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I don’t think Beltran cheating in a prior job as a player is legal “cause” for the Mets to fire him from a different job two years later, especially in circumstances where the league has decided not t

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Now investigate those 2019 Special Assistant to the General Manager Yankees. Please. How do you think the Yankees knew they were cheated out of it last year?  

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1 minute ago, Philip said:

Yes, really.

He’s a cheater, and now a notorious one. Letting him depart on his own terms, with a “severance” package is disgusting. Maybe you’d use a different adjective, but mine is fitting.

Disgusting is when you fart in the car and lock the windows and blast the heat to gross out your girlfriend.  Not that I've done that, but I'm assuming you have.

I'm also assuming that a severance package is baked into whatever collective bargaining agreement they're adhering to these days.  And he didn't get to depart on his own terms, he was fired.

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1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Disgusting is when you fart in the car and lock the windows and blast the heat to gross out your girlfriend.  Not that I've done that, but I'm assuming you have.

I'm also assuming that a severance package is baked into whatever collective bargaining agreement they're adhering to these days.  And he didn't get to depart on his own terms, he was fired.

Don’t be insulting, Moose, it’s uncalled for.

when you fire someone for cause, and “cheating” is cause, there is no severance, nor should there be. If Beltran didn’t do anything wrong, there’s no need for his departure anyway.

MLB isn’t punishing Beltran, but that doesn’t mean the Mets can’t. And they certainly should.

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8 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

This has been a wild day.

Dirty laundry is being aired.  Heavy accusations.  Burner accounts.  Check out what Scott Brosius’ son is claiming.

He did get noneckie a few years back. But I don't know about that. 

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21 minutes ago, Philip said:

Don’t be insulting, Moose, it’s uncalled for.

when you fire someone for cause, and “cheating” is cause, there is no severance, nor should there be. If Beltran didn’t do anything wrong, there’s no need for his departure anyway.

MLB isn’t punishing Beltran, but that doesn’t mean the Mets can’t. And they certainly should.

It's a joke and it's very called for.  Lighten up, butter cup.

Again, I believe that severance is something that's agreed upon.  And the Mets punished Beltran by firing him.  

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54 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

It's a joke and it's very called for.  Lighten up, butter cup.

Again, I believe that severance is something that's agreed upon.  And the Mets punished Beltran by firing him.  

It is completely uncalled for, you are insulting me because I think that Beltran should be severely punished. You’re welcome to disagree, and Yay, but you’re not welcome to insult me because I have a different take on a subject then you do.

 This man cheated he did so deliberately knowingly and willingly, and therefore does not deserve anything except a quick escort off of company property. It is entirely irrelevant whether other people are cheating as well because if they are they should also be escorted off the property. 

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19 minutes ago, Philip said:

It is completely uncalled for, you are insulting me because I think that Beltran should be severely punished. You’re welcome to disagree, and Yay, but you’re not welcome to insult me because I have a different take on a subject then you do.

 This man cheated he did so deliberately knowingly and willingly, and therefore does not deserve anything except a quick escort off of company property. It is entirely irrelevant whether other people are cheating as well because if they are they should also be escorted off the property. 

I didn't say Beltran shouldn't be severely punished.

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