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Francisco Rodriguez arrested, charged with assault

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Francisco Rodriguez's assault charge the latest problem for New York Mets to deal with
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was one who didn't get to leave the stadium, arrested and held there overnight while waiting to be arraigned this morning on third-degree assault charges. Police said a 53-year-old man, who they identified as Rodriguez's father-in-law, had bruises on his head and said he had been punched by Rodriguez.

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Francisco Rodriguez needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
An awful situation just keeps getting worse. He suffered the injury when he punched his girlfriend's father last week. K-Rod is not with the team in Houston, but it's not clear when the surgery will take place. Either way, he's expected to be done for the year. Rodriguez is on tap to make $11.5 million next season and has a $17.5 million vesting option for 2012. It will be interesting to see if the Mets have any recourse here. Mets manager Jerry Manuel will likely play the matchups in his absence, using Bobby Parnell, Pedro Feliciano and Hisanori Takahashi, among others. This situation is a mess in fantasy baseball terms.

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Geeze. In many ways, the Mets are more cursed than the Cubs.

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I would think that suffering a season-ending injury in a fight would be grounds for a contract void. The union would no doubt object, but I think the Mets could get away with it if they really pushed hard for it.

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Cronos69 wrote:Geeze. In many ways, the Mets are more cursed than the Cubs.
well, at least in the last decade.

Supersucks for them and their fans. Honestly, I hope that they can void the contract.

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Reuters THUMB'S DOWN: Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez (right) will miss the rest of the season with a thumb injury he suffered while allegedly beating up girlfriend Daian Peña's father, Carlos (above with his daughter).

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rod_ ... 2Vpw9wht7O
"An MRI revealed the tear and Mets medical staff has recommended surgery to repair it," the tailspinning team said in a statement hours before a game in Houston against the Astros. "The date of the surgery is yet to be determined."

The surgery is almost certain to end Rodriguez's season -- and maybe his Mets career.

After this season, Rodriguez -- dubbed K-Rod for his flair at striking batters out -- will have a year remaining on his three-year, $37 million contract.

But it is unclear if the pitcher's petulant antics -- or the pending criminal charges -- will enable the team to void the final year of the pact. Sources said the team will try to recoup the money K-Rod is paid while on the disabled list because of the circumstances involving the injury.

The pitcher-turned-slugger was charged with assaulting his girlfriend's father, Carlos Peña, after a game at Citi Field last Wednesday. A police spokesman said then that Rodriguez "repeatedly hit him in the face and hit his head against a wall."

Officials said the clubhouse clobbering started after K-Rod launched a foul-mouthed post-game tirade at his girlfriend, Daian Peña. Her father intervened and stood up to the bad-tempered boor, only to get pummeled by the pitcher as players' wives and children looked on.

"You can't talk to my daughter that way," Peña yelled, before he was beaten as though he had charged the mound.

A Queens judge granted Peña and his daughter restraining orders barring Rodriguez from the Long Island home he shares with them.

Peña and his daughter spent four hours Friday helping Queens prosecutors mount an assault case against Rodriguez.

K-Rod struck out with fans, who booed him during a late-game appearance Saturday night.

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[expletive] [expletive] stupid mother [expletive] [expletive].

Yeah, he was my 1st place fantasy team's closer.

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I traded him away for a nice return at the start of the year :)

btw, his gf's jeans/shoes look ridiculous. don't try so hard to hide the fact you're 5'2"

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fanforever wrote:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rod_ ... 2Vpw9wht7O

" A Queens judge granted Peña and his daughter restraining orders barring Rodriguez from the Long Island home he shares with them.
WTF? he lives with his girlfriend and her father? WTF.

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a_smith wrote:
fanforever wrote:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rod_ ... 2Vpw9wht7O

" A Queens judge granted Peña and his daughter restraining orders barring Rodriguez from the Long Island home he shares with them.
WTF? he lives with his girlfriend and her father? WTF.
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