Eppler Resigns

[Benjamin Grimm]

Edgy MD wrote: Was his abuse worse or was the evidence just more damning?

Maybe it was worse. Or maybe it was more brazen. I'd really love to know the details.

[metirish]

Not sure if there's anything new here but.... False documentation would seem like something you would have to submit for bogus IL trips, if this is a common issue throughout the league then MLB needs better checks and balances



https://www.mlb.com/news/billy-eppler-disciplinedhttps://www.mlb.com/news/billy-eppler-disciplined

[Fman99]

Just more LOLMets stuff. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes

[Edgy MD]

When you think what a player has to do to earn a two-week suspension, let alone a year-long one, it's hard not to wonder how this violation can be so worthy of such distinction.



Amazing that whatever violations he committed, he committed in the name of bringing home a 75-win team in a season that would be his last.

[Lefty Specialist]

I get the feeling that this is a warning to other GM's as much as it's penalty to Eppler. He was the sacrifice made to tell everybody, 'cut it out or else'.



The Mets paid the remainder of his contract thru 2025 the day the investigation was announced, so he's not losing any money. He's essentially getting a year's paid vacation followed by a year of severance.

[Edgy MD]

There had been some speculation that Hunter had been the guy who sang to MLB. This either weakens or strengthens that notion, depending on your perspective.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey Man! has an article in the NY Post saying that "a NYM employee" ratted out Eppler and t\in doing so gave MLB/Manfred the evidence needed,

which Eppler made no attempt to deny, to punish him for a crime which, as Tommy Hunter says, goes on everywhere but in this case landed with

insider proof on the commish's desk.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Frayed Knot wrote: Hey Man! has an article in the NY Post saying that "a NYM employee" ratted out Eppler and t\in doing so gave MLB/Manfred the evidence needed, which Eppler made no attempt to deny, to punish him for a crime which, as Tommy Hunter says, goes on everywhere but in this case landed with insider proof on the commish's desk.

From Heyman:

Eppler, who previously had an impeccable reputation, made mistakes. But perhaps his biggest mistake was making an enemy in his own organization who knew too much.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Intriguing...

[Edgy MD]

My new shortlist of suspects:

• Tim Locastro


• Bryn Alderson


• Andrew Christie


• Nicole Richie