It seems to be a lock that, for the third straight season, a player will join the Thunder with some unnecessary off-season baggage.
Brandon Laird, who hit .266 with 13 home runs and 75 RBI in 124 games at High-A Tampa last year and is expected to start 2010 in Double-A, was arrested at a Phoenix Suns basketball game along with his brother, Gerald, and another man. Gerald is the more well-known of the Laird brothers, as he’s caught in the big leagues for the past seven seasons with Texas and Detroit.
Apparently, the brothers got into an altercation with security guards while at a basketball game. Laird joins George Kontos and Austin Krum as Yankees prospects to be arrested prior to joining the Thunder. Both of those were non-violent, bar-related incidents.
Now, I’m not doing my job if I don’t report these things…but ultimately, who cares? Kontos and Krum were two of the nicest players I’ve had the opportunity to cover over the past few years, and I literally have never brought up either respective incident to them. I care about baseball, not stuff like this. I’d imagine things will be the same with Laird once he arrives at Waterfront Park.
Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com
January 1, 2010 at 10:21 pm |
True Mike u,nless it was a horrible offense I want to see them play baseball and don’t care much about bar fights ! Is Montero going straight to AAA to begin the season? Hope you had a nice New Year !
January 1, 2010 at 10:27 pm |
> but ultimately, who cares?
You can be sure that Brian Cashman cares. If an assault conviction results then Brandon Laird’s days in a Yankee uniform are numbered. He may be gone regardless.
January 2, 2010 at 12:22 am |
My point is, is that a lot of people brought up the Kontos and Krum stuff at times as if they were bad people because of one mistake. Laird will likely have to deal with it as well. Granted, this is more serious than what Kontos and Krum got tangled up in, but still…doesn’t affect things on the field.
January 3, 2010 at 8:16 am |
mike, i must have missed this, but are you definately covering the thunder all season? if so, GOOD for us
January 4, 2010 at 5:48 am |
Seems likely. Nothing official yet.
January 5, 2010 at 3:14 pm |
Lets not forget j.b. cox also who got in trouble.