Tejada Actually 2 Years Older
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fastbreakblog Ah, many of the foeign players doctor their ages. What's new. -
sooze Maybe 10-15 years ago, fastbreakblog. But I think these days, MLB has tightened the loopholes. Besides, I really don't get the difference in age. What's 2 years? Wasn't a 19-year-old phenom impressive enough? I mean, he signed with the A's for crying out loud. Honesty is always the best policy, and obviously Tejada doesn't have a firm grasp on that. (imo) He didn't come clean until he was busted -- and that's the only reason he did.
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Baltimore Looking Very Smart These Days
Published 4/17/2008 by J-Red at East Coast Bias
First, the oft-mocked Orioles. Miguel Tejada decided to get something off his chest today. He announced that he's actually two years older than what he originally told the Athletics. He's fooled baseball all these years, despite the fact his drivers license and green card both list his correct address. Note to teams: before you trade some good prospects for a hispanic player, CHECK HIS DRIVERS LICENSE. Tejada is actually almost 34, not almost 32. Since the Orioles traded Tejada his name has surfaced in the Mitchell Report, he has not performed particularly well, and he's older ...
THE NEWS
Published 4/17/2008 by mondesishouse at Mondesishouse.com
... --Miguel Tejada just aged two years . First the Mitchell Report inclusion, now this. That move's looking better and better. --The Yankees and Red Sox are going to auction off that stupid buried jersey for charity. --Joe Simpson is reportedly asking $1 million for the photos of Ashlee Simpson's baby. ...
This Man Is Not What He Claims to Be!
Published 4/17/2008 at The Sporting Blog
[image] ESPN s investigative journalism show, E:60 , has broken the Miguel Tejada case wide open! No, no, not anything having to do with alleged HGH use. I m talking about the Tejada age scandal ! Oh, you hadn t heard about that either? Well, I ll let ESPN explain: He is now 33, two years older than his listed age in the Astros' media guide and other baseball records. The shortstop made his admission after being approached Tuesday by ESPN. E:60 correspondent Tom Farrey presented Tejada with a copy of a birth certificate, filed by his father in his hometown of Bani, ...
Not Another Pink Hat - 4/17/08
Published 4/17/2008 by Jennifer at Sports of Boston
... was just the tip of the iceberg for Miguel Tejada. According to ESPN.com, Houston Astros’ shortstop Miguel Tejada lied about his age when he signed with the Oakland Athletics in 1993. Following the advice of a local coach, he said he was 17 years old when he signed, even though he was actually 19. However, his green card, driver’s license and other legal United States documents show his real birthday. He insists that he did not mean to do anything wrong, but thought it was his only way to sign a professional contract. ...
Oh, Miguel!
Published 4/17/2008 by Josh Nason at Small White Ball
... Apparently, Tejada has now come clean about this and revealed he is two years older than previously stated. Safe to say he won't look back on this past six months as great?
So When Will Julio Franco Come Out With His Real Age?
Published 4/18/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... Miguel Tejada, who not only was figured to have taken steroids just after the Astros acquired him, is now coming out with another bomb shell: He’s not really 31. He’s 33. It doesn’t make much of a difference in real life, but in the baseball world — in the athletic world — it’s a world of difference. ...
Bugs & Cranks revealed to actually be in its 14th season
Published 4/18/2008 by Dan Tobin at Bugs & Cranks
ESPN: Tejada admits to being two years older than Astros thought.
The strong start to Bugs & Cranks’ sophomore season suffered a major setback when it was revealed the website has actually been around since 1994. Instead of being two years old, as previously thought, DLTN news has uncovered evidence showing the site to actually be 14.
“This turns my whole devil world upside down,” exclaimed the prolific David Chalk. “I thought I was writing for this upstart young publication, not some crusty old relic from the go-go ...
Danny Almonte To Become Astros Fan
Published 4/18/2008 by Dan Lerner at Hot Foot
... Astro Miggy Tejada has told ESPN that he is in fact, 33, as opposed to the 31 everyone kind of assumed he was. You know, cause he told them he was. Tejada was approached by ESPN after they had acquired a birth certificate who’s date indicated his claimed age might not be 100% accurate. ...
BASEBALL: Aging Before Our Eyes
Published 4/18/2008 by Baseball Crank at Baseball Crank
... Turns out Miguel Tejada has been lying about his age, and just turned 34, not 32. Oddly, unlike some players whose ages are adjusted, ...
ESPN OUTS MIGUEL TEJADA’S REAL AGE
Published 4/18/2008 by HG at YOU BEEN BLINDED
... player and then bust out some of his old tax returns.. No they wouldn’t. Now that ESPN wants to get to the bottom of shit, I can’t wait to see them tackle the MLB steroids scandal and Spygate.. Yeah right.
Note to Dikembe Mutombo: Pay attention.. ESPN’s checking birth certificates of foreign ballplayers in the Houston area.. I’m not saying your lying about your age, just make sure your paper trail’s in order.
Tejada admits to being two years older than he said. Courtesy of ESPN
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Ed Wade: Worst GM Ever?
