The major league slugger known from his days as a Detroit Tiger as "Big Daddy" retired a very rich man. Fred Girard in The Detroit News chronicles the unraveling of his life.
Detroit just loved Cecil Fielder, the burly Tigers slugger who ushered in the Decade of the Home Run in the early 1990s.I won't spoil the hook, but suffice it to say that Donald Trump figures prominently...And Detroiters loved Fielder the family man, who doted on his son, Prince, and daughter, Ceclynn. They applauded when wife Stacey was named Mrs. Michigan, posing for pictures in her elegant Grosse Pointe Farms home.
Their storybook life seemed headed for the happiest of endings - Fielder was traded to the Yankees, eventually retired with career earnings of $47 million in salary alone, and moved his family to the largest, richest mansion in central Florida.
Now, it's all gone.
All the money, the mansion - even the loving family unit.
Fielder is in hiding, with process servers stalking him. He is not in contact with his family, and many attempts by The Detroit News to reach him failed.
Why?
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Woah!My wife and I... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Mike | October 18, 2004 12:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Woah!
My wife and I would feel like we had let each other down if we foolishly spent $500 without discussing it first!
Kinda puts things into perspective, doesn't it?
1. Posted by Mike | October 18, 2004 12:41 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 12:41
2. Posted by chris | October 18, 2004 1:39 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Damn shame. Cecil was one of the nice guys in his playing days.
2. Posted by chris | October 18, 2004 1:39 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 13:39
3. Posted by doug | October 18, 2004 2:59 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
He was a super nice guy. When he lived here in Texas, he would cruise around in his '57 Chevy convertable.
He would stop and talk to my son all the time.
Shame
3. Posted by doug | October 18, 2004 2:59 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 14:59
4. Posted by MichaelW | October 18, 2004 3:35 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hate to hit a good man when he's down, but that news piece doesn't at all explain where Fielder's money went. It tells a partial story of those who say Fielder owes them something, but what's with all the loans, and where exactly are the assets? Plus, considering that the bankruptcy homestead exemption laws in Florida are exteremely generous, why hasn't he declared bankruptcy? The news story raises many more questions than answers, while apprently attempting to lay the cause of Fielder's woes at the feet of Gambling.
4. Posted by MichaelW | October 18, 2004 3:35 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 15:35
5. Posted by VerukaSalt | October 18, 2004 9:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I don't think gambling was Cecil's main problem it was more like he was bad at it. That was his problem
To drop 27 large in a casio in under a half an hour he was chasing his losing bets. Probally playing blackjack, Cecil doesn't look like a bacaract type of player.
I can just picture him splitting the aces at 10k a pop when the dealer has a face card showing. or hitting on a soft 13 while the dealer is showing a deuce.
Or even worse playing roulette, a suckers game.
5. Posted by VerukaSalt | October 18, 2004 9:03 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 21:03
6. Posted by rammer | October 18, 2004 10:17 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
what a sad story. as a fan of the Tigers and Sparky Anderson, i guess Cecil and Pete Rose both need to have a talk with coach.
6. Posted by rammer | October 18, 2004 10:17 PM |
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Posted on October 18, 2004 22:17
7. Posted by Peg K | October 19, 2004 12:02 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You guys don't understand; this man is a compulsive gambler. It's the same disease as alcoholism or drug addiction - just a different "drug."
If he's still alive, he can get help for his illness - which is exactly what he has. And it's one hell of a horrible disease...... so I hope that he is able to get help before it kills him.
7. Posted by Peg K | October 19, 2004 12:02 AM |
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Posted on October 19, 2004 00:02
8. Posted by Thomas Galvin | October 19, 2004 2:26 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
That is a sad story. I look forward to hearing about the story of Cecil Fielder's redemption.
8. Posted by Thomas Galvin | October 19, 2004 2:26 AM |
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Posted on October 19, 2004 02:26