Umpire Joe West Wins Defamation - Damages Future Card Show Earnings

[Misunderestimated]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...ca-defamation/

Hope this links works... The story is also on ESPN etc....

[Gmrson]

Interesting! I was told by someone who knows Alan Trammell and Jack Morris that the Hall told them to expect $1 million from appearances. Maybe Joe wouldn't be as in demand.

[36GoudeyMan]

This self-promoting, incompetent, arrogant, condescending POS who cannot umpire a game without pretending its his personal coronation should NEVER be in the HOF, and thus his claim of lost opportunity value due to his otherwise justifiable HOF rejection is BS. No PR firm would ever be able to truly rehabilitate his rank incompetence. He and Angel Hernandez should not be allowed within 5 miles of an MLB game.

[obiwan1129]

Originally Posted by 36GoudeyMan

This self-promoting, incompetent, arrogant, condescending POS who cannot umpire a game without pretending its his personal coronation should NEVER be in the HOF, and thus his claim of lost opportunity value due to his otherwise justifiable HOF rejection is BS. No PR firm would ever be able to truly rehabilitate his rank incompetence. He and Angel Hernandez should not be allowed within 5 miles of an MLB game.

Careful, we know Joe can hear. Not sure if he can read. If he sees this...he might not like it.

[36GoudeyMan]

Yeah, Joe West already ejected a GM (Mike Rizzo) from the second deck of the stadium during a game, so I guess he'd have no trouble ejecting a remotely-watching fan from his own home.

[packs]

I can't figure out what would motivate Lo Duca to say that. It was so easily disproven and yet it's so specific and strange.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

If Joe West goes in before Bruce Froemming...

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by packs

I can't figure out what would motivate Lo Duca to say that. It was so easily disproven and yet it's so specific and strange.

Haven't you heard? Embellishment, Speculation, Tall Tales and outright lie mongering is the new truth without consequences.

You can easily walk it back by just saying I was being sarcastic, joking, or "telling it like it is (but not really)"

Joe West might be a POS, but two POS's don't cancel each other out and become a shiny diamond.

[D. Bergin]

Delete - Double post

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by packs

I can't figure out what would motivate Lo Duca to say that. It was so easily disproven and yet it's so specific and strange.

Lo Duca has never been known for his good judgement:

https://deadspin.com/the-grim-coppish-concerns-and-macho-sketchiness-of-pau-1495424267


https://nypost.com/2006/08/09/catche...2-timing-scum/

[Jason19th]

While I certainly don’t condone making up a story about someone, the scariest thing for me is that there seems to be a thought that Joe West could make the hall of fame. How does a guy whom many MLB players think is one of the worst umps in history make it to Cooperstown.

[Casey2296]

The Court cited "integrity & character" when deciding in Mr. West's favor. That's a head scratcher of the highest degree. The only thing consistent about Joe's umpiring was that he always made it about himself.

So in honor of your umpiring Mr. Joe West I made a small donation today to the Blinded Veterans Assoc.

[big-six]

From Veterans Stadium

[Snapolit1]

I’d be real suprised if LoDuca is flush with cash. Just sayin.

[packs]

Hard to believe he didn't bother to respond to the suit.

[Misunderestimated]

Well, not responding is one way to keep down attorney fees.... Of course now West has to collect on the default judgment -- not my area of law but my understanding is that it can be surprisingly difficult even with a defendant like Lo Duca who can probably afford the judgment who is elsewhere I assume.
Someone else can chime in here if they like about that issue.
West won on the integrity/reputation issue which protects his future.

[Snapolit1]

Can be a real pain in the ass to collect on a default judgment. But can be done. Go after bank account, wages, property.
Really stupid not to appear. If you have no defense put you tail between your legs and resolve the damm thing.
The fact that LoDuca is a celebrity of some sort and doesn’t appear in lawsuits against him speaks volumes about his judgment.
Many people who deliberately risk default judgments are basically advertising the fact that they have no assets.