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<blockquote data-quote="FollowTisdale" data-source="post: 1466219" data-attributes="member: 619279"><p>Yea I agree, that's the whole thing. Russell's "2nd chance" should have been not going to jail for the things he did to his ex-wife and family. However, that narrative got shifted to "everyone deserves a 2nd chance <em>at being a professional baseball player</em>" and that's a pretty warped view of it.</p><p></p><p>The Cubs had the perfect opportunity to just walk away. Russell wasn't under contract this offseason, he was under team control but didn't have to be tendered a contract; Cubs could have walked away completely free of any financial obligation. And from a strictly baseball talent position, Russell hasn't put up an above average season since 2016, so it's not like they were walking away from Willie Mays.</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure, I'm a Cardinal fan. However, I'm a human being first that wants to see crap like what Russell did (and so many others do, unfortunately, everyday) stop. Don't care what uniform the guy is wearing, people like him (and Chapman, and Roberto Osuna, and Jose Reyes, and unfortunately way more players) shouldn't get the opportunity to play MLB baseball and make millions of dollars again. And the teams that give them that opportunity should be held responsible to explain themselves constantly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FollowTisdale, post: 1466219, member: 619279"] Yea I agree, that's the whole thing. Russell's "2nd chance" should have been not going to jail for the things he did to his ex-wife and family. However, that narrative got shifted to "everyone deserves a 2nd chance [I]at being a professional baseball player[/I]" and that's a pretty warped view of it. The Cubs had the perfect opportunity to just walk away. Russell wasn't under contract this offseason, he was under team control but didn't have to be tendered a contract; Cubs could have walked away completely free of any financial obligation. And from a strictly baseball talent position, Russell hasn't put up an above average season since 2016, so it's not like they were walking away from Willie Mays. Full disclosure, I'm a Cardinal fan. However, I'm a human being first that wants to see crap like what Russell did (and so many others do, unfortunately, everyday) stop. Don't care what uniform the guy is wearing, people like him (and Chapman, and Roberto Osuna, and Jose Reyes, and unfortunately way more players) shouldn't get the opportunity to play MLB baseball and make millions of dollars again. And the teams that give them that opportunity should be held responsible to explain themselves constantly. [/QUOTE]
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