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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 03:25 PM
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Strange story of a former baseball star
Former Dodger Great Facing a Mound of Debt

Financial chaos has plagued Steve Garvey for years. As his money problems deepened, he continued to burnish his `Mr. Clean' image.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-me-garvey9apr09,0,922030.story?coll=la-home-headlines
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 03:36 PM
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1. Garvey is and always has been a hypocritical idiot.
Putting on the "Mr. Clean" persona, but living the life of a self-indulgent, wife swapping, illegitimate child leaving, freep.
I hope he never ends up in Cooperstown.
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 03:45 PM
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3. I never could stand Garvey.
I had an experience involving his ex-wife Cyndi. I was using a contractor she was using. He told me that she was a complete asshole.
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 03:44 PM
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2. Steve Garvey - the Father of Our Country?
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 04:47 PM
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4. All Star Deadbeat
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 05:12 PM
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5. Hey wasn't Garvey going to run for office as a Republican?
Man, he's a qualified Republican candidate.

Philandering, debt, hypocricy.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 07:00 PM
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6. That kinda got derailed
by a paternity suit.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 07:14 PM
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7. Although I am a Dodgers fan
I have NEVER liked Garvey. He was always a phony. Even when I was a kid during his peak years (including the '81 Series), he always rubbed me the wrong way.

This article confirms it. Makes me ill. Obviously a Republican asswipe. I hope he ends up in jail.
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Scout1071 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 07:56 PM
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8. I've worked with many, many pro athletes and this is all too common.
They have everything taken care of for them from high school on and when they finally hit the real world, they have no idea how to manage their money.

I know many player who regularly have their power, cable, etc turned off due to non-payment.

In addition, they spend recklessly like they will be making that kind of money for the rest of their lives.

Sad.
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 08:30 PM
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9. Or worse. Dwight Gooden is going to do time in prison.
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