Tim Lincecum cited for Marijuana
This one shocks me. Wow. "The Freak" had about the size of a thumb worth of the drug with him when he was pulled over. Sad to hear this news.
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This one actually shocks you? I thought the tag for this story would be “yawn.”
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 5, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i guess i am a little naive.. but i’m one of those people who knows that type of stuff goes on but never believes it until i see it or read about it. and i never want to believe it because i hate seeing athletes i admire, like tim, get caught doing these things
by johnf34 on Nov 5, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough, but in this day and age that’s all kinds of naive. This isn’t PEDs or ESPN anchors sleeping with women they aren’t married to. That’s the kind of stuff we know goes on but still get a little bummed when some light gets shed on the matter. This is very different.
Or am I wrong? I don’t even smoke and I know how common it is.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think you’re wrong. But I’m a public defender, so my viewpoint is all kinds of skewed. I glanced right over the Agassi took meth thing last week without thinking twice.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Nov 6, 2009 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You actually have a moral issue with someone having smoked marijuana?
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or, on a second read, maybe you have a moral issue his with his getting caught?
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 4:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not as down as it would be if he had gotten to keep his stash
by APV on Nov 5, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d give it about a negative12 on the outrage scale. I’m sure that some self-important and self aggrandizing politician will soon express “shock”, “horror” and “outrage” only to be later arrested in a peep show or airport John.
by stuart dean on Nov 6, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is a negative number on the outrage scale mean you’re titillated that he’s smoking?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 6, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know what the penalty for getting caught with marijuana is under the MLB drug policy? I would assume it’s a fine.
by Ryan on Nov 5, 2009 10:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Saddened? Wow. That’s not a reaction I thought I’d see. This thread could devolve to politics pretty quickly.
Il faut d'abord durer.
by CU Adam on Nov 5, 2009 10:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I find this at least mildly amusing.
But seriously, we can at least agree that it’s not very smart. Pay someone else to carry your groceries. And don’t leave your weed in the car, or don’t smoke it.
by dgcambridge on Nov 6, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lesson 1, we’re never late.
Make sure you’re getting up over your front leg.
We like to establish our dominance with a fastball.
We throw inside when we have to.
And we don’t listen to that.
Our favorite color is green.
And we never use abrasive agents when we clean the bong.
My uncle says you've got a screw loose.
Your uncle molests collies.
by gorilla_baller on Nov 5, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
I am also guessing Dustin Pedroia likes Jäger.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 5, 2009 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No, I haven’t since the Aquaman days.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 6, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pedroia drinking Jager made me think of the episode where Seth Green offers to buy the guys Jager. E basically says that only douches drink Jager after high school.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 6, 2009 10:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
whereas only douches go by a first initial rather than their one syllable name.
by Brick. on Nov 6, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I award you one rec.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Nov 6, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. Because of a prof I had last semester who was one and went by his first initial.
Finally convinced my dad that Jeter is immensely hatable.
by westbrook on Nov 6, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you will find that others tag him “E,” while he introduces himself as Eric as a rule.
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention eric is two syllables. just noticed i did that…
by Brick. on Nov 6, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We don’t even bother to fact-check your comments.
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
whereas only douchesgo by a first initial rather than their one syllable namewatch Entourage.
Fixed.
Wait 'til next millennium!
by emd2k3 on Nov 6, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yikes. If nothing else its a fun show.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 6, 2009 1:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m awarding you one rec as well. You can see where I stand.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Nov 6, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Some point in the not-too-distant future we’ll look at headlines like this and say, “Huh? Was beer illegal too or something?”
by tabler84 on Nov 5, 2009 10:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he’s near the top of the list of players i would bet are blazing on the regular, not really a shocker
boy between winning cy youngs and gold medals maybe pot should be on the performance enhancer list and the abused substances list
by returner3 on Nov 5, 2009 10:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sad?
Over 60% of Americans have tried marijuana at least once by the time they’re 30. It’s almost as mainstream as apple pie, and it’s not as addictive.
by Jay on Nov 5, 2009 11:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And repeated use probably wouldn’t kill you as quickly.
