{"id":7722,"date":"2018-06-06T18:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T18:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=7722"},"modified":"2018-06-07T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:55:37","slug":"even-joe-torre-and-joe-girardi-are-weighing-in-on-ny-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/even-joe-torre-and-joe-girardi-are-weighing-in-on-ny-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Even Joe Torre And Joe Girardi Are Weighing In On NY Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major League Baseball<\/strong> is working the angles with New York<\/strong> lawmakers. In recent months, the league has shuffled several of its local cast members through\u00a0Albany<\/strong> to advocate for regulated NY\u00a0sports betting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Joe Girardi<\/strong> and Joe Torre<\/strong> were the most recent to appear. The last two managers of the New York Yankees<\/strong> each paid a visit to the capital over the past two weeks, urging\u00a0lawmakers<\/strong> to adopt updated provisions proposed by their league and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game has meant so much to me and my family,\u201d Girardi said, \u201cand I\u2019m here encouraging New York legislators to pass a law that basically protects the integrity of the game.\u201d He and Torre have\u00a0traded in their pinstripes<\/strong> for a coat and tie, both now working for MLB directly.<\/p>\n

The pitch comes as the NY legislature works to broaden the existing sports betting language before its June 20 deadline<\/strong>. Under that 2013 law, activated by the recent US Supreme Court<\/strong> ruling, the four upstate\u00a0NY casinos<\/strong>\u00a0could soon be taking bets.<\/p>\n

MLB contends that any revised terms should include things like integrity fees<\/strong> and league control over the flow of sports data<\/strong>. The multi-pronged approach has included on-the-record testimony<\/strong> from lawyers,\u00a0closed-door sessions<\/strong> with paid lobbyists, and now visits from local NY athletes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers have also heard from former Knicks<\/strong> guard\u00a0John Starks<\/strong> and Mets<\/strong> pitcher Al Leiter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Girardi on sports betting integrity<\/span><\/h2>\n

Girardi was the Yankees catcher<\/strong> for four seasons, three of which ended with a World Series<\/strong> title. He assumed the role of manager after retiring, delivering another Yanks championship in 2009<\/strong> \u2014 its 27th in history. You\u2019ll find him providing analysis for the MLB Network<\/strong> these days.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019d expect from someone talking sports betting on MLB\u2019s behalf, Girardi featured the word \u201cintegrity\u201d prominently.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the law is coming so I think important for New York to be out on the forefront and get something passed, again, that protects the integrity of the game \u2014 this session. I don\u2019t think we can wait.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His local history<\/strong> and his feel-good childhood baseball story<\/strong> make Girardi a good candidate to pinch hit<\/strong> for MLB lobbyists. Here\u2019s what he said about his motivations for speaking on the topic:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s because I care so much about this game. It\u2019s been a part of my life since I was five or six years old. We\u2019d to go Cubs games with my father. We would drive up three hours, ride with him as a little boy in his car and listen to games on the radio. And then eventually, I got a chance to live my dream and to be a player for many years and also a manager. So I worry about the integrity of the game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is exactly the type of relatable story MLB hopes will sway the minds<\/strong> of lawmakers and the general public.<\/p>\n

The leagues have not, so far, received a warm reception in any statehouse, but they do seem to be gaining traction<\/strong> in NY. Bills on file in each chamber follow (or at least borrow from) their blueprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Democrat & Chronicle<\/strong> has the full Girardi interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Torre on the trust of fans<\/span><\/h2>\n

For all of his success in NY, Girardi probably won\u2019t have his face bronzed and cemented in Monument Park<\/strong>. The team fired him last season, and most Yankees fans aren\u2019t big Girardi fans.<\/p>\n

His predecessor, though, is already immortalized<\/strong> in center field. Torre is a Hall of Famer<\/strong> with an impeccable career as both a player and a skipper, including four World Series titles with the Yankees. His plaque now lives alongside all-time legends like Babe Ruth<\/strong> and Reggie Jackson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been in baseball almost 60 years,\u201d Torre began. \u201cIt\u2019s been my life. It\u2019s very important to me and my family. The only thing I ask is that we be engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Torre is one of MLB\u2019s central figures and a key executive<\/strong>. He\u2019s served as chief baseball officer<\/strong> since 2012, which essentially puts him in charge of all operations. When he speaks, folks tend to listen.<\/p>\n

Torre said he\u2019s not lobbying for any particular side, and his statements aren\u2019t substantive from a legislative standpoint. They\u2019re really more about perception<\/strong> and\u00a0feelings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s his vague pitch:<\/p>\n

I just want you to take care of our game. When you open it up to all of the people who would be involved in sports betting, there\u2019s some potholes out there. And I want to do my part in just letting you know how I feel about the passion I have for this sport and, of course, all the fans who\u2019ve enjoyed it for all these years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As the overseer of playing and umpiring, Torre\u2019s role is arguably the one most directly tied to the integrity of the game. \u201cThe fans trust us in baseball, and I\u2019d hate to jeopardize that,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s too important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do fans really trust baseball?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The \u201ctrust\u201d point is an interesting one.<\/p>\n

Fans don\u2019t exactly distrust baseball, but it\u2019d be hard to make the case<\/strong> that there\u2019s complete trust, either.\u00a0Compared to the other professional sports leagues, MLB has a pretty\u00a0shaky track record<\/strong> when it comes to integrity.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been almost 100 years since the Black Sox scandal<\/strong>, but the scar is very much present. In 1919<\/strong>, a betting syndicate tainted some of the Chicago White Sox<\/strong>, convincing them to throw the World Series in exchange for gambling payments.\u00a0If you\u2019ve seen Field of Dreams<\/strong><\/em>, you\u2019ll recognize the name Shoeless Joe Jackson<\/strong>.\u00a0He and seven teammates are banned for life<\/strong> for fixing games.<\/p>\n

Speaking of folks who are banned from baseball\u2026<\/p>\n

During the Girardi interview, a reporter asked where he stood on Pete Rose<\/strong>, the disgraced superstar expelled for betting on games he played and managed. Three decades later, Rose\u2019s\u00a0pleas for reinstatement<\/strong> remain a point of controversy within the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something for the Hall of Fame to decide,\u201d Girardi said. \u201cPete Rose was a great player, but the laws did not protect him from doing what he did. And that\u2019s just an ex\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d he was cut off by a man in a suit behind him, signaling the end of the interview<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pete Rose and the Black Sox are not favorite topics of conversation for MLB.<\/p>\n

Photo by\u00a0dean bertoncelj\u00a0\/\u00a0Shutterstock.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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