There's A Nice Man In A Suit At The Door Who Would Like To Talk To You, Mr. Fielder

Rick Chandler — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:45:05 EDT

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Father and son share good genes, home-run power and, according to public records, financial issues. Four years ago, The Detroit News reported about how Cecil lost $47 million in career earnings through gambling and bad business decisions. The two reportedly have been estranged since Prince accused his father of keeping $200,000 of the son's $2.4 million signing bonus without permission.

The IRS filed a $409,149 lien against Prince on Oct. 6, 2005, for unpaid income taxes. Apparently it's from 2003, the year after he collected the above-mentioned signing bonus. Shouldn't your agent mention that tax thing? Um, Scott Boras, that's you, right?

IRS Slugs Prince Fielder With Lien [Detroit News]

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Leitch — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:20:25 EDT

You might remember from a recent Sports Illustrated profile that likable Brewers slugger Prince Fielder doesn't get along with his father much.

This might have something to do with it:

Cecil's financial woes came to light in 2004, during his divorce proceedings with Stacey. Each blamed the other for the family's financial ruin: Stacey pointed to Cecil's gambling; he cited her extravagant spending. Prince took Stacey's side, engaging in shouting matches with Cecil in the courtroom and over the phone. "Prince felt like he needed to protect his mother and become the man of the house, so we had some heated conversations," says Cecil. "Some bad things were said." Prince also accused his father of taking $200,000 of his signing bonus without permission. "My father is dead to me," he told The Detroit News in 2004.

It's a shame, too, because, as this old commercial shows, Pops and Prince used to be the best of pals. Alas.

Cecil Must Not Have Picked Up The Tab [The Fynal Cut]

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There's A Nice Man In A Suit At The Door Who Would Like To Talk To You, Mr. Fielder

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