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Post by renoman on Apr 1, 2008 8:08:09 GMT -5
Scott Spiezio agreed Monday to a minor-league contract with the Atlanta Braves, who gave the utility player a second chance after he was released by the Cardinals in February following an arrest on drunken driving and assault charges.
Spiezio, 35, will work out with the Class A team in Rome, Ga., today and report to Triple-A Richmond the following day.
Spiezio won World Series championships with Anaheim in 2002 and the Cardinals in 2006, but also missed more than a month last year while being treated for substance abuse. Then, in December, he was charged with six counts after police said he crashed his car, fled the scene and then beat up a friend who tried to help him. He was cut by the Cardinals after the case became public. Now, he gets another chance.
"There's been a change in personality, a change in attitude," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "This is somebody who's sorry for everything that happened. We think he's entitled to another chance. ... We'll see if he's the person we think he is. If he's not, he won't be here."
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Post by okayplayer on Apr 1, 2008 11:20:44 GMT -5
Yeah heard about that.
it's too bad, he was a great Cardinal
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