Official Doug DeCinces Thread (1 Viewer)

[ScottNorwood]

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That 1982 season was a beaut

 

[shadyridr]

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That 1982 season was a beaut

those are the 1987 set

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Now into insider trading I guess:

SANTA ANA - Former Angels infielder Doug DeCinces pleaded not guilty today to federal insider-trading charges.

DeCinces' bail was set at $5,000 at his initial court appearance. He was ordered to return to court Feb. 25 for a pretrial hearing, with trial set for March 5.

DeCinces' attorney, Gordon Greenberg, declined to comment on the case.

"We expected to do all of our talking in the courtroom, not on the steps of the courthouse," Greenberg said after the hearing.

The retired DeCinces and three others were named in a 44-count indictment alleging the defendants used private information about a takeover bid to buy stock in an Orange County-based medical device company. The company's stock was boosted significantly when the takeover bid was announced, according to Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The 60-year-old DeCinces, who lives in Laguna Beach and also played third base for the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s and early 1980s, was named in the indictment along with:

-- David Parker, 60, of Provo, Utah, a friend and business partner of DeCinces;

-- Fred Scott Jackson, 65, of Newport Beach, a real estate attorney and friend of DeCinces; and

-- Roger Wittenbach, 69, of Lutherville-Timonium of Maryland, a friend of DeCinces.

The allegations revolve around Santa Ana-based Advanced Medical Optics Inc., a medical device and eye-care company that was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in January 2009.

The takeover boosted stock from about $8 a share to $22, according to federal officials.

The indictment alleges that a company official, who was a "close personal friend" of DeCinces in the fall and early winter of 2008, learned of Abbott's plans. That allegedly prompted DeCinces to scoop up Advanced Medical Optics' shares.

DeCinces sold his other stocks, sustaining about $80,000 in losses, to buy about $160,000 in shares of the eye-care company, the indictment alleges.

After Abbott's tender offer was announced, DeCinces sold his shares for about $1.3 million, according to the indictment.

DeCinces is also accused of telling Parker, Jackson and Wittenbach about the takeover bid to make up for prior investment recommendations from DeCinces that had soured, according to the indictment.

The indictment alleges Parker earned $347,920 in profits, Jackson received $140,259 and Wittenbach got $201,692.

DeCinces faces 42 counts of securities fraud -- 21 counts of insider training and 21 counts of tender offer fraud -- as well as one count of money laundering.

Parker and Jackson are charged with three counts each of insider training and three counts of tender offer fraud. Parker also faces another count of money laundering.

Wittenbach is charged with two counts of insider training and two counts of tender offer fraud.

The other three defendants are expected to make their initial court appearances next Monday in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.

DeCinces was earlier sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission in regard to the same issue, but he agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle that dispute.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

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That 1982 season was a beaut

Between him, Bobby Grich and Tim Foli, they had the majors best porn 'stache infield.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Some say he was a poor man's Ed Sprague. Ridiculous.

 

[Koya]

Maybe my first fav player along with Jim Palmer during his time with the O's, quickly eclipsed by ED-DIE

 

[Da Guru]

Maybe my first fav player along with Jim Palmer during his time with the O's, quickly eclipsed by ED-DIE

Like him better than Bobby Grich?

 

[Koya]

Maybe my first fav player along with Jim Palmer during his time with the O's, quickly eclipsed by ED-DIE

Like him better than Bobby Grich?

Born an O's fan in 1973, which means it wasn't until maybe '77 or '78 that I had any baseball conciousness and Grich was gone. It was probably '78-'81 that was my truly formative era as a young little leaguer, which is why Eddie Murray quickly took over.

By the time Cal came around, I was engrained as a Murray fan, and somehow his demeanor resonated with me more than Cal's, Cal was just too perfect I guess. Plus, by that time I was also well on my way to becoming a Mets fan, having moved to NY.

The '80's were great, but it's been a LONG 25 years since for both franchises by and large.

 

[Bogart]

Doug DeCinces played with Reggie Jackson for the 1985 California Angels Reggie Jackson played with Gaylord Perry for the 1980 New York Yankees Gaylord Perry played with Warren Spahn for the 1965 San Francisco Giants

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Some say he was a poor man's Ed Sprague. Ridiculous.

A rich man's Steve Buechele.

 

[Greco]

There's Boog Powell and then there's everybody else.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Tim Hulett down?