Craig Carton Talks Shohei Ohtani Scandal & Potential Fallout 

Gambling is just so asinine. I think it should be legal but literally hard drugs are a better use of your money than gambling is.

@@simondaughtry4619 It definitely doesn't harm a lot of people who gamble. As long as they are smart gambler and have a bankroll and are prepared to lose it. I just don't understand it personally because while a lot of the games are fun (Slots are idiot machines), losing is both way more likely than winning AND I hate losing exponentially more than I like winning. The rare times I do gamble it's sports betting, video poker and blackjack so I can at least minimize the house edge.

@@nedisahonkey bro what.

I am dead serious, at least with the drugs you are guaranteed a high. Now I wouldn't recommend making a habit of it, but a gambling habit is terrible for you too. Look at it this way: 40 bucks of cocaine will last a novice at least a whole night and it will be a very fun night. 40 bucks of heroin could probably last the same novice a weekend, and it will be a very fun weekend. Take that same 40 bucks to a casino and you would be hard-pressed to make it last an hour and it will be a very sad night, meanwhile the drug users are still high.@@jpcoqueran

Team owners greed forced them to get in bed with gambling. It will be their undoing

100.

I agree with this 100%. The last thing MLB wants to do is to damage Ohtani’s brand and by extension their own with a suspension or placing him on the restricted list. I don’t believe there will be any disciplinary action taken against him unless he is indicted in connection with the commission of a crime or if MLB determines that he was directly involved in betting on baseball. The fact that Ohtani was permitted to participate post-scandal in one of the biggest showcases for the league this year outside of the World Series is telling which is why the OP is essentially correct, this will be handled differently.

It’s only the second day. Give them the rest of the week.

Yup & guilty or not Ohtani will face zero consequences! Manfred will spout bs & do everything possible to make this go away & Ippei will continue to take the fall & his family will be generationally wealthy 🙄

​@@lombardo141Lol zero chance... You must have missed Manfreds consequences to the team that was the biggest stain since the black sox... ZERO! Guilty or not mlb will do what mlb always does & work every angle possible to protect the golden goose 🙄

Probably the most sensible take I’ve heard regarding the legalities and ins and outs of this entire situation. A must listen and a fresh alternative to the myriad of trainspotters who have come out of the woodwork in the past forty eight hours.

he has insights that few people have on this subject...for sure

Spot on 👍🏽

He did not bet on baseball so it is not against league rules genius

@@nonitak1956the rule is no betting on any sport

If he bet on baseball, he’ll get a suspension. If he bet on baseball AND helped fix the games… that’s a lifetime ban.

We have to wait and see it’s fascinating to find out what exactly happened here? This is a massive cloud over the Dodgers organization that could last the entire season. These investigations tend to really drag on especially with the FBI involved.

We don’t know if he didn’t bet on baseball. There is going to be a ongoing investigation and we are going to find out what happened. But if he facilitated this guy in Betting baseball, he’s still in trouble.

Why? It's his money

How does he get a one season ban for match fixing

Typical right

Why ❓ You support criminals

You don't know if or if he didn't placed bets.

I agree

It’s the rush. The adrenaline gambling provides. Athletes are human too.

@@vincedidiana5781exactly. It’s no different than most drugs. The chemical release in the brain is pretty much the same

theyre addicts

Your 100 percent right!! The sport that makes the most sense to get out of this hole is Baseball, why not bet legally, why bet with an illegal bookmaker! They though the guy under the bus ohtani is screwed

Far from it

Yea, 😂OK

This is what I pulled from the CBS, take from it what you will “On Thursday, a source close to Ohtani gave an explanation for the changing storylines. As Ohtani’s handlers tried to determine what happened, they initially relied solely on Mizuhara, who continued to translate for Ohtani.” =============== So does it make sense that Ohtani’s handlers would rely on Mizuhara to essentially put their version of this story out to the press? We know he was well connected in that it seems as if he was Ohtani’s first lieutenant so did they just give him free rein believing that either he had Ohtani’s best interests at heart or at least was further up the chain of command than they were so they didn’t question him? I don’t know seems like this was the dude they all trusted for better or worse and now he has lied somewhere because both statements can’t be true.

@@jldraw It sure felt like Ippei got full reign on how ever he wanted to spin the story. Ohtani's issue here is that he became too close to his interpreter. They should have kept a business relationship, and not intertwine it into a strong close friend relationship. Those two relationships together never do well.

I tend to believe Craig but I’m not going to trust his word so blindly to implicate Ohtani without any evidence of wrongdoing which doesn’t yet exist or the mainstream media would’ve been all over that like a blanket. What we have is an alleged compulsive gambler giving two vastly different explanations as to the $4.5 million in question with each statement conflicting the other. Given that addicts are among the best liars you’ll ever come across I’m far more inclined to believe much of what has been reported thus far all of which stems from Ippei himself is the result of someone spinning their wheels every which way upon realization that this terrible addiction and the resultant fallout that they’ve been hiding has now been brought out into the light and they are trying to extricate themselves from the situation by any means. I find that to be far more plausible than Ohtani being a criminal mastermind pulling the strings behind the scenes for much the same reason I rarely buy into the talk dark figure jumping out of the shadows to commit a random murder.