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually the book on THC’s addictiveness is evolving as we speak. This may be due to that fact that the stuff available now is so much potent than the stuff that “this guy I know” used to smoke.
by stuart dean on Nov 6, 2009 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m part of the legalize it crowd, but one thing people tend to forget is that (depending on who you buy it from and who grew it) marijuana is funding some very nasty goings-on south of the border … which is another reason to legalize it. Until that happens, though, you’re basically funding murderers.
Ok the soapbox is back in the closet.
by piersall on Nov 5, 2009 11:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Think of all the little girls riding their bikes across fast food restaurant driveways, you insensitive jerk.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The only thing I smoke is fools like you on the basketball courts!
by JRontherim on Nov 6, 2009 12:11 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
nah i dont smoke weed, i smoke clowns like you on the bball court!
by silverbackAXP on Nov 6, 2009 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JR got the rec for getting there first.
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Nov 8, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My only concern is that drug testing in the work place would happen far more frequently.
by Roger Dorn on Nov 6, 2009 8:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Quick response, though this might all get deleted. Weed is the number 1 cash crop of a handful of US States. So, there is a only a little chance this came from over the border. Though its probably more likely in California than, say, Ohio.
Cocaine? Now that is a different story.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 6, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Non political question (I hope). If it was legal, would the “very nasty goings-on south of the border” be largely eliminated?
by stuart dean on Nov 6, 2009 1:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course. Then it would be more like Wal-Mart worker exploitation.
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the million dollar question. Largely eliminated? Probably not – organized criminals will always find something to exploit. But I think the crazy increase in violence can be attributed to how lucrative this particular endeavor is. The cartels made $8.6 billion in 2006 solely from US marijuana sales. All that money means more and better guns and more influence via corruption and convincing the ordinary joe to join as a soldier. I can’t name another illegal enterprise that would generate that much money and power.
Meanwhile, personal use possession is basically legal – just a misdemeanor I think in all states. So why not just make it legal and keep the money (via taxes) at home?
by piersall on Nov 7, 2009 2:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, personal use possession is basically legal – just a misdemeanor I think in all states.
That’s true, but there is a much greater stigma that comes with a possession charge than comes with the legally equivalent speeding ticket. Potential employers won’t shy away from a guy who speeds like they will from a guy who smokes.
by fwembt on Nov 7, 2009 2:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is a cultural myth with no evidence. The fact is, most employers have themselves smoked and realize there’s nothing all that horrible about it.
by Jay on Nov 7, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll respectfully disagree with this. I’ve been a part of enough background investigations to know that marijuana is still seen as an issue.
by fwembt on Nov 7, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, by those in the background investigations field. Most employers don’t do substantive background checks.
by Jay on Nov 7, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure. Says someone from the music business.
by dgcambridge on Nov 10, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve worked in a lot of industries. More significantly, I’ve seen the stats on marijuana use in America.
by Jay on Nov 10, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Usually, you don’t disclose misdemeanors though. Whether for traffic tickets or marijuana possession.
Unless you are applying to take the Ohio State Bar. Then they want to know every time your 3rd grade teacher looked at you funny.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 7, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They still come up on a background. That’s the issue.
by fwembt on Nov 7, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe. I don’t think that’s too big of an issue. Marijuana possession isn’t going to keep you from getting many jobs. If any.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The real issue with a marijuana possession charge is that it indicates a certain carelessness. You can’t just get arrested for possessing marijuana, you have to be possessing it in a situation where the police end up searching you. If you have marijuana, you’re fine. If you end up in a situation where the police end up searching you, you’re fine. But if you have marijuana and you end up in that situation, then it’s not fine, and it indicates a real lack of good judgment.
