"If Lo Duca had been betting with illegal bookies, it would mark an ominous turn for the Mets' All-Star catcher following one of the most embarrassing weeks of his life. Stories about his pending divorce and alleged infidelities, followed by gambling allegations, have knocked the war in Lebanon off the front page of some newspapers, and Lo Duca has repeatedly said he loves his estranged wife and gambles legally only on horse racing."
Ah, you just can't discount the value of chemistry
Man, I loved LoDuca when he was at ASU and used to sit next to his mom (may she RIP). She was such a great woman and was such a big part of his development as a baseball player when she would toss pinto beans at his plastic bat as a little kid. She would be very disapointed if this stuff is true.
One thing's for sure, with the money he makes, he's got to have some serious debt to be in this kind of trouble.
"If Lo Duca had been betting with illegal bookies, it would mark an ominous turn for the Mets' All-Star catcher following one of the most embarrassing weeks of his life.
Lo Duca's biggest "fans" wait for him ouside the stadium
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:46 am Post subject:
Today's SW Florida HeraldTribune.com wrote:
Several years ago, Paul and Sonia Lo Duca stood inside Shea Stadium and watched a storm erupt. Wide-eyed, they saw the enraged wife of another player stomp into the lobby, so hysterical over a divorce case that security had to intervene. Shrinking into a corner, the Lo Ducas looked at each other, clearly glad they were happier. Well, things sure have changed. "Met's teen lover -- Lo Duca's fling," blared the front page of one newspaper. "Meet The Debts," screamed the back page of another. Gambling allegations, adultery claims, a former Playboy model wife and e-mails from a 19-year-old woman, a perfect storm in the All-Star catcher's personal life in his first season in New York. On Friday, the Mets issued a statement: "We have talked to Major League Baseball and they have expressed no concern of any violation of any Major League Baseball rule regarding Paul Lo Duca. Right now, we urge Paul to focus on baseball and we support him through this difficult period in his life." Mets general manager Omar Minaya said he talked to Lo Duca this week and was assured that there was no betting on games. But baseball is still monitoring the situation. On the field, there have been no problems. Lo Duca homered in his first at-bat Friday night, his first shot since May 13.
Mrs. Sonia Lo Duca
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Isn't it amazing that some guys (not just Lo Duca) that make multi-millions of dollars playing a game that they love and who have the perfect trophy wives, can't seem to appreciate their stations in life but have to blow it on gambling, cocaine, etc.
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject:
TAP wrote:
Isn't it amazing that some guys (not just Lo Duca) that make multi-millions of dollars playing a game that they love and who have the perfect trophy wives, can't seem to appreciate their stations in life but have to blow it on gambling, cocaine, etc.
Yes, it is amazing. At the same time, it is, in a way, understandable.
For example, studies have been done that demonstrate that, in the USA at least, we have a tendency to live at 10% to 25% above our annual income. That is to say, we spend 110% to 125% of what we earn. (Ah, the joys of credit!) What is amazing about this is that it appears to be income-independent. That is, whether your annual earnings are $10,000, $100,000, or $1,000,000, "you" will spend 10% to 25% more than that amount.
Lo Duca, and those like him, have, in all probability, never had to confront what we might call a "ceiling" on their talents; or had to learn how to restrain themselves in any meaningful or significant way. They've always been able to obtain, either by their talents, or because it pleased others to give them what they wanted, in order to vicariously be part of the star's life or entourage, any and everything that appealed to them. Most of us learn to do otherwise, either by instruction in a code of morals and ethics, or by the example of family and friends, or by lacking the means to obtain what we want (being unable to perform as do the Lo Ducas of the world) -- or some combination of the above. Then, when they get caught doing what many of us secretly would like to do, but which we recognize is outside the norm for our society, they wonder what has happened, and struggle to adjust to the "new" reality in which they find themselves.
And, if we're honest with ourselves, we'd have to admit that, "there, but for the grace of God, go I." Look at the people who have won the big jackpot in a lottery, or at a casino. Suddenly, they have more money than they ever imagined. They can pay all their bills; buy a new car; buy a new house; put their kids through college; and quit their job, never needing to work again. In the vast majority of cases, in a few years, the money is gone, the marriage has ended in divorce, and other various and sundry misfortunes write a miserable end to their story.
Please don't put me in coach... I'd only blow it...
Oh, and sorry about the sermon... [/soapbox]
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