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Former #Marlins & #Nationals starter Scott Olsen has signed minor league deal w/ #WhiteSox. Deal includes big league option for 2013

 

jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick

Olsen didn't pitch last year. He had shoulder problems and #Pirates released him in May. He's 37-49, 4.85 in the big leagues.

 

 

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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 12:38 PM)
Anyone care to explain what exactly he has done that makes him a tool? Not sarcastic, I'd like to know.

 

 

Olsen has had a history of disciplinary problems with the Marlins and legal issues. He was given a black eye by friend and former teammate Randy Messenger during the 2006 season. Shortly afterwards, then-manager Joe Girardi pulled Olsen by the collar and confronted him.

 

In a 7-6 loss to the New York Mets in July 2006, there was an incident involving former teammate Miguel Cabrera. While pitching to Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca, Lo Duca hit a hard grounder that glanced off Cabrera's glove and rolled into left field. A run scored and Lo Duca raced to second for a double. While the ball glanced off of Cabrera's glove, Olsen seemed to believe that Cabrera did not give his full effort to get to the ball, and as they came off the field, Olsen could be seen shouting something at Cabrera. A moment later, television cameras showed Cabrera in the crowded dugout reaching past teammates to poke his finger at Olsen as the pitcher walked past him. Olsen tried to jab back at Cabrera, who charged Olsen and tried to kick the pitcher before both players were quickly separated by teammates.

 

In September 2006, Olsen said he hated the Philadelphia Phillies because they dominated the Marlins. His emotions boiled over in the sixth inning of a May 2007 game versus the Phillies, when he became angry at Chase Utley for calling time just before a pitch. The next pitch was ball four, and Utley trotted to first base as Olsen angrily shouted and waved his glove at him.

 

In June 2007, Olsen received an unspecified fine for making an obscene gesture towards fans during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee.

 

On July 15, 2007, during a start against the Washington Nationals, Olsen had a confrontation with pitcher Sergio Mitre in the tunnel heading toward the team clubhouse. Olsen ripped his jersey off and tossed it in the direction of a trainer. According to a source, Mitre and other Marlins took exception to Olsen's actions. That's when tensions got heated. As they left the dugout area, Mitre pinned Olsen against a wall before the two were separated by teammates. Olsen then received a two-game suspension for insubordination, but was still scheduled to make his next start the following Friday against the Cincinnati Reds.

 

After serving his two-game suspension, and after making his scheduled July 20, 2007, start, Olsen was arrested by police in Aventura, Florida after fleeing from police following a speeding violation (he was clocked going 48 MPH in a 35 MPH zone). He fled for about a mile, at which point he stopped at his home and sat in a plastic chair in the front yard. When police arrived and tried to arrest him, he kicked at the officers who then used a taser to subdue him. Olsen failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test. He was booked on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest with violence and fleeing and eluding a police officer.

 

 

Via Wikipedia.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290279,00.html

 

Florida Police Stun Marlins Pitcher Scott Olsen With Taser During Alleged Scuffle

 

Published July 22, 2007 Associated Press

 

Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen was arrested early Saturday after refusing to pull over during a traffic stop and getting hit by a Taser stun gun during a fight with police officers, authorities said.

 

Olsen, 23, was booked into the Miami-Dade county jail on charges of driving under the influence, resisting an officer with violence and fleeing and eluding a police officer. He was released Saturday afternoon on $11,000 bond.

 

Police Lt. Michael Bentolila said Olsen was arrested in the Miami suburb of Aventura, where an officer clocked him driving 48 mph in a 35 mph zone and attempted to pull him over at about 3:40 a.m. The officer used the police car's lights, siren and public address system to get Olsen to pull over in his Infiniti sports utility vehicle, but he did not stop, Bentolila said.

 

Olsen, the winning pitcher in the Marlins' 10-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, continued to drive about one mile, running a stop sign before stopping at his Aventura home, Bentolila said.

 

Olsen then got out of his car and sat down on a plastic chair in front of his home, Bentolila said. When backup officers arrived and tried to arrest him, Olsen resisted by kicking at the officers, who then stunned him with the Taser, Bentolila said.