Published 4/18/2008 by Bronx Liaison at
Bronx Liaison
... Ed Wade not only had the gall to acquire PED suspect Miguel Tejada a day before his name was inked within the damning pages of the Mitchell Report. According to multiple reports, Wade has now just learned Tejada is two years older than when the GM originally traded for him this offseason. ...
What else Miguel Tejada isn't telling you
Published 4/18/2008 by The Big Picture at The Big Picture
... ESPN's E:60 (game show?) is making Miguel Tejada out to be a villain. He lied about his age, took steroids and tortured small animals as a child. ...
Morning Wood: 33 is the new 31
Published 4/18/2008 by Stamos at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
... . These days, though, it seems trendier to fake like you’re younger. Take Miggy Tejada for example. Turns out, guy’s 33 years young instead of the 31 he’s been claiming since making his way to the Show. Now, two years ain’t that big of a deal. But when you’ve been gargling HGH for the last decade trying to preserve your youthful good looks, the news that you’ve been lying about your age comes as more of a shock. ...
Tejada's unscheduled "double birthday" adds insult to GM Wade's injury
Published 4/18/2008 by Kevin Hayward at All on the Field sports blog
Miguel Tejada is 33, not 31. We all know that now, thanks to his basically coerced confession. ESPN and a team of lawyers got their hands on a copy of Tejada's birth certificate from the Dominican Republic and showed it to Tejada. His confession, unsurprisingly, came shortly thereafter: ...
I can't remember how old I am, either
Published 4/18/2008 by Flotsam Media at Flotsam - We'll tell you what to think
Doris Tipton Grandmother Good heavens, all of you people. The last 24 hours have shown the picky nature of the human race. Don't tell me you've never forgotten anything before. I know many of you have forgotten where your keys are, or what you had for breakfast, or your daughter's name at Thanksgiving dinner. So I want you all to lay off that nice, young Dominican boy who says he didn't know how old he was. You baseball fans are riding his behind like he's some sort of murderer or something! Good golly, cut the young man ...
Fred Wilpon? Brilliant.
Published 4/18/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... to last year, but different. He's whipping the ball better, and that's key for him. He's able to pop the ball in there, use his slider. He's throwing well. ... When you're a submariner or sidearmer, the feel and rhythm of your delivery is so different. It's unorthodox. His mechanics were out of whack [in Spring Training]." Right. He's popping and whipping. Everyone get that? That quote wreaks of someone talking about something they have no idea about. It turns out Tejada is a bit older than his listed age. The Astros' media guide lists ...
Happy Birthday, Dominican Style
Published 4/18/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
After 9/11 a lot of Latin American ballplayers aged a few years overnight. Some people still refuse to believe Albert Pujols correctly states his age. But now the truth is out about Miggy Tejada. This bit of news also answers why his range at shortstop has been cut down.
Age ain't nothing but a number, unless you're Miguel Tejada.
The Houston Astros shortstop told the Oakland Athletics when he was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1993 that he was 17. But he was actually 19, meaning he is now 33, two years older than his listed age in the Astros' media ...
LOLtsar: Tejada Revealed
Published 4/18/2008 by George at SportsTsar.com
Miguel Tejada iz teh old.
As per Dominican custom, Miggy shaved two years off his age when he signed on to play major league ball.
E:60 correspondent Tom Farrey presented Tejada with a copy of a birth certificate, filed by his father in his hometown of Bani, that showed he was born on May 25, 1974. The document was acquired by a Dominican law firm hired by ESPN after clerks at the town hall in Bani declared — improperly — that his records were confidential.
Oooops.
Tejada: Older than you thought. Younger than I thought.
Published 4/18/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
[image] By now, you’ve no doubt read the story : ESPN found out that Miguel Tejada wasn’t really 31; when they asked him how old he was, he said 32; he’s actually 33. I read this story and I thought, “Miguel Tejada’s only 33?!” For some reason I thought he was 35. Anyway, the Houston Chronicle’s ...
Notes&Links: Miguel Tejada Admits His Real Age (+2 Years), Forbes: NY Yankees Worth $1.3 Billion, UCLA’s Kevin Love Enters the NBA Draft and More
Published 4/18/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... In what has been a part of baseball in Latin America for many years, Houston Astros SS Miguel Tejada has admitted that he is actually 33 years old, almost 34, rather than 31. This story first came out when ESPN confronted Tejada about his age in an interview, to which he responded that he was “32,” which is neither his real age, nor the age he was listed as. The interviewer then showed Tejada a copy of his birth certificate and he was forced to admit the truth: “I was a poor kid. I wanted to sign a professional contract, and that was ...
Projecting Both Miguel Tejada’s
Published 15 hours ago by Eric Seidman at FanGraphs Baseball
... One of the odder stories this season was the revelation that former MVP shortstop Miguel Tejada is actually two years older than the public had been to led to believe. Despite the questionable journalism techniques utilized in order to show that Miguel’s pants had in fact been on fire for sixteen or seventeen years, the fact remained that he was 33 years old, not 31 years old. A few months later, he is now 34, not 32 years old. ...
Astros GM Ed Wade has to be stewing about this, despite comments that seem to indicate otherwise. He swung the deal to acquire Tejada the day before the Mitchell Report was released (kinda dumb, right?), and now this, which he couldn't help.