Congressman looking to investigate cheating scandal

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Because there are no bigger national problems than sign stealing in baseball.

[eligrba]

A class action lawsuit by fans against the Astros and Red Sox would be more impactful.

[ettin]

43 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Because there are no bigger national problems than sign stealing in baseball.

Yes certainly there are much bigger problems but that doesn't mean you don't do your job too and quite frankly MLB shouldn't have some of the rights it does, so frankly it is time for some structural changes in baseball.

[Lou]

47 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

Because there are no bigger national problems than sign stealing in baseball.

Sorry, but this is a weak argument

[Lou]

Screw you, ettin. 

[Claude]

8 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Lol ... and people believed nothing would come of this....  Don't look now but it might get a lot bigger and there may yet be further action.

https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/illinois-congressman-hearings-astros-cheating-scandal/533741

Yes Lol. If congress is getting involved nothing will come out of it. 

[Jay]

MLB brought this on themselves. They tried to sweep it under the rug.

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

I trust MLB to solve its problems much more than I’d trust congress to do so.  When was the last time we said, ”thank god congress got involved”. 
 

I’d think even the threat of congress getting involved would force the hand of MLB to reopen the investigation.  

Congress' involvement was critical in getting MLB to institute it's anti-PED program.

[Jay]

10 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Congress' involvement was critical in getting MLB to institute it's anti-PED program.

Seems bizarre that MLB would need an anti-cheating program but here we are.

 

[Inside Pitch]

20 minutes ago, Jay said:

MLB brought this on themselves. They tried to sweep it under the rug.

 

The gag order was a mistake.   

Offering immunity to players to avoid going to war with the MLBPA, was one thing, but the league wide "no comment" order felt pretty suspect.  Anything bringing into question the validity of outcomes so soon after congress allowed nationwide sports betting was going to draw attention to them.

Pretty stupid.

[Pancake Bear]

5 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

The gag order was a mistake.   

Offering immunity to players to avoid going to war with the MLBPA, was one thing, but the league wide "no comment" order felt pretty suspect.  Anything bringing into question the validity of outcomes so soon after congress allowed nationwide sports betting was going to draw attention to them.

Pretty stupid.

Manfred was trying to find the approach that rocked the boat the least. Walk the line between too much and too little of a response and punishment. As far as that goes, I doubt he could’ve done much better based on what I presume were his priorities. It just may not make it go away like I’m certain he hoped. 

[Inside Pitch]

10 minutes ago, Pancake Bear said:

Manfred was trying to find the approach that rocked the boat the least. Walk the line between too much and too little of a response and punishment. As far as that goes, I doubt he could’ve done much better based on what I presume were his priorities. It just may not make it go away like I’m certain he hoped. 

I don't think the punishment is an issue....  It's the gag order that is suspect.... Makes for what seems like a lack of transparency.   Why can't teams say how they feel?  It's a bad look.

[Stradling]

I was listening to MLB radio today and an Astros fan called in.  I really like what he had to say, he said that he felt that Manfred’s goal was more of prevention and less of punishment.  I think that sounds about right.  I think this will prevent organizational cheating in the future.  

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I was listening to MLB radio today and an Astros fan called in.  I really like what he had to say, he said that he felt that Manfred’s goal was more of prevention and less of punishment.  I think that sounds about right.  I think this will prevent organizational cheating in the future.  

and do nothing to prevent players from cheating 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

and do nothing to prevent players from cheating 

So we go back to how it was before they could electronically steal signs.  

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

So we go back to how it was before they could electronically steal signs.  

Ok. 

[stormngt]

14 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Lol ... and people believed nothing would come of this....  Don't look now but it might get a lot bigger and there may yet be further action.

https://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/illinois-congressman-hearings-astros-cheating-scandal/533741

Congress is too busy trying to remove Trump.

[ten ocho recon scout]

13 hours ago, Blarg said:

Seems like a Reagan quote is appropriate here but I wouldn't want to ruffle feathers.

"We begin bombing in five minutes."

[ten ocho recon scout]

12 hours ago, Taylor said:

It's cute when politicians get involved in pro sports.

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

4 hours ago, Stradling said:

I was listening to MLB radio today and an Astros fan called in.  I really like what he had to say, he said that he felt that Manfred’s goal was more of prevention and less of punishment.  I think that sounds about right.  I think this will prevent organizational cheating in the future.  

That has been pretty much MLB Network's take on it this week.

[Tank]

because it went so well the last time congress got involved.