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Loaiza Arrested for DUI, Speeding
2006-06-14 23:12
by Ken Arneson

According to the Oakland Tribune, Esteban Loaiza was arrested at 3AM on Wednesday morning for DUI and speeding. The CHP reported he was driving over 120mph.

It would sure be nice if the A's could use this as an excuse to get out of that contract, but invoking the "morals clause" in the standard player contract is very difficult to do even in the worst behavioral examples, and unlikely to succeed.

We're still stuck with him. I was having a hard time liking Loaiza to begin with, but I tried. Now, however, I shall now consider Loaiza as a resident of the deepest levels of my doghouse. He's going to have to not only play extremely well, but show show a healthy dose of genuine contrition and remorse, to have any chance of getting off my list of least-favorite Oakland Athletics players of all time.

Comments
2006-06-15 00:46:53
1.   Scott Long
If my math serves me, what he was clocked driving at was 40 miles faster than any 2006 pitch he has thrown.
2006-06-15 07:37:24
2.   dianagramr
Guess we won't let Loaiza anywhere NEAR a Suzuki motorcycle, huh kids?
2006-06-15 07:56:14
3.   standuptriple
Trade him now for 25cents on the dollar. This is a good time for the A's organization to send a message to their entire system/fanbase. I wish I could go to the game just to boo him today.
2006-06-15 08:20:19
4.   Philip Michaels
That last sentence raises the question, Ken: Who's on your list of least favorite A's players of all time?

I've been trying to come up with names, and I can't think of anyone who I actively hated to see in the uniform. I do not have particularly fond memories of Kenny Rogers (though I wonder how much of that is colored by his post-A's exploits) or Rueben Sierra, but that's as far as my thinking goes. I guess one of the latter installments of Rickey Henderson or the post-homeplate-missing Eric Byrnes also were unacceptable to me, but those were largely related to on-the-field issues as opposed to personality disorders (mine or theirs). Same goes for Jim Mecir, who my wife thinks is named "Oh no!" because that's what I yelled every time he came into a ballgame from 2003 onward.

2006-06-15 08:25:16
5.   dianagramr
4

... he's just Rob Picciolo
and everywhere he goes
people wonder why he's playing
bobbles every ball
running into walls
oooh .... what they're saying ...

2006-06-15 08:25:52
6.   Philip Michaels
And of course, seconds after hitting submit, it came to me -- Arthur Rhodes. Horrible on the mound. Took a lot of money to be horrible. And then acted like an opera diva when Mark Mulder had the temerity to suggest, in the blandest way possible, that maybe it would be a good idea if the bullpen didn't blow so many games. Arthur Rhodes -- easily the leader in the clubhouse. Esteban Loaiza would have to run over Stomper on his way to the field to equal the level of disdain I felt after just one season of Arthur Rhodes.
2006-06-15 09:37:51
7.   Ken Arneson
4 I was thinking of making such a top (bottom?) 10 list. Of course, such a list is highly subjective and irrational. In order to qualify, I have to have disliked them while they played for the A's. So no Giambis or Troy Neels, who made me hate them after they left.

So here are my top candidates:

Ruben Sierra

...big gap...

Arthur Rhodes
Randy Ready
Kevin Seitzer
Buddy Groom
Ernie Young
Jimmy Haynes
Jim Spencer
Don Baylor (twice!)
Ozzie Canseco
Mike Moore
Ariel Prieto
Ben Grieve
Johnny Damon
Mike Holtz
Mike Venafro
Charles Thomas

2006-06-15 10:40:17
8.   Aaron in RF
Wow, Charles Thomas makes the list w/ only 46 ABs for the big club. That is some efficient dislike-generation.

No Giambis, with 2 to choose from? I couldn't stand Jeremy Giambi even before he didn't slide.

2006-06-15 11:09:20
9.   Ken Arneson
It helps that Thomas was part of the lousy Tim Hudson trade. If he was just a minor leaguer coming up through the system, I doubt I'd have any animosity towards him.

I can't honestly say I disliked the Giambis while they were here. I dislike them now.

2006-06-15 11:20:07
10.   Ken Arneson
And, oh, man--duh!

Terrence Long.

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