 

Olsen then failed a field sobriety test and refused an alcohol breath test, Bentolila said. A booking photo showed Olsen had two scrapes on his forehead over his right eye.

 

The pitcher was at the stadium before the team's game Saturday evening against the Reds but brushed off questions about the arrest.

 

"There's a legal process that has to be followed and we're going to take all the necessary precautions and steps and let the legal process pave the way. We're going to have to work on it, and that's all I really have to say," Olsen told The Associated Press.

 

The Marlins also released a statement saying they would "let the legal process run its course" before commenting further.

 

"As an organization, we take this very seriously and are extremely disappointed," the statement read.

 

The arrest was the latest in a string of troubles for the 6-foot-5 lefthander. Friday marked Olsen's return from a two-game suspension without pay came after a confrontation with teammate and fellow pitcher Sergio Mitre.

 

In June, Olsen was fined an unspecified amount in June for making an obscene gesture toward fans in Milwaukee.

 

Last season, Olsen received a black eye from his friend and former teammate, reliever Randy Messenger, in an off-the-field incident in St. Petersburg. He also got into dugout disputes with teammate Miguel Cabrera and then-manager Joe Girardi, who grabbed him by the jersey during a discussion.

 

Olsen earns $380,000 this season, his third with the Marlins.

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QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 08:26 AM)
A long high-pitched wail was just heard coming from Kansas.

When your organization lacks as much talent as us, you got to take chances on guys like this. He clearly had some physical tools when he was in the Marlins system (BA Top 100 prospect from 04 to 06) and is still relatively young at 28. The odds are definitely against and it's possible that the shoulder injury has impacted his stuff, but I really see nothing to lose here. If he has attitude problems in Charlotte, then you simply release him. Given our current situation and our history with reclamation projects (both physical and personal), I'm willing to take a gamble on a guy like this.

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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 08:02 PM)
When your organization lacks as much talent as us, you got to take chances on guys like this. He clearly had some physical tools when he was in the Marlins system (BA Top 100 prospect from 04 to 06) and is still relatively young at 28. The odds are definitely against and it's possible that the shoulder injury has impacted his stuff, but I really see nothing to lose here. If he has attitude problems in Charlotte, then you simply release him. Given our current situation and our history with reclamation projects (both physical and personal), I'm willing to take a gamble on a guy like this.

 

 

Maybe he has found the light? Forgiveness is divine they say... :huh :pray Anything is possible I guess and it appears he must have been well regarded as a prospect at one time

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QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 01:10 PM)
Maybe he has found the light? Forgiveness is divine they say... :huh :pray Anything is possible I guess and it appears he must have been well regarded as a prospect at one time

I think people make too much of young people doing stupid things. Not saying his behavior was acceptable, but people can change over time and maybe he's finally grown up. None of us really have a clue, but hopefully the Sox did their homework and feel that he's actually matured. Either way, give him a short leash and there's essentially no risk with this signing.

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Lol he grew up in my hometown and went to the same school in SW Michigan (Lakeshore Public Schools) as me until he was in 8th or 9th grade. He was a few years older though. He used to be able to hit the hell out of the ball as well.

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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 01:23 PM)
I think people make too much of young people doing stupid things. Not saying his behavior was acceptable, but people can change over time and maybe he's finally grown up. None of us really have a clue, but hopefully the Sox did their homework and feel that he's actually matured. Either way, give him a short leash and there's essentially no risk with this signing.

 

You should have been around when the Sox signed Lastings Milledge.

 

This guy makes Milledge look like Jim Thome. But who knows... maybe he has matured and will be an asset. I'm hoping so.

 

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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2012 -> 07:23 PM)
I think people make too much of young people doing stupid things. Not saying his behavior was acceptable, but people can change over time and maybe he's finally grown up. None of us really have a clue, but hopefully the Sox did their homework and feel that he's actually matured. Either way, give him a short leash and there's essentially no risk with this signing.

 

 

No argument here. I have seen a lot of folks in my time that deserved and benefited from a second chance

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