01-15-2010, 03:28 PM
Found this on Rotoworld.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->A Nevada man is accused of posing as a Major League Baseball player to steal a car. Matthew T. Van Meter, 24, is charged in Utah state court with felony counts of theft and forgery. Charging papers accuse Van Meter, of Elko., Nev., of using the name and documents identifying him as Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin.
Van Meter, the charges say, on Tuesday signed documents with a Ken Garff auto dealership in West Valley City to buy a 2010 Dodge pickup worth $50,000. Van Meter promised to pay for the truck the next day and drove away in it.
Theft is theft, so yeah, put the guy away. But ask yourself: would you even give the real Tyler Colvin a car with no money down? Guy played six games with an OPS+ of 12 last year. Sure, he hit .300 in AA, but it was on his second go-around.
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->A Nevada man is accused of posing as a Major League Baseball player to steal a car. Matthew T. Van Meter, 24, is charged in Utah state court with felony counts of theft and forgery. Charging papers accuse Van Meter, of Elko., Nev., of using the name and documents identifying him as Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin.
Van Meter, the charges say, on Tuesday signed documents with a Ken Garff auto dealership in West Valley City to buy a 2010 Dodge pickup worth $50,000. Van Meter promised to pay for the truck the next day and drove away in it.
Theft is theft, so yeah, put the guy away. But ask yourself: would you even give the real Tyler Colvin a car with no money down? Guy played six games with an OPS+ of 12 last year. Sure, he hit .300 in AA, but it was on his second go-around.
Real prospects get credit. All others must show cash<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->