A troubling report on Alcides Escobar

by KLSnow on Jan 25, 2009 12:56 PM CST Comment 37 comments

I'm hesitant to bring this up or link to it at all, but Bleacher Report (h/t Right Field Bleachers) has a report from Leury Escobar, wife of Alcides Escobar, that makes a series of rather concerning allegations:

The report alleges Escobar has abandoned his wife and newborn daughter, who was born a month premature in December.
The report also alleges "Everyone believes that the little time he spent in the majors made his head swell to the max" and Escobar was kicked off his team in Venezuela for "bad conduct."

It's worth noting that this report isn't confirmed, no one from the Brewers organization has commented on it (to the best of my knowledge) and even if there are kernels of truth to it, we're only hearing one side of the story.

I likely wouldn't treat this story as newsworthy at all if not for the note about Escobar getting kicked off his Venezuelan team. Escobar still appears on Lara's roster, but has not appeared in a game since December 29, and has not had a plate appearance since December 19. He also hit .229/.289/.302 in 116 at bats in Venezuela, so it's possible his lack of playing time is due to performance, not conduct.

With that said, this report is at best troubling, and I feel like it would be a mistake not to, at the very least, make notice of it. However, I feel like I should mention again that this is only one side of the story, and it comes from someone who has motive to make Escobar look as bad as possible. As such, it may not be entirely or at all true, and we should wait for some kind of confirmation or comment before we treat any of it as fact.

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Yikes

Troubling, no doubt. The issue I have with b/r is that anyone can post anything they want. So the possibility of this being fake exists. That being said, she seems pretty adamant, and has even offered to email a scan of their marriage license to skeptics.

I wonder if anyone from the organization will address this.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 25, 2009 1:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

My hope in reporting it

Is that ifd it gets a wide enough audience, someone will have to.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by KLSnow on Jan 25, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Right on

Did you email it to Adam McCalvy and Tom Haudricourt? Perhaps they’ll look at it and mention it or bring it to the attention of the FO.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 25, 2009 1:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i'll be emailing tom h right now

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Jan 25, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i'll be emailing tom h right now

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Jan 25, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Just emailing him once should be sufficient.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 25, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah he's sort of a curmudgeon

You don’t want him berating you with sarcasm and terse, angry replies by emailing more than once.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 25, 2009 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

lmao to both of you

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Jan 25, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

HAAAAAA

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by Jamie in LA on Jan 25, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If it's true, I'd say there is no doubt that the FO knows about it

by tcyoung on Jan 25, 2009 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Absolutely

I just wonder whether they’ll comment. If nothing else to ‘nip in the bud’ so to speak. The last thing they want is their top prospect’s name being smeared. Damage control is a PR directors primary focus.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 25, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The link also mentions a December car accident

That could be another reason he isn’t playing much. I don’t know why a serious injury would’ve been hushed up though, unless it’s another Dave Krynzel situation.

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by TheJay on Jan 25, 2009 1:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Right Field Bleachers pointed out

that you would think we would have heard about it already if he totalled a car in Venezuela.

Excellent job of reporting and disclaiming, KL.

She says her dad was a baseball player, and there might be a few possibilities.

Here’s a comment from another person, who apparently signed up just to make this comment:

Did Leury tell Alcides that she has been sleeping whit many other players before him? and about her abortions previous to meeting him? she does not mention that she took money from him during the season whit out his knowledge, and that she was pregnan before they were married. And because of that she demanded that they get married. He did not get kicked off the team in Venezuela and he has sent her plenty of $$$ she just want it all

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jan 25, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I assume her dad is Omar Moreno (she mentions he had a 10-year career in a comment)

Here’s a Yahoo! Sports Big League Stew blog post that mentions Omar Moreno’s daughter Leury in a negative way:

The not good … In a similar manner I located Omar Moreno via his philanthropy web site, the now-defunct FundaciónOmarMoreno.com. I emailed the site offering to make a donation to his cause in exchange for an autographed 1983 Fleer baseball card. I received a response from his daughter, Leury, providing me instructions for sending a donation (Western Union only) and the card. I sent the donation and the card in May ‘07. I sent a few follow-up e-mails to Leury in the following months. Occasionally I’d receive a response telling me the card will get signed, other times I was ignored. I stopped contacting Ms. Moreno in Sept. ’08. The disappointing part is not the lost donation. I feel bad that perhaps Omar Moreno is completely unaware of my attempted contact and he had no control over it.

