AP Here’s a palate-cleanser from the hot stove league: TMZ reports that James Loney was arrested last month after crashing his Maserati into three cars and spitting at a police officer.
In other news, people have paid James Loney enough money to play baseball over the years that he can afford a Maserati. That’s fair.
According to the story, Loney was arrested on November 14 after hitting a Toyota, Mercedes and a Mini. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash, Loney was handcuffed and taken to a hospital for breathalyzer and blood tests, which came back negative for drugs and alcohol. He was not charged with a crime.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers have until December 12 to decide whether to tender him a contract for next season. And Ned Colletti thinks that Loney is gonna hit a lot of home runs. All kinds of crazy stuff happening with him.
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- pjmitch - Dec 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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What is Colletti’s defintion of “a lot”? 5? 6?
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- Matt - Dec 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM
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James Loney was arrested last month…but no one cared enough about him to notice until now.
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- randygnyc - Dec 8, 2011 at 10:53 AM
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And became so violent and uncontrollable during his incarceration that he needed to be placed in a constraining chair and injected with a sedative.
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- kiwicricket - Dec 8, 2011 at 10:55 AM
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A Maserati crashing into a Toyota, Mercedes and a Mini. Variety is the spice of life!
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Dec 8, 2011 at 11:35 AM
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That was his biggest hit of the year!
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- cur68 - Dec 8, 2011 at 11:09 AM
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Loney already started hitting I see.
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Dec 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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So…he spat at the police officer not as a slobbery drunk, but with complete sobriety? Who does he think he is, Tony Montana?
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- djpostl - Dec 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM
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Yup, most disheartening part about this whole piece is that a heartless scrub who has done nothing in baseball worth mentioning can afford that car =(
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Dec 8, 2011 at 11:43 AM
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The league minimum is the President of the United States’ salary.
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- skipp504 - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:03 PM
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Sure I wish he hit 25 HR a year but the guy has an .288 career BA, 13 Hr, 80+ RBI avg. How many teams could use that production?
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- drmonkeyarmy - Dec 8, 2011 at 12:38 PM
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Well, over the past 4 seasons he has averaged a WAR of around 1. So, virtually no other team could use the production of James Loney. Wait, maybe some AAA team out there.
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- skipp504 - Dec 8, 2011 at 2:35 PM
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Where are you getting your info from? Go to fangraphs, select 1B, then multiple seasons 2008-2011 and tell me where he ranks.
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- cup0pizza - Dec 8, 2011 at 1:04 PM
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Spitting at he cops is the first good thing Loney has ever done.
