Thats a lot of “I”s in your thinking. The problem presented is about focusing on the CF community in this Astros/baseball section, following basic rules, and being courteous to others. My suggestion is to focus on being a good neighbor here. If you want a suggestion about you, sorry, I don’t know you well enough to offer anything concrete. But there seem to be quite a number of people who have allowed politics to invade or serve as the framework for their every thought, and lack the governor to think through when and how to let that out. It’s a form of outrage addiction or something like that, and should be treated like other addictions. But as for this baseball/Astros section, let’s just please be a good neighbor and discuss baseball.
Athlete money management, it's usually through an agent or manager is how they get money. I doubt the interpreter would have direct access to his money. So it's possible Ohtani didn't know anything about money transactions in this scenario. But it would require the agent/manager to be in on the take as well. Now if Ohtani actually let him have direct access to his money then it's on Ohtani for not keeping track of his money which brings more questions than answers. If he was just being a nice guy and helping him payoff the debt then why fire him. I would say I'm helping him seek consoling, etc...to get him back on his feet. Probably the worst option, Ohtani did have gambling debt and his friend is taking the fall but will there be enough people to keep quiet.
This is why this excuse that he was stolen from makes zero sense. You’re telling me you gave your TRANSLATOR access to your accounts and allowed him to transfer $4.5M without your approval? Nah, story isn’t adding up.
So like, a minor gastric bypass. Now he’s chiseled with a badass scar on his eight-pack from ‘you know, that one time I committed seppuku for my honor and stuff’
Yeah, unless the interpreter was also moonlighting as Ohtani's money manager or had some power of attorney privileges, it seems virtually impossible that Ohtani was not directly involved. Or as you suggested maybe Ohtani's actual money manager was scheming with the interpreter, which should be pretty easy to figure out. I'm betting my money on Ohtani being guilty of something. Any sports bettors taking bets?
I’ve seen very delicate, careful reporting about this, but when some anonymous idiot on Reddit or Twitter claimed that the Astros were relaying signs with buzzers, ESPN was playing Altuve’s ALCS home run trot on a loop.
Did Ohtani suggest this deferred contract mess he signed because he knew he was screwed now and wanted to wait until down the road to get his money...
He's oblivious about money because he came over and had to play on a rookie scale. The money he's getting early is pretty low, and his agent negotiated for him. I'm not saying he doesn't have a gambling problem, I'm just saying the money isn't his biggest motivation.
This story is going to become very very interesting. I would love to see the holier than thou Dodgers lose their golden goose.
assuming that Jeff Fletcher did talk to Ohtani's former teammates; these former teammates don't know much about Ohtani. as posted by others, Ohtani knows about Kobe Bryant, has been good friends w current Laker, who is a Japanese national, Rui Hachimura has attended several March Madness games, including some when Hachimura was playing for Gonzaga University in addition, he recently married a profession woman basketballer in the Japansese woman's league,
