You hear it all, man. You blow a save, you don't come through, you get it all. 'F*** you. You suck. You cost me all of this money. 'F*** you. F*** your family. I'm going to kill you and then kill your family.' It gets ugly really quickly. It's scary, and it's sad... now it's gambling. These people don't really care about the Diamondbacks. They just care about their bets, and we're talking about money they don't have that they are losing. So, it's a very scary spot.
One MLB general manager told USA TODAY Sports that he received death threats delivered directly to his house, requiring police protection. 'I remember being followed home one time... this guy follows me home, and starts cussing at me, telling me I cost him all of this money. It's scary.'
The Major League Baseball Players Association began publicly voicing concerns about player safety after a Supreme Court decision that ultimately opened the door for it to become legal to gamble on sporting events... the union negotiated Amendment 61 to the collective bargaining agreement requiring teams to be proactive in curbing fans' aggressive behavior towards players.
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