​@@sk1nz28if he sent out the money in good faith (to bail out Ippei and had zero knowledge that he was transferring to an illegal bookie) then he isn't guilty of anything. I think that's where it's headed. His lawyers are already doing a 180 by saying Ippei stole Ohtani's money. Stolen money in this case could mean that Ippei wasn't upfront that the debt was incurred through an illegal bookie. Ohtani was led to believe that everything was legal and therefore he wouldn't be complicit in a crime. Another interesting angle in this is if Ippei had access to one of Ohtani's accounts. It's not farfetched to believe that Ohtani, a guy all about baseball, has an account set up for Ippei that doesn't require Ohtani's time and presence. The reports were only 1m was transferred to the bookie. Yet the 'stolen' amount was 4.5m. So how did Ippei steal 3.5m? Also interested to hear from the bookie himself.

@@sk1nz28 What kind of involvement. If Ohtani didn't ask questions and he gave Ippei the money to pay Ippei's debt, then he should be suspended. If Ippei misled Ohtani telling him that everything is legal and made Ohtani bail him out as "loan" was written on the wires, then that should be theft by deception. Same way ponzi schemes get everyone to give them money. If this was Ohtani doing the betting, we wouldn't see this. My brother was a big gambler 20 years ago, and he had a separate bank account where he used those cash for gambling purposes without telling his wife. Once the cash ran out, he used credit cards to pull more cash at the casino's atm. That's why it's so implausible that Ohtani is the one betting. First of, why would he place the bets here in the states when he usually goes back to Japan in the offseason. Second, why wire it directly from his account when it would have been easier to us Ippei's account for his benefit. Third, why bet on credit when he has the cash. He made $30 million last year plus $30-$50 million in endorsements. Who would be betting on credit? Ippei, after he used up all his cash.

Other MLB players have been banned for life just for knowing about gambling on baseball. Buck Weaver. Look him up. Landis even said in his statement banning the black sox that if a player even knows about gambling and don't tell the team about it, they are banned for life.

I wonder if he placed a bet on which team Ohtani would sign with

who had access to approving transfer of funds...?

Yup, that'll be the spin.

Yes, daily needs like making bets.

Yeah right, you must be the dumbest person on planet earth if you Believe that!!!

Hurry and send this made-up story to the dodgers. They may use it when the other stories or excuses fall flat. You may even make royalties, paid directly by Ohtani, of course.

Your statement makes an assumption of guilt.

@@RajDeelish when tho change the story of what happened all that says is guilt. You knew and gave the money or you didn’t and he stole it. How can you steal 4.5m from someone’s bank account with out them knowing? Crazy right?

I mean there are whole documentaries of athletes and musicians getting robbed by managers and other close personal connections. For huge sums of money that makes 4.5 million chump change. But sure.

If he's in Japan he's never going to prison. Japan doesn't extradite it's own citizens.

Why?

@@TL2354 not our problem........I got a bridge to sell you if you think Ohtani was a "victim".....

Ohtani as still play the whole season, I say this with 🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫵

@@shotimefans808 if I understood what you just said I would like it.

How about Roger Clemems and A Rod? They physically cheated. You guys have zero right to laugh about anything. The only thing I'll say is this: Shohei is lying, like Clemens and A Rod did

Its disgusting that there's gonna be a team in LV before they bring back the expos

@@jimboscooter432 It is tough. I hoped to see the return to Montreal while I was healthy enough to go in person, but I think not. Thanks and Expos Toujours!

He’s going to get 3-5 years. I’m sure Shohei will give him millions for taking the fall. I’d go for 5 years if he gave me 20 million for it.

You wish they'd stop, don't you?

The commissioner was lenient with the 2017 Cheating Astros.

@@Landis_GrantTrue but there is that other aspect that the MLBPA is one of the strongest unions in the world and backed the players to the hilt at every turn. I assume they’d do the same for Ohtani.

Bro the FBI is involved with his bank records. Who knows how deep this goes

OBVIOUSLY... & little to no chance he faces any consequences. Manfred will spin & spout bs & Ippei's family will become generationally rich for taking the fall ugh

I’m a Japanese. Compared to other Japanese, Ohtani has zero interest in gambling, not a moment in his life. Every people who have known him since childhood and up until now can attest to that. He’s been known not caring about money all his life. So what really happened? I don’t know. The truth must come out at whatever the cost is. Abiding the law must come first and foremost, whether or not you agree with that law. I hope Americans do what’s right for Americans. Shohei still have a place in Japan and play baseball that he loves. Japanese welcome him back again anytime.

My guess is that Ohtani has an account funded for Ippei to move money without the need for him being bothered about it. Ippei has handled most of Ohtani's affairs in the US including handling donations worth millions.

Tim just took the fall for the entire NBA being scripted. They slipped up and let it get too obvious in the kings lakers series and had to cover it up.

He speaks English in the locker room but wants an interpreter for a formal setting which is in front of the media. I've taught English to Japanese, Korean and Chinese students. Their dialect makes it very hard for them to enunciate English words. Their written and spoken rules are also very different from English which makes them speak literally rather than in a concise manner. This is why you have Asian immigrants who have been in the US for decades who still have a hard time speaking English. Ippei is also more than just a translator at this point. He has been a PA, handling a lot of Ohtani's affairs outside of baseball.

I think one year’s suspension

Watch him on FS1

@@lombardo141it’s not the same I miss him trolling evan every day

I don’t listen to criminals

@@zcorpalpha2462 depending on the crime I think some people deserve second chances, especially if they are doing everything in their power to reform. But it’s your prerogative

NO

Yeah that has always been the book on Ohtani that really his only interest is baseball. It will be a revelation to learn that in fact he was a closeted compulsive gambler to the point where he was placing illicit bets. But if that’s what people want to believe that is certainly their prerogative to do so.

hmmm disturbed Dodger fan

Evan

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