Who Died and Made Bill Plaschke Dictator?

I had very little respect for Bill Plaschke BEFORE he wrote the column: “Dodgers must make it clear Trevor Bauer will never pitch for them again” in the LA Times. Now, Plaschke just makes me violently ill! Any modicum of respect I had for him is gone! I feel the same way about Bill Plaschke as I do Vladimir Putin. Both are despotic dictators, who believe they know better… better than you or I and deny anyone in their way any Due Process of Law.

Plaschke appears to be a fascist who believes in his own dictatorial power in the press and the forcible suppression of opposition to his point of view. Never mind that the DA declined to file charges. Never mind that the reason DA’s don’t file charges is that they don’t think they can win the case. Never mind that you can’t win a case unless you have probative evidence that is admissible. Never mind that the Judge in the Restraining Order Case chastised the alleged victim for being “misleading” and did not grant the type of restraining order that is commonplace. Never mind that Trevor Bauer has denied all the allegations, but has not YET taken to the airwaves to refute the alleged victims’ account. Never mind that the Commissioner’s Office has zero grounds to suspend Bauer (of course, many say,”the Commissioner has broad power to suspend players.” True but he can’t just make stuff up). That’s what some people (like Plaschke) whose alligator mouths spew this drivel, that is not backed up by their hummingbird asses might say.

Trevor Bauer is talking about reporting for work Sunday. I am sure his legal team has some legal precedent or position to work from. I am not sure what it is, but denying anyone Due Process of law, even if your name is Manfred is not a recipe for success. Plaschke saying that Bauer should not be allowed to pitch for the Dodgers again is felony stupidity at its dimmest. I always thought Plaschke was a moron. When he penned the above article, he confirmed it.

Look, it is OK to be outraged about what Trevor Bauer is accused of. It’s OK to take the moral high ground. It’s OK to have righteous indignation over the repulsive nature of the allegations. However, it is presumptuous, self-righteous bigotry to convict him in your mind WITHOUT any evidence. What Trevor Bauer was accused of is horrible, but it is an accusation at this point. It is an accusation that the DA evidently does not feel is provable. Think on that one for a minute!

Typically, cases this serious are hard to lose because juries tend to be repulsed by such actions as well. BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMN EVIDENCE TO BRING A CASE! To pretend like Plaschke does, that the evidence exists, because he said it does, and banish Trevor Bauer as a result, puts him in the same breath with Putin, Castro, Saudi’s Crown Prince, and numerous other despots who routinely have dissenters killed. Plaschke is deliberately trying to have Trevor Bauer metaphorically killed because he is repulsed by such accusations. I am sure Sigmund Freud has a theory about why Plaschke does protest too much. This is sick!

As long as this is still America (I realize a lot of people are trying to change that), the Bill of Rights and the Constitution demand Due Process of Law. Allegations of criminal sexual behavior are almost always repulsive, but are they true? Trevor Bauer says they are not! Yet, Plaschke wants Manfred and the Dodgers to stand on the allegations, not the facts, and suspend him and make sure he never pitches for the Dodgers again.

Plaschke is an example of a person in a position to influence a mob… and make no mistake, this is a mob mentality! Mob’s say: “It’s better to hang some feller than no feller.” Maybe Manfred Putin and his goons will find some evidence the DA missed. Absent that, Trevor Bauer is an innocent man and must be treated that way as dictated by the Constitution and Bill of Rights. That is not an option.

You have a right to have your own opinion. For example, you have a right to personally believe that a certain type of sexual activity is wrong, but when you cross the line and incite violence against a gay or transsexual person, not only are you a bigot, but you are also a criminal.

Now, I am absolutely positive that Manfred Putin would love to kill off Trevor Bauer. Bauer has spoke unflatteringly about him in the past. I am certain that Manfred also has considerable legal counsel involved in this proceeding… which is why it is dragging out so long. If Bauer is suspended by either the Dodgers or MLB, there will be an appeal and a legal battle. It is my opinion, absent other evidence, that Bauer would prevail. We must let logic, reason, and applicable law prevail. There is no room for personal opinions or feelings. Just the facts and the facts are sketchy.

In criminal law, there is an idea, called Blackstone’s Ratio which propounds the idea that: “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” This was first expressed by the English jurist William Blackstone in his seminal work called Commentaries on the Laws of England, published in the 1760s. The idea subsequently became a staple of legal thinking in Anglo-Saxon jurisdictions and continues to be a topic of debate. There is also a long pre-history of similar sentiments going back centuries in a variety of legal traditions.  However, there continues to be an elitist population that demands that “it is better to hang some feller than no feller,” simply because they know better. I call BS!

In Trevor Bauer’s case, I think his legal team has come to the realization that “a good offense may be the best defense.” Play Ball! I am sick of Plaschke, Manfred, and the elitist minions who want to strip Trevor Bauer of his Constitutional Rights and Due Process of Law. It is deplorable and such actions have caused much damage and misery in the past. I hope Trevor forces their hands – it has taken way too long!

Dodger Notes & News

• When you have to try so hard to make Friday Night Baseball a “production” it becomes a “circus.” I was not impressed by most of it.
• Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson make one perfect starting pitcher. Like Julio Urias who “nibbled” too much until he started trusting his stuff, the Catman needs to learn the same lesson. I think he will but until then, he has Tyler Anderson to save the day.
• Ryan Noda hit his 4th HR of the young season and is hitting .400 with a 1.338 OPS.
• Miguel Vargas went 0-fer again and is at .250.
• Carson Fulmer pitched 2 hitless innings last night for OKC with 2 K’s and 1 BB.
• Clayton Beeter’s line last night – 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K’s
• LHP Austin Drury pitched 2 hitless, scoreless innings, with no walks and 3 K’s
• For Great Lakes last night Cole Percival went 4 innings, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K’s – location is his problem.
• Diego Cartaya continues to struggle with the bat and now has a .143 BA
• Ramos and Keith continue to mash at RC
• Tommy Kahne pitched another inning last night at RC. He allowed 2 hits and struck out 2. He’s being brought on slowly.

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