02-25-2009, 05:33 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Scott Eyre added his name Wednesday to the list of major league players whose cash flow has been disrupted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of the Stanford Group.
But unlike most players whose funds have been frozen, Eyre said he has a temporary way out: His team has agreed to give him an advance on his salary.
Eyre said that when he realized that he didn't have access to his savings, he asked the Phillies if the club would consider loaning him money to tide him over, and the team agreed.
"I think they know I'll pay them back," Eyre joked. "I mean, they know where I work."
Eyre, who invested in Stanford through a broker who is a former teammate, said all his assets had been frozen by the SEC except for one bank account with $3,000 in it. He also is unable to use credit cards linked to the Stanford Group.
"I do have other cards I can use," Eyre said. "I just can't pay them off at the end of the month."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
But unlike most players whose funds have been frozen, Eyre said he has a temporary way out: His team has agreed to give him an advance on his salary.
Eyre said that when he realized that he didn't have access to his savings, he asked the Phillies if the club would consider loaning him money to tide him over, and the team agreed.
"I think they know I'll pay them back," Eyre joked. "I mean, they know where I work."
Eyre, who invested in Stanford through a broker who is a former teammate, said all his assets had been frozen by the SEC except for one bank account with $3,000 in it. He also is unable to use credit cards linked to the Stanford Group.
"I do have other cards I can use," Eyre said. "I just can't pay them off at the end of the month."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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