Pat Hoberg, who is widely considered the best Umpire in MLB, has been fired for a gambling incident.

[Mike Nasty]

He almost said "you were one of the good ones" at the end

 

[broller]

Yea. That’s how he got caught

Do you work for a sportsbook itself?

 

[Captain Crunch]

Lmao sports is over
God bless yall if you betting serious money or taking this shyt to the heart, when this shyt is sketchy

 

[MushroomX]

Commissioner be like...

 

[J-MIL]

All these shyts rigged

Gonna continue to see this

 

[Piff Perkins]

All this gambling app shyt is gonna topple down and it's gonna take a lot of entities down with them. There are sports radio stations that only exist because of their Fan Duel deals keeping the lights on. Not to mention all these (shytty) podcasts.

 

[Mike Nasty]

All this gambling app shyt is gonna topple down and it's gonna take a lot of entities down with them. There are sports radio stations that only exist because of their Fan Duel deals keeping the lights on. Not to mention all these (shytty) podcasts.

At least it's obvious now, and we don't have to act like we're all conspiracy theorist making shyt up.

 

[Absolut]

Do you work for a sportsbook itself?

You can say that yea been in the game 2 decades

 

[Harry B]

At least it's obvious now, and we don't have to act like we're all conspiracy theorist making shyt up.

So cause one or two refs get caught, fired and banned in 20 years, it means that every game is orchestrated by… eh, the league that catch, fire and ban them? Make that make sense

The reason they do take this shyt so seriously, with lifetime bans and stuff is for the integrity of the product they are selling. Other than that, not seldom does the FBI and stuff get involved and there's additional money launder, tax evasion and on. That a large group of billionaires and fortune 500 companies would engage in a RICO so that some refs can net 80k from gambling is just unrealistic.

 

[Spidey Man]

Sucks cause he was one of the better umps. Should have had a translator

 

[broller]

You can say that yea been in the game 2 decades

Interesting. Has shady stuff increased A LOT since the legalized nationwide gambling started?

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

All this gambling app shyt is gonna topple down and it's gonna take a lot of entities down with them. There are sports radio stations that only exist because of their Fan Duel deals keeping the lights on. Not to mention all these (shytty) podcasts.

The leagues will fight tooth and nail. It will have to be imposed. They will always argue they can handle monitoring, that these were “bad apples” etc. The money is too much to give up willingly. Finally, the industry is very politically savvy.

 

[Absolut]

Interesting. Has shady stuff increased A LOT since the legalized nationwide gambling started?

It’s easier to spot as folks are much more reckless. The jontay porter stuff for instance was absolutely wild flagrant. Absolutely moronic to even attempt

 

[Mike Nasty]

So cause one or two refs get caught, fired and banned in 20 years, it means that every game is orchestrated by… eh, the league that catch, fire and ban them? Make that make sense

The reason they do take this shyt so seriously, with lifetime bans and stuff is for the integrity of the product they are selling. Other than that, not seldom does the FBI and stuff get involved and there's additional money launder, tax evasion and on. That a large group of billionaires and fortune 500 companies would engage in a RICO so that some refs can net 80k from gambling is just unrealistic.

You must be the new guy.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Hoberg met his friend, identified as "Individual A," at a poker tournament in 2014. They golfed, traveled together and watched sports on TV. The friend was a frequent overnight guest at Hoberg's home in Iowa.

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