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Troubled player arrives for Richmond game 'unfit' to play By CARROLL ROGERS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/12/08 Washington Scott Spiezio was only two months out of a substance abuse treatment center when the Braves signed him to a minor league contract two weeks ago. It apparently wasn't long enough. The Braves released Spiezio on Saturday after he showed up to a AAA ... [link]

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Odds And Ends: Crisp, Spiezio, Lahey, Longoria
Published 4/12/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... It only took a couple of weeks, but Scott Spiezio managed to mess up his latest opportunity with the Atlanta Braves. After failing to show to his AAA Richmond game "ready to play", Spiezio was released by the Braves. ...

AJC: Braves release Spiezio (RR)
Published 4/12/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
AJC: Braves release Spiezio (RR) The Braves released Spiezio on Saturday after he showed up to a AAA Richmond Braves game unprepared to play Friday, according to Braves general manager Frank Wren. “We had an agreement with Scott,” Wren said. “There were three things we asked him to do: No. 1 is to continue his aftercare, which included testing, No. 2, that he attend AA [meetings] and No. 3 he would show up at the park every day ready to play. And yesterday he was not ready to play.” Wren declined further comment on why Spiezio was unprepared to play. Spiezio’s agent Barry ...

Braves Reliease Scott Spiezio
Published 4/12/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Braves have released Scott Spiezio after he reported to a AAA Richmond game unprepared to play.

Pac-Man to ask, pretty please Nighty Cap
Published 4/13/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... • Scott Spezio is given his walking papers again. Told to pack his shit and take his ridiculous facial hair with him, this just may be the last we hear of Spezio, regarding baseball that is. ...

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