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[Caulfield]

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Just heard the apologies from Altuve and Bregman. Lol so sincere.

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au contraire mon frere, I believe Houston is absolutely sincere in that they are sorry they were caught cheating. emphasis on ''caught''.

[Jr.]

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Just heard the apologies from Altuve and Bregman. Lol so sincere.

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The Ringer has an article about that press conference. This quote is gold

Bregman and Altuve issued statements that were as comically short as the players themselves before retreating to the clubhouse.

https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2020/2/13/21136476/jim-crane-houston-astros-sign-stealing-apology

[DamnYanks2]

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CBS Sports (@CBSSports) Tweeted:
"Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane

"I didn