Astros punishments: suspensions, firings, team gets over, everyone is pissed.

[AngelsLakersFan]

This thing won’t go away until things are made right. MLB’s unwillingness to do that is putting the onus on the players and the fans to handle it themselves.

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, the dude abides said:

 

 

This is fantastic and spot on.

[Inside Pitch]

20 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

This thing won’t go away until things are made right. MLB’s unwillingness to do that is putting the onus on the players and the fans to handle it themselves.

This was always part of what made baseball great... The players always policed the game. 

Purists get too caught up in unwritten rules and that sort of tripe, but this Astros BS, and Manfred's limp twisted action seems to have lit a fire under a lot of the players to fix shit and it's probably going to be entertaining.

The Astros can and likely will play the "us .vs the world" game but they know what's up, they know the world was right... It's hard to buy in when you know it's a lie.

The Astros are a lie.

[AngelsLakersFan]

13 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

This was always part of what made baseball great... The players always policed the game. 

Purists get too caught up in unwritten rules and that sort of tripe, but this Astros BS, and Manfred's limp twisted action seems to have lit a fire under a lot of the players to fix shit and it's probably going to be entertaining.

The Astros can and likely will play the "us .vs the world" game but they know what's up, they know the world was right... It's hard to buy in when you know it's a lie.

The Astros are a lie.

I wanna see Altuve tripped up rounding the bases, and George Springer t-bagged after a stealing attempt.

[T.G.]

The Astros press conference is a complete joke. Jim Crane is not self aware, at all.

[bloodbrother]

Lol that whole thing was a disaster

 

[tdawg87]

Oh man Houston is gonna be the Pariahs of baseball for at least the next 20 years. 

I sincerely hope this shit spills into the season because I want all of them to fail. Imagine them finishing in 4th after all this shit.

[floplag]

What a load of utter crap these so-called apologies were.
Remind of of getting busted being rude to your sibling and giving that fake apology your mother forces you to give.
Didnt come close to the level it should have in my view... then again im not sure anything would have aside from self bans. 

[Lhalo]

The optics looked really bad. Jim Crane should do himself a favor and stay away from microphones for the rest of his life. 

[bloodbrother]

Astros PR Department the past 6 months

[yk9001]

They keep talking about 2017.  2017.  2017.

Like if they only discuss 2017 and MLB only discuss 2017, everything else disappears.

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28692978/astros-alex-bregman-jose-altuve-apologize-actions-2017

 

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, yk9001 said:

They keep talking about 2017.  2017.  2017.

Like if they only discuss 2017 and MLB only discuss 2017, everything else disappears.

 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28692978/astros-alex-bregman-jose-altuve-apologize-actions-2017

 

It's a common defense used by obviously guilty parties. "I did it, but it was X years ago."

[Capital_Dave]

Angels players agree.

 

 

[yk9001]

 

[yk9001]

I wonder what the best player in the game thinks about any of this.

I'm not sure he is hunting any more.  Is this gun cleaning time?

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

I wonder what the best player in the game thinks about any of this.

I'm not sure he is hunting any more.  Is this gun cleaning time?

Your obsession with Trout not being the vocal superstar you want him to be is pretty dumb.  

[Vlad27Trout27]

That was bad, the franchise and everyone in it is a joke. They had to do one thing, and they couldn't even do that.

I hope they get hit by lawsuits after lawsuits. 

[Slegnaac]

Just now, Vlad27Trout27 said:

That was bad, the franchise and everyone in it is a joke. They had to do one thing, and they couldn't even do that.

I hope they get hit by lawsuits after lawsuits. 

How long has it been since a Major Sports team has filed Chapter 11?

[yk9001]

Trout isn't capable of being a vocal superstar, so i wouldn't expect it.  It wouldn't be hard for even Trout to do more than nothing.

This would be a perfect example of him taking an active leadership role in the sport he plays.  It would be a perfect time to create any kind of national persona except "best player to never win a playoff game".  Or "Eagles season ticket holder".

 

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, yk9001 said:

Trout isn't capable of being a vocal superstar, so i wouldn't expect it.  It wouldn't be hard for even Trout to do more than nothing.

This would be a perfect example of him taking an active leadership role in the sport he plays.  It would be a perfect time to create any kind of national persona except "best player to never win a playoff game".  Or "Eagles season ticket holder".

 

Trying a bit too hard.

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Trout isn't capable of being a vocal superstar, so i wouldn't expect it.  It wouldn't be hard for even Trout to do more than nothing.

This would be a perfect example of him taking an active leadership role in the sport he plays.  It would be a perfect time to create any kind of national persona except "best player to never win a playoff game".  Or "Eagles season ticket holder".

 

 

11 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Your obsession with Trout not being the vocal superstar you want him to be is pretty dumb.  

 

[the dude abides]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

The Astros press conference is a complete joke. Jim Crane is not self aware, at all.

Clearly Luhnow had to be involved with that shit show of an apology.

[floplag]

26 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Trout isn't capable of being a vocal superstar, so i wouldn't expect it.  It wouldn't be hard for even Trout to do more than nothing.

This would be a perfect example of him taking an active leadership role in the sport he plays.  It would be a perfect time to create any kind of national persona except "best player to never win a playoff game".  Or "Eagles season ticket holder".

 

Leadership isnt always about being the loudest in the room.  
As far as im concerned Trout does lead, in the ways that matter.
The whole playoff thing certainly isnt his fault, but the failure of the organization.

[Lhalo]

"Why hasn't Trout cured cancer yet?" - YK

[mulwin444]

10 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Trout isn't capable of being a vocal superstar, so i wouldn't expect it.  It wouldn't be hard for even Trout to do more than nothing.

This would be a perfect example of him taking an active leadership role in the sport he plays.  It would be a perfect time to create any kind of national persona except "best player to never win a playoff game".  Or "Eagles season ticket holder".

 

I'm sorry he isn't what you want him to be.

I guess we'll just have to settle for having the acknowledged "best player in baseball" on our team and hope we aren't docked wins for him not being more outspoken and tiresome.