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Grant accused of gambling on baseball
Ken Grant has been around the league for enough time that he should know the rules. But yesterday, the league commissioner announced that Grant is under investigation for gambling on baseball.
Information is still trickling in, but it appears that Grant has been accused of betting against his own team in at least two games. In one of those games, he went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. His teammate John Garner (highest leadership player) was suspicious that Grant had not been playing to his full potential and evidently overheard him talking with two men known to be associated with organized crime.
With more information sure to follow, Grant has suspended by the league, pending further investigation.
Requirement: player in the league for 5 years or more
player must have <100/200 leadership
player must have had a game in which he went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts in the last week
Effect: player suspended for seven days
one week later... one of the next two happens.
Grant suspended from baseball
(League) Major League Baseball has conducted a full investigation of the charges against Ken Grant, and announced that he has been permanently suspended from baseball. While the league did not release details of the investigation, a confidential source stated that the evidence was simply too egregious for baseball to ignore, and that there was substantial physical evidence tying Grant to illicit activities. While Grant is expected to appeal, it appears unlikely that he will ever appear in a Major League Baseball uniform again. He may well be subject to criminal charges as well. Grant declined to comment on the affair.
Effect: player retires
not eligible for Hall of Fame (I doubt that's possible.)
or
Grant exonerated
Ken Grant breathed a sigh of relief today when he learned that his suspension had been lifted by (league) Major League Baseball. "I don't even know what to say. I can't even begin to tell you how hard this last week has been- being innocent of these charges, but no one believes you. It's felt like the Grand Inquisition."
Popular opinion is mixed on Grant at this point, as teammate John Garner, who apparently tipped off the league to Grant's activity, is generally known as a trustworthy source. Many fans believe Grant is guilty and got off only on legal technicalities. But there has been bad blood between Garner and Grant before, and without hard evidence of any misdoings by Grant, many fans appear comfortable with Grant returning to the team and forgetting that anything ever happened.
Effect: local popularity and national popularity decrease by 50/200
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