mouth about an organization's that's kept him very, very well-fed.

I love baseball, but I'm really bothered by the 'masses' of out-of-shape "athletes" like said pitcher, roaming our ballparks come fall... Dude, if you're getting millions of dollars a year, hit the treadmill man.

Post by **Tino** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 2:40 pm

Haha yes! and I live in Boston and its snowing like a futhermucker! arghhhhh!

Your not allowed to write a book anymore??

Your not allowed to write a book anymore??

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