extortion...what's up w/ that?

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okay, for all would be extortioneers, i understand going after a big money guy like gary sheffield, but jayson werth?

is that a stealth move?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The Jayson Werth extortionist must be a Baseball Prospectus reader, & is definitely playing the long game.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey if you are a blackmailer you have to make due with the targets you have the dirt on! You can't be choosy!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Extortion is bad, I would think that kidnapping would be worse. I don't think that whole think with Urbina ever resolved, did it?

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

That's not extortion in the Werth case, that's the psycho-XBF (and failed minor league talent) of Werth's wife!!!

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)

That Urbina thing is really sad. Argentina sounds like a crazy place.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

link to the jayson werth thing?

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost to Alex: Venezuela.

Yanc3:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-dodger16.html

discussion:
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/primer/discussion/24504/

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

That's right the crazy stuff with Ginobli was Argentina. My mistake.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:47 (twenty-one years ago)

re: werth

my impression was that since root was threatening action against werth (releasing videos and testimony of women he'd slept w/) there was extortion or some form of blackmail in the offing. it's not clear to me, however, what root sought.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 18 November 2004 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Told of the claims in the lawsuit, Ken Root said: "Jesus. And my son's the one who sent these letters?"

Ken Root was later quoted as saying he hadn't seen his son in a while and hadn't had much to do with his upbringing anyway.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 19 November 2004 00:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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