Braves Unable to Escape the Shadow of Mike Hampton

by gondeee on Feb 18, 2009 11:10 AM EST

I got a nice chuckle out of this article in the AJC this morning:

The Braves have filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the Hartford Life Insurance Company seeking $4.82 million for the time Mike Hampton was disabled last season. [...]

The insurance policy had an expiration date of Oct. 1, 2005. However, the suit contends there was a provision in the policy that if remain in effect if Hampton was “totally disabled” before the expiration date. Hampton missed the entire 2006 and 2007 seasons after two elbow surgeries. The suit contends the team received payments under the policy.

According to the court documents, Hartford Life contends that Hampton was not “totally disabled” before or during the 2008 season.

I love that term, "totally disabled." I think that should be Hampton's new nickname. Damn, I wish we would have thought of that two years ago.

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Haha, thats hilarious. Mike TD Hampton.

by bbxxj on Feb 18, 2009 11:18 AM EST reply actions

Thank God we finally unloaded him. Took long enough. New injury every freaking week STILL. damn

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Feb 18, 2009 11:40 AM EST reply actions

Glasstastic

What a chump. What a joke.

by traphicg on Feb 18, 2009 12:52 PM EST reply actions

i dont know if u read it… but it had very little to actually do with Mike Hampton

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Feb 18, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions

. . . to last year’s Spring Training when DOB blogged about someone giving ‘TD’ a hard time about being too short to reach the top shelf of his locker and his response being something like “guess I’ll just have to stand on my wallet.”

“Guess I’ll just have to stand on some chump team’s payroll.” If the Braves get back this money and the Falcons get back all the Mike Vick money they’re after, can we as fans all look forward to some sort of rebate check in the near future?

by Meatloafin' on Feb 18, 2009 1:15 PM EST reply actions