Carl Pavano

Someone trying to extort money doesn't care about whether or not Yankees fans hated Carl. He's not going to care about Carl having a wife and kids. He cares about one thing and one thing only - money.

In his last year with the Yankees, Carl was only 32 years old - and that's still quite young for a pitcher. Then Carl went to Cleveland and Minnesota and has earned an additional $16 million more.

That's all the extortion guy cares about. Money.

And the guy - has no credibility whatsoever. He sounds downright cuckoo - getting a hold of Carl's sister on FB. He'll forego the juicy book deal and a million plus dollars for an apology and an SUV. He even specifies the interior and exterior colors.

The guy's a real estate agent. Who is going to buy/sell a house with this guy now?

 Here are some of his messages found in the press:

"I have serious juicy book offers ... to the point that the only way your brother is getting out of this ... is with a heartfelt apology and a navy range rover with tan leather," Bedard allegedly wrote to DeGennaro, according to police. "If I'm going to drop a 1.2 million dollar book deal I want something.

"That is my best offer an apology and a land rover and I'll kill the project," Bedard wrote referring to the book deal, according to the affidavit. Bedard told The Associated Press in a statement that he wanted an apology because of how Pavano treated him at the end of their relationship. He didn't elaborate.

Bedard, a 36-year-old real estate agent, later rescinded his offer to DeGennaro in another message, police said.

"I'm up to 5 depositions of friends who I trusted with the secret of carl and I's relationship," Bedard wrote, according to the affidavit. "Then I called my attorney ... the book is the best deal."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/03/30/police-twins-pitcher-pavano-targeted-in-extortion-plot/?test=latestnews#ixzz1qcCYgQ2X

Reply-to:Why didnt this guy attempt to extort Carl when he was with the Yankees, clearly the lowest point of his career and when he was making more money than he is now? That would have been the opportune time to strike, in my opinion. Why now, when hes doing pretty well, not making Yankee money, married, and has two kids?

Why try to extort from him when he was with the NYY? That does not make much sense. Granted, those were his highest-salary years but the purported extorter waited until this year because:

-Carl is now 36 years old and getting very close to the end of his career.

-In 2013, Carl will be a free agent and who's to say that a team will sign him to a multi-year / big money contract.

So it makes more sense that the so-called high school friend would wait before coming up with this scheme.

Reply-to:Is the players last day of work the last game? Do they start their off season and move to their home states immediately?

Yes. They can usually leave immediately after their last game. A lot of times the team schedules a short meeting for the next day and it's mainly to thank the players, give accolades and help them get their stuff out of the clubhouse. Guys will do autographs for each other and give each other bats, etc. Some of the best sports memorabilia collections are from guys who played in the pros.

A lot of the Sept call ups / younger guys with no GF or wife - you'll see them drive away with their SUV totally packed up. Some guys with wives and little kids drive home. Others use a truck service to carry their car home they ship a lot of their stuff home  then they get on a plane.

In the minors - the last game of the season is usually a one o'clock start and you'll see all the player vehicles packed to the roof. They shower, jump in the car, and home they go.

He's a bumb, who does'nt pay his bills.