I’ll tell you right now, I’ve possessed marijuana on more than one occasion, but there was never a snowball’s chance in hell I’d ever be arrested on a possession charge.
by Jay on Nov 7, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
By extension, I’m always struck by how many criminals get picked up because a tail light is out. Dude, if you are going to rob a bank don’t speed, run a red light and fix your freakin’ tail light!
by stuart dean on Nov 8, 2009 8:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You are right. Getting caught is the real issue. Though I still think there are few situations where a possession charge a couple years ago is going to get in the way of maybe 98% of jobs out there.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 8, 2009 9:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Theft instances seem to be taken more seriously. I helped steal a street sign back in the day. Still comes up.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 8, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
shouldn’t have taken a street sign that floats, i guess.
by Brick. on Nov 9, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t name another illegal enterprise that would generate that much money and power.
Cocaína?
by odradek on Nov 7, 2009 3:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I still think my favorite sports headline of all time was: “Randy Moss admits to smoking pot”.
I propose giving Victor a 2012 World Series ring.
by Gradyforpresident on Nov 6, 2009 12:13 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I mean, that’s Onionesque.
I propose giving Victor a 2012 World Series ring.
by Gradyforpresident on Nov 6, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
“Dog bites man.”
Also! Jeremy Giambi. Yeah, wow, that was a shocker.
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would honestly have been more surprised if I somehow learned he didn’t smoke.
by fwembt on Nov 6, 2009 12:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
“Researchers Determine Jeter Does Not Smoke Marijuana”
by odradek on Nov 6, 2009 12:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
High from staring at his own reflection enough.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 6, 2009 8:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Put me in the totally unshocked category.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Nov 6, 2009 12:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If Lincecum does it, it’s got to be good for you, right?
by NickFantana on Nov 6, 2009 9:22 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
looking at the frame-by-frame, he smokes with an inverted V.
by Brick. on Nov 6, 2009 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You are so recc’ed. I will bill you however for the bag of Depends…
by stuart dean on Nov 6, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I always thought he was the main character from Dazed and Confused anyways.
by ASP on Nov 6, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Obviously Lincecum will be portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his biopic.
by dgcambridge on Nov 6, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s incredibly easy to get a prescription for pot here. I’m surprised he’s not just hanging out with a buddy who has one.
by Matt in LA on Nov 6, 2009 12:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tim Lincecum is my new favorite player
by silverbackAXP on Nov 6, 2009 1:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Probably knows his Lebowski quotes pretty well.
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But has never needed to go find a cash machine.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Nov 6, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One thing I never understood about pot is how it’s a lifestyle for a lot of people that smoke it, and not just a recreation. I love booze, but anyone who gets a DUI does not become my hero.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 6, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, he wasn’t driving while high. Just had some in the car. Ever had beer in your car while driving sober?
"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay
by Turkmenbashi on Nov 6, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would I be sober if I had beer right there with me in the car?
by Jay on Nov 6, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I understand what you’re saying, but it’s missing my larger point. I wasn’t looking down on him for driving with pot.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 7, 2009 8:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It is a lifestyle for some. Partially because you need to be part of some sort of network of pot-smokers to safely and reliably get the stuff consistently.
But I think there are plenty of people that smoke occasionally when the opportunity arises. It wouldn’t define their lifestyle at all.
Also, The battle for legalization makes it a little bit of an “us vs. them” thing. So, “Lincecum smoked it? Good, it must be one of us reasonable people who want it legalized”.
by Ryan Kelsey on Nov 7, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it is a lifestyle for some. My son lives with me and has a prescription. This past summer, we grew in the backyard and ended up with enough crop that he won’t have to be chasing it out on the streets. There are some 20+ dispensaries in town now and many specialty growing stores. I spent the playoffs trimming in front of the tv (now there’s a contact high for you). Code enforcement checks up and cites those who get greedy and grow too much, but other than exacting a fine and taking your crop, there really isn’t that much interest in making misdemeanor criminals out of folks. It was my first experience growing and I have to admit, other than the smell (Whoeee), it was a fun experience.
by larzko on Nov 8, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But I think there are plenty of people that smoke occasionally when the opportunity arises. It wouldn’t define their lifestyle at all.
I agree.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 8, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can we change this title to “Tim Lincecum, former college male, cited for Marijuana”? We might as well be even more boring.
by joeee on Nov 6, 2009 4:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hat tip to McCovey Chronicles.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 9, 2009 12:42 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
All better.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Nov 11, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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