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Angels employee charged in Tyler Skaggs death

Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:29 pm
Posted by TexasTiger08
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:29 pm
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Interesting development here.
Posted by WestCoastAg
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:31 pm to
Hes getting thrown under the bus
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:41 pm to
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"It was later ascertained that but for the fentanyl, Mr. Skaggs would not have died," Nealy Cox's office wrote in a news release.

quote:

"Hoe [sic] many?" Kay asked Skaggs in a text message obtained by investigators.
"Just a few like 5," the pitcher replied.


If a few opiods = 5 in your book, you weren't gonna make it to 2020
Posted by Bonkers119
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2015
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:42 pm to
Most opiod addicts take as many as 20-25 a day. 5 is like what they take when they wake up in the morning.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
42458 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:43 pm to
Director of Communications
Clubhouse Attendants
All of these employees are no more than runners for MLB players to get them whatever they need.
Every professional sports team probably has a designated runner disguised as a nice title that does all the dirty work.
Posted by chRxis
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:57 pm to
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Angels employee charged in Tyler Skaggs death

will be interesting to see how this develops, though i don't see him being found guilty or culpable for the death... would open up a whole multitude of problems for doctors and pharmacists, who could fall into the same category, possibly, down the road, if this charge succeeds...

something to watch, for sure...
Posted by chRxis
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 2:58 pm to
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Most opiod addicts take as many as 20-25 a day.

that's about where i was at the height of my active addiction...
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 3:49 pm to
Angels organization doing some major butt clenching. Bet this guy isn't gonna go down willingly as the fall guy. I'd be almost certain there were more people than just him who knew what was going on.
Posted by Wayne Campbell
Aurora, IL
Member since Oct 2011
6369 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 4:21 pm to
quote:

All of these employees are no more than runners for MLB players to get them whatever they need.
Every professional sports team probably has a designated runner disguised as a nice title that does all the dirty work.




Yeah, some of the quotes from Rusty Hardin et al are pretty sad. They're kind of making this guy out to be some nefarious drug dealer.

quote:

"The family is deeply heartbroken to learn that Tyler would be alive today were it not for a pill containing fentanyl that was provided by the Director of Communications of the Angels,"


I get that this guy did contribute to the OD, but it's not like he was forcing anything on to anyone who didn't want it.
Posted by hiremikeleach
Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 4:22 pm to
Nobody is taking 20-25 roxies a day.
Posted by LSUlefty
Youngsville, LA
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 4:34 pm to
quote:

Most opiod addicts take as many as 20-25 a day


Holy crap. Is that true?
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 4:34 pm to
quote:

that's about where i was at the height of my active addiction...



As opposed to a passive addiction? Not being a smart arse, but is that a thing?
Posted by St Jean The Baptiste
Laredo, TX
Member since Aug 2015
5828 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 4:45 pm to
Thanks for sharing that with us.

One day at a time.
Posted by CottonWasKing
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Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:19 pm to
quote:

Nobody is taking 20-25 roxies a day.



No shite. The people with tolerances that high can’t afford Roxies they moved to heroin a long time ago.
Posted by CottonWasKing
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Member since Jun 2011
28602 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:20 pm to
quote:

As opposed to a passive addiction? Not being a smart arse, but is that a thing?



The 12 step programs preach once an addict always an addict. Active addiction is when the addict was actually using.
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13532 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:23 pm to
quote:

Most opiod addicts take as many as 20-25 a day. 5 is like what they take when they wake up in the morning.



Geez. Really?
Posted by CottonWasKing
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:24 pm to
quote:

Geez. Really?



No not really. Someone might take that many lortabs in a day but that would be $750/day I. Roxies. No way you’re average junkie can afford that or even steal that much ever day. Anyone with a tolerance that high would be doing heroin.
Posted by chRxis
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:34 pm to
quote:

Someone might take that many lortabs in a day

yeah, that was my DOC, and before it became a CII and before they mandated only 325mg of acetaminophen per tablet max, it was possible to sustain that type of habit... but now, with less options to pick from, plus having to have exact counts of your on-hands, it would be pretty much impossible to sustain a habit that bad...
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
84761 posts
Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:34 pm to
quote:

The 12 step programs preach once an addict always an addict. Active addiction is when the addict was actually using.


Gotcha. Thanks.
Posted by CottonWasKing
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Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 8/7/20 at 6:46 pm to
quote:

yeah, that was my DOC



I graduated through all the levels of opiates before I finally got my act together. I’m lucky I didn’t end up like Skaggs because I was well on my way
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