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by TheJay on Jan 25, 2009 2:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

impressive sleuthing TheJay

by marty22 on Jan 25, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good investigating

I’ll remain skeptical until I hear anything more. I figured it was Omar, but that’s all I found out.

Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.

by Jordan M on Jan 25, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

So she's a crazy money-grubber?

Not too hard to fathom. I’d still want to discount the story if I was the Brewers.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 25, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I remember reading that exact same article a few weeks ago, but I didn’t realize it could be linked to this…man, that’s pretty crazy.

by Lefti on Jan 25, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

wow.

do you have a nice autograph collection?

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by Jamie in LA on Jan 25, 2009 10:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

I don’t collect autographs at all, actually.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jan 26, 2009 5:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I just let out an audible groan

Thanks for ruining my Sunday for a few minutes.

Vegas is in a class unto-itself, it's really not a "city", more a wonderland of awesomeness.

-Zeke

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jan 25, 2009 3:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I’m over it now

Vegas is in a class unto-itself, it's really not a "city", more a wonderland of awesomeness.

-Zeke

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jan 25, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Blech

I would like someone to find out how much truth there is to this in a hurry.

by theBrouhaha on Jan 25, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Uh oh

The Rambling One is disappointed in you.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 25, 2009 9:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

he also says

“I’d much prefer AE be talented than a gentleman”

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Jan 25, 2009 10:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Heh

I thought a big kick of his was how every single player on the Brewers was a good character guy.

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by TheJay on Jan 26, 2009 5:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

if the klingon baseball picture is not posted for one of these advent calenders i just might cry...

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by Jamie in LA on Jan 25, 2009 10:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

There's no crying in baseball!

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jan 25, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Blogging about the irresponsibility of other bloggers for posting a story you find questionable.

Al = Tom H.?

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 26, 2009 6:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha

talk about never living something down.

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2009 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you. best picture, ever.

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by Jamie in LA on Jan 25, 2009 11:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Got this email response from Tom H.

I received the same letter from this woman. I don’t think the Brewers are going to comment on a player’s marital problems, if all of this is true. They really try to stay out of such matters unless it stretches to a player’s performance. I’ll keep an eye on this. Thanks.

TH

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2009 11:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice

It become’s a performance issue if it’s true tha the was kicked off his winter team.

by tcyoung on Jan 26, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not so much from the Brewers perspective

If the story of him getting kicked off the team is true and he’s still the same way come spring, then it’s an issue. I’m sure the Brewers would want to see evidence of a bad attitude in their camp rather than taking what happened in Venezuela at face value. Plus, I bet the Brewers front office isn’t heartbroken that he’s not playing winter ball right now (avoid injuries, don’t get away from organizational teachings, etc.).

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by TheJay on Jan 26, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I suppose

But they may at least confirm it if he has indeed been kicked off the team for bad conduct. That’s a big red flag

by tcyoung on Jan 26, 2009 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And here's one from Adam McCalvy

Hey Shawn. Thanks for forwarding that link; I had not seen it before you sent it to me.

I’ll try to see what Gord Ash says about Escobar getting kicked off his Winter ball team, but I’m not TMZ so I’m not going to dig much into the other stuff. It seems to me that his personal problems are his personal problems, and they don’t belong in the blogs/media (unless, of course, it somehow keeps him from playing baseball). It’s too bad that the whole ordeal had to become a public matter… if it’s all true, I really feel for that young woman. If it’s false or exaggerated, I really feel for Escobar.

I’ll see what I can find out. Thanks again for the link.

-Adam

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Marriage License

http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1509001er5.pdf

by LeuryEscobar on Jan 28, 2009 5:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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