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I mean **** me, what's the guy do behind closed doors? The weird thing is that Bauer was treated as the most rotten piece of subhuman shit to walk the earth while Urias just...disappeared. The Dodgers had no problem vilifying Bauer but they just quietly non-personed Urias. I have some thoughts on that but I don't suppose this is the right board for those comments...
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It went to "oh well people that know this guy don't like him so it fits" |
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10-03-2023, 09:23 AM | #5 |
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The issue is before anything happened, no one was aware of Urias other than he's a pitcher on the Dodgers.
People have thought Bauer was an asshole for quite a long time, including teammates. The commissioner openly hates him and he would do things to needle the commissioner. Bauer was made an example of by a commish with a thin skin. |
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If you'll recall, he was suspended for (I think) half a season for a previous DV incident that happened in front of teammates. No, people knew Urias was a bit of a dirtbag before this. And it's not just the commissioner, the 'commentariat' class has largely ignored Urias while absolutely barbecuing Bauer. Just can't help but wonder what the distinction may be...
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Bauer has rubbed a ton of people the wrong way and they tried to basically destroy him when given the chance because "**** that guy" |
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He wasn't great his first year there, IIRC, and there were clubhouse issues. They were on the hook for another $80 million (IIRC; his deal was a bit backloaded I think) so they tried to flambé him to get out from under the deal. At that point savaging their own was in their best interests. With Urias, he was gone so what is the point in beating up your brand by pointing out that you retained him after his first DV suspension (and defended him loudly) only to have him repeat the act. It's pure self-interest on the Dodgers part. Still not sure that speaks to the rest of the media/fan hatred, but it would explain the Dodgers difference in approach.
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