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JOE MORGAN’S DAUGHTER ASHLEY IS A D1 GYMNAST

By
theOCD
Published: 25 January 2010 8:45 AM ESTPosted in: Olympic Sports

Joe Morgan's daughter and Stanford gymnast Ashley Morgan

Joe Morgan is best known as the rambling man in the booth with Jon Miller for Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Before his stint on television, Morgan was two-time NL MVP and a winner of two world series. Turns out athleticism runs in the family. His daughter, Ashley Morgan, is a star on the Stanford women’s gymnastics team.

Ashley Morgan is an 18-year-old freshman but it didn’t take her long to succeed. In her first college meet, she posted the highest individual score (9.875 on the vault) and the highest average score (9.83) of the meet. And her competition included a Georgia team that has won the past five NCAA titles.

Joe Morgan wasn’t in attendance for Ashley’s first meet due to a knee injury. Ashley most recently contributed to Stanford’s win over top-ranked UCLA. Morgan put up a 9.925 on the floor routine in the victory. Ashley’s twin sister, Kelly, plays soccer at USC.

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NHL Players’ Cash Invested in Hookers, Booze

By
theOCD
Published: 19 June 2009 3:53 AM EDTPosted in: MLB, NHL, Spotlight

A group of former and current NHL players has sued real estate develop Ken Jowdy. Unfortunately, their money was blown on hookers and booze — by somebody else. They allege that their investments, meant for a golf course, were squandered by Jowdy. Jowdy, the head of Legacy Properties, allegedly blew the cash on parties with strippers and porn stars as well as giving people high-paying jobs as “favors”.

Ken Jowdy (L) & Roger Clemens party with a high class hooker

Ken Jowdy (L) & Roger Clemens as they party with a high class hooker

Interestingly enough, the NHL players’ money was spent with former MLB players. Joe Morgan denies being involved, but he’s one of Jowdy’s fishing buddies. Similarly, Jowdy is mentioned as a work out partner of Brian McNamee in a 2007 Sports Illustrated article about Roger Clemens.

I think the most interesting aspect of this story is the way NHL and MLB personalities are involved on opposite sides. It also forces me to mention (again) the excellent Sports Illustrated article on athletes and their poor investments that destroy their fortunes. Hey, at least it’s not as bad as Torii Hunter investing $70K in “inflammable rafts” (aren’t rafts primarily used in water?).

The other interesting part is… Ken Jowdy.  He got NHL players to give him hundreds of thousands of dollars. He knows a lot of baseball personalities. He was hanging out with Brian McNamee back in 2007. He associates Hal Sutton and Phil Mickelson with his projects. He sources hookers, strippers, and porn stars for parties. Who is this guy? Below is a round up of facts relevant to the case.

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