Coach says Mariners were told of Josh Lueke's criminal past

[Bleacher_Creature]

The Mariners knew all about Josh Lueke's 96-mph fastball when they acquired him from the Texas Rangers in the Cliff Lee deal. But Mariners executives insisted they knew nothing before the July 9 trade about the 25-year-old minor leaguer facing felony charges in a rape and sodomy case in which he later pleaded no contest to a lesser charge.

However, new information appears to contradict the Mariners' original version of events. Former Mariners pitching coach Rick Adair said he told general manager Jack Zduriencik about Lueke's troubles well before the deal. And contrary to Mariners claims that there was nothing they could do after the trade, Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said he made a standing offer that night to take Lueke back.

Police and court documents show Lueke lied multiple times to police investigating the suspected May 2008 sexual assault of an unconscious 22-year-old woman in a Bakersfield, Calif., apartment shared by the pitcher and his Class A teammates.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...8_lueke02.html

[THEBOSS84]

Hey Mariners, YOU SUCK!!!!

hahahahaha

[hed]

I live in Texas, huge Rangers fan. I really, really hope Lee resigns but I'm guessing someone else throws so much more money in his face that he won't be able to pass. If it isn't Rangers, it has to be Yankees. I hate every other AL team with a passion.

[Mr. Mxylsplk]

I hate every other AL team with a passion.

You should hear what they think of you.

[b-ball-lunachick]

I read something about this...

wasn't seattle on the other end of this when they traded Lowe to the REd Sox? I thought I remembered that the REd Sox didn't know about the domestic violence charge on his then girlfriend Trinka before that trade was done...am I remembering that right?

[hed]

You should hear what they think of you.

I wanted to get a good laugh out of this but I couldn't. It just wasn't creative enough.

[DiMaggio5CF]

I live in Texas, huge Rangers fan. I really, really hope Lee resigns but I'm guessing someone else throws so much more money in his face that he won't be able to pass. If it isn't Rangers, it has to be Yankees. I hate every other AL team with a passion.

Thanks for contributing absolutely nothing relevant at all to this thread.

[DiMaggio5CF]

Thanks for contributing absolutely nothing relevant at all to this thread.

You too, jackass.

I hate hypocrites.

[YESSIR!]

Ahhaha, Jack-Z. Remember when he was supposed to be some sort of general managing magician? More like the Wizard of Oz.

[NyQuil]

Due Diligence.

Its not going to do itself.

[GordonGecko]

...Mariners executives insisted they knew nothing before the July 9 trade about [Josh Lueke] facing felony charges in a rape and sodomy case in which he later pleaded no contest to a lesser charge.

Maybe he can close for the Mets

[teknetic]

KLaw:

The best of the remaining guys is right-hander Josh Lueke, a strong, physical reliever with a power arm (93-97 mph), a plus slider and an above-average split. Lueke was arrested and charged with raping an unconscious woman in Bakersfield, Calif., last year. He pleaded no contest to a lesser charge of false imprisonment with violence and was sentenced to 40 days in prison, but was freed after the plea bargain for time already served.

This was a few minutes after the trade went down. How do you try and claim you weren't aware of his raper status? douches.

[Blazer]

Jack Z seems to be devoid of integrity.

[ArodEra]

After that Lee episode, I wish nothing but bad things and karma for the Mariners.

[Casey at the Bat]

You too, jackass.

I hate hypocrites.

I laughed.