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Do you believe Shohei?

Posted on 3/25/24 at 7:58 pm
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
49546 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 7:58 pm
He played dumb/denied any and all involvement today.

Do you believe him?

Dude is seemingly everything that’s right about baseball, but I’m not sure I believe it’s possible to be that ignorant of his personal financial situation. We’re talking millions of dollars.

I just don’t know.
Posted by brmark70816
Atlanta, GA
Member since Feb 2011
10121 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:00 pm to
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Do you believe him?



No. He gambled.
Posted by blowmeauburn
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2006
7922 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:02 pm to
haha no. That dude's been gambling his balls off.
Posted by BeachDude022
Premium Elite Platinum TD Member
Member since Dec 2006
35267 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:03 pm to
Not a word of it. How do you not notice $4.5 m just disappearing randomly from your account? When you wire money, banks go through a pretty drawn out process too. This dude is a clown, he can deny it all day, but he’s a liar.
Posted by blackandgolddude
San Diego
Member since Apr 2012
2922 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:06 pm to
I hate the Dodgers, but if he were really into sports gambling, why did he stay in SOCAL instead of signing somewhere that it was legal?
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
72688 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:06 pm to
They so scared to call bullshite on this.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
36340 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:07 pm to
He gambled.

Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
86859 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:18 pm to
It's insane that Trevor Bauer is having a 3rd year (and probably close to the end of his prime) stolen from him and he did nothing wrong. A guy who made the best of it and decided to be a true ambassador of the game to Japan, learning the language, embracing the culture, doing everything right.

Meanwhile you've got Ohtani who doesn't even respect America enough to learn a few cursory phrases of English in the 6 years he's lived here literally wire a heckin bookie $4.5 million and nothing happens.

And I actually really like Ohtani and hope he doesn't miss any games. Just wanted to point out how hypocritical and unfair MLB is being (as usual).
This post was edited on 3/25/24 at 8:22 pm
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
73844 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:18 pm to
I can buy him not gambling, but the idea that he had no idea Ippei took his money is an easy to read lie, especially considering Shohei's team setup an interview for Ippei with ESPN to detail that Shohei's only involvement with that illegal bookmaker was giving him money to cover Ippei's debts... then they realized that's still illegal and so now they are changing the story that Shohei had no idea.
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
16892 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:31 pm to
It’s in his culture those folks love that shite…
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
5416 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:31 pm to
No. He knew something 100%
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37534 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:32 pm to
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I believe it’s possible to be that ignorant of his personal financial situation. We’re talking millions of dollars.


I believe he’s completely ignorant of his financial situation choosing to stay in the state of California and absorb their insane tax rate for 50% of his games.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
90792 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:35 pm to
frick no.

Dude is a degenerate gambler.
Posted by beauchristopher
new orleans
Member since Jan 2008
67306 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:36 pm to
I don't believe his best bud and interpreter of over 10 years just started stealing millions from his bank account.

Come the hell on.

Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
19597 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:37 pm to
Pete Rose needs to go in HOF immediately if MLB sweeps this under the rug
Posted by poochie
Houma, la
Member since Apr 2007
6624 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:40 pm to
I don’t know but at least if he was, he has a bag man.
Posted by Relham10
Ridge
Member since Jan 2013
16758 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:52 pm to
Id like to believe him. I like to watch him play but there was some odd coincidences with bets made on games that he happened to pitch for a play poorly on the mound and at the plate.
Posted by Alt26
Member since Mar 2010
29518 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:55 pm to
MLB knows he’s involved. They are just trying really had to try to find a way to NOT “know” he is involved.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65989 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:56 pm to
quote:

Do you believe Shohei?

no
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
9838 posts
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:04 pm to
quote:

Do you believe Shohei?


No


He might be telling a ‘shade’ of the truth or he might be straight up lying about everything. Someone with that much publicity and that much money 1000% has someone coaching them up as to what they say publicly, so it’s either completely fabricated or it was severely sugar coated
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