Torii Hunter's Champagne Gift to Royals Violates Rule

• Redsauce

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  Well, someone got paid in order for the Royals to sweep anyone.

  Posted 4/24/2007 [reply] [flag]

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Hottie Hit & Run
Published 4/24/2007 by metschick at Ladies...
... did it. [I’m sure if this had happened to the Vikings, they wouldn’t have sent something as innocent as champagne.]

Hunter Ban?
Published 4/24/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... Torii Hunter broke a baseball rule that almost resulted in him being banned from the game: Hunter's gift of four bottles of Dom Perignon, which he had delivered to the Royals clubhouse this past weekend, was meant as a reward for the Royals sweeping the Detroit Tigers last September, allowing the Twins to come from behind to win the American League Central. The gift fulfilled a promise Hunter made last fall. But baseball has rules about this sort of thing. Namely, rule 21-b, which proclaims "Any player or person connected with a Club who shall offer or give any gift or reward to a player or person connected with another Club for services rendered ... in defeating or attempting to defeat a competing Club ... shall be declared ineligible for not less than three years." The Royals returned the gift unopened, saving Hunter's career. It seems to me the rule is less about encouraging teams to win and more about preventing ext

Torii Hunter - Rule Breaker
Published 4/24/2007 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... This being baseball, a good deed never goes unpunished. Rule 21-b, which proclaims "Any player or person connected with a Club who shall offer or give any gift or reward to a player or person connected with another Club for services rendered ... in defeating or attempting to defeat a competing Club ... shall be declared ineligible for not less than three years."

Bunt Singles: April 24 edition
Published 4/24/2007 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... for sweeping the Tigers last September, giving Minnesota an A.L. Central title. Funny. It’s against the rules and could have got him banned for three years. Not funny. The Royals had to give it back. It’s all a bit stupid, more than funny.

Champagne Hangover: Hunter Could Be Suspended
Published 4/25/2007 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
... Added GM Terry Ryan in comments to the AP:

Wednesday, April 25
Published 4/25/2007 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... Torii Hunter – Rule Breaker …not so much…

BASEBALL: Hunter Becomes Hunted
Published 4/26/2007 by Baseball Crank at Baseball Crank
... In light of the Torii Hunter situation, I think what MLB needs to do is retroactively clarify the rule to apply a lower punishment for minor violations. The current punishment is disproportionate to these facts - you can't suspend Hunter for three years. At the same time, if the rule is on the books you have to enforce it, and can't be selective about it. And while the punishment seems especially draconian for a guy who apparently didn't even know of the rule (I'd never heard of it before), I'm not at all comfortable writing into a prophylactic rule of this nature an "out" for guys who claim they didn't know.

2008 Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
Published 3/10/2008 by Neutral Milk Dotel at Yard Work
... that goes back far and wide from their creation in Major League Baseball. Year after year they provide their many loyal fans and followers reasons to cheer every night for their effort. Their most recent success came in 2006, when Twins superstar Torii Hunter gave the Royals four bottles of delicious and sparkling Dom Perrignon to celebrate their victory over the Detroit Tigers to clinch the division for hungry Minnesota in first place! Last place is the last place to find the Royals this year on www.1111111kcrtickets.com! ...