Aug
3
2011

A-Rod Implicated In Illegal Poker Ring, Could Face Long Suspension

An article by Hojo's Mojo

According to a breaking news report on ESPN.com, Major League Baseball is taking “very seriously” the allegations that Alex Rodriguez took part in some illegal, underground poker games, one of which reportedly turned violent, and he could face suspension if his participation in the games is confirmed.

The allegations, first published by RadarOnline.com, are that the New York Yankees third baseman played in at least two of the games, one of which took place at the Beverly Hills mansion of a record executive at which “cocaine was openly used and a fight nearly broke out when one of the players refused to pay after losing “more than a half-million dollars.”

“He just shook his head, not knowing what the hell happened,” the whistle-blower revealed. “He didn’t want to deal with it at all. He was like, ‘OK, whatever. It’s your game.’ I would estimate A-Rod lost, like, a few thousand dollars that night. After everything that happened, he paid up and left.”

Amazing… Imagine dropping a few hundred-thousand in one night?

A baseball official said that A-Rod had been warned in 2005, about gambling in underground poker clubs by the Yankees and even directly by baseball commissioner Bud Selig himself.

Some are saying that there is a chance that this may even lead to a “Pete Rose-type lifetime ban from baseball” if the investigation uncovers that he was participating in these illegal activities with gamblers who have bet on baseball in the past.

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16 Comments + Add Comment

Annie Savoy August 3, 2011 at 4:47 pm

It’s about time that Bud Selig really put the hammer down on Alex Rodriguez – he goes his merry way doing bad things and no one says a word. What are they afraid of? He’s simply no good and has been only for Alex since high school. He doesn’t think there are any rules that he needs to obey – and that the world is his oyster. It needs to stop, now.
Donal August 3, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Actually, at a high stakes game with a lot of millionaires, 6 figures isn’t that surprising.

He wasn’t at a club, he was in someone’s house. I host poker games for my friends as well. Does that make me a bad guy?
MetFan Lou August 3, 2011 at 5:34 pm

Definitely not a “stud” poker player. I checked with my buddy Vinnie at Riker’s Island. He said the fellows have a friendly poker game in the rec hall everyday at 10am. Nothing high stakes, just a few cigarettes and maybe a can of Beenie Weenies if it’s a real big pot.
- Moose August 3, 2011 at 10:23 pm
  
  A friendly poker game is not the real problem here what about all the reported drugs? Being present is very poor judgement for his status. I do agree that he should be suspension for a long time. Like 50 + games. He was warned about this before. Here is a big question was he using the drugs but not tested for drugs. The standards that the Yankees hold on their players should suspension him for say 10 games without pay. What would George have done with him. A Rod your career as a Yankee is just about over and Kiss the Hall goodbye. Were any other Yankees involved.
Clayton Collier August 3, 2011 at 7:38 pm

Good. A-Fraud is a disgrace to the game and I hope he gets banned for life. What goes around comes around. Baseball will be better the day he retires/ is banned.
- MetFan Lou August 3, 2011 at 8:43 pm
  
  I don’t know if I would go that far BUT if he gets into the HOF they have to vote Pete in too-that would be the ceremony to go too!
  - Donal August 4, 2011 at 9:21 am
    
    Rose bet on the game. Light years apart.
Connor from Up Along First August 3, 2011 at 9:04 pm

I don’t think A-Rod will get a lifetime ban. Here’s why:
1. He is a Yankee
2. He is a bigger icon than Pete Rose ever was. Why would baseball come down hard on one of their most popular players?
3. He is a Yankee

Maybe a one or two month suspension MAX, maybe a year or two if he was actually betting on games.
- MetFan Lou August 3, 2011 at 9:23 pm
  
  It’s a big big stretch to go from a private poker game to illegal betting on baseball. Michael Jordan was and maybe still is a big time gambler in Vegas but he sure got a pass from the NBA and his fans.
  this may be nothing more than a dumb jock losing lots of money at poker and nothing more. The key here is did he owe money to the other players and were they mob connected or had bookie type problems? Knowing that you can then put the pieces together.
  - Connor from Up Along First August 4, 2011 at 8:24 am
    
    He’s only getting a big suspension if he is connected with something other than just the gambling like the drugs or if he actually bet on games, which I don’t think he did.
- Bundy August 4, 2011 at 7:21 am
  
  Are you kidding with those reasons?
  
  He is not a bigger icon then Pete Rose was and he’s far from the most popular. He’s a yankee? really? Different rules for them?
  - Connor from Up Along First August 4, 2011 at 8:23 am
    
    Oh yeah, A-Rod is definitely not popular. Millions of kids don’t wear his jersey. None of the non-baseball fans know his name, and the Yankees playing well isn’t good for baseball. Nobody gives the Yankees any more attention than any other team. I mean… the New York City? What is that in like Oklahoma or something?
    
    How many people wear Pete Rose jerseys? Do casual/non-baseball fans know who Pete Rose is?
    - Bundy August 4, 2011 at 6:13 pm
      
      This discussion is over when you compare how many jersey’s are worn as popularity of a player.
martin August 4, 2011 at 6:25 am

good to see we are keeping up with the mets
- Bundy August 4, 2011 at 12:10 pm
  
  Good to see you pay attention to the repeated answers that this is a baseball related blog NOT just Mets………..
  - Connor from Up Along First August 4, 2011 at 7:30 pm
    
    Ok I admit I was a sarcastic with my comment earlier, butseiously, you don’t have to be so nasty…

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