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Brian GIles Uh Oh

Well if this is true, he would make Milton Bradley's ascent into sainthood easier.

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i don't buy the "time argument"

look, i’m not going to say who is right or who is wrong, as I obviously don’t know and only Brian and said lady knows. But using time as a key judgment isn’t right or fair. We don’t know the situation they were in, if she was scarred and/or scared. Maybe she was emotionally battered and abused to the point where she couldn’t act (not saying Giles is guilty of anything, just offering up a possibility). I don’t know, none of us do. Let’s give this some time before making a judgment. Abuse is a horrible, horrible thing.

by toonsterwu on Dec 17, 2008 4:26 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not saying that this is necessarily about the

money and his recently picked up nine million dollar option, but it is a bit odd why she waited this long. I

by dakoose on Dec 17, 2008 4:38 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wouldn't get too wrapped up in the delay...

I mean, Giles has been rich for a while. If she was just doing it for the money, you’d think she could have done it years ago. Not saying that it isn’t just about money.

But the reality is that people who are abused don’t always come out with it right away. It can take years (and frequently it never gets brought up at all). Maybe it took the woman this long to be strong enough to talk about it. Or, maybe it really is just about the money.

by SouthernCub on Dec 17, 2008 8:10 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hello manslaughter charges, depending...

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by timlacy on Dec 17, 2008 3:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I always thought Giles was a good hitter...

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by imknowdummy on Dec 17, 2008 4:04 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And I thought things couldn't get any bleaker for the Padres.

Definitely a team that didn’t need any more bad press.

Hey, it's a new century!

by cowsarecool220 on Dec 17, 2008 4:38 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This may light a new fire

in the trade for PEAVY!

/sarcasm

What to do, with Larry Hughe?

by Rudey on Dec 17, 2008 5:12 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wonder if this makes Giles available via trade?

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by DTJchris on Dec 17, 2008 6:29 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he was likely available before this

they tried shipping him to Boston last year but he turned it down. Now … well, now they might not be able to trade him if this is serious.

by toonsterwu on Dec 18, 2008 9:45 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Disturbing video of what Giles is accused of...

… can be seen on this NBC San Diego page.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al on Dec 17, 2008 8:25 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He said, she said...

stuff always seemed a little weird. Video on the other hand, that’s going to be harder to shake off. Obviously it’s grainy and “could” be anyone but that video is pretty scary. Aside from what that guy does, nobody did anything to step in, or they didn’t show it.

Either way, this isn’t going to end well for anyone. The Padres, Giles, or the woman.

by CubFan81 on Dec 18, 2008 8:19 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it certainly

looks to be true. what an idiot, takes a real tough man to hit a woman.

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by cubsluver22 on Dec 18, 2008 8:51 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's a pretty

damning video. if there are witness reports and what not, he’s toast if she’s in this for justice (vs. say, money).

by toonsterwu on Dec 18, 2008 9:45 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope she bleeds every penny out of the scumbag

The lowest form of life is a man who hits a woman. Brian Giles is a former juicer and I would not be surprised to learn that roid rage played a part in this. What a scumbag.

by BLou on Dec 18, 2008 3:21 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looks like it was in AZ

I’d love to see him in Maricopa County Prison…have you seen their sheriff? He is not very forgiving to anyone.

by jbertram on Dec 18, 2008 4:11 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In the end, we all get what we deserve...

Giles looks like the bad guy. My pic is from San Diego, it is on the field, everyone I know there says that there is more to this story. I don’t know him or her, but this the U.S. We should reserve judgment. In the case he is guilty…frie him.

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by CubbieintheSouth on Dec 18, 2008 7:37 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There is NEVER justification for a man physically assaulting a woman

This woman is a VICTIM. It doesn’t matter that a few years after the fact she is trying to extract money from him. It is NEVER EVER okay to strike a woman regardless if the woman is a wonderful person or the most horrible person on the earth. Brian Giles should be strung up by his ankles and bull whipped.

by BLou on Dec 18, 2008 8:22 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and

castrated!!

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by cubsluver22 on Dec 18, 2008 10:27 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know it is fry...

but frie adds to the southern accent.

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by CubbieintheSouth on Dec 18, 2008 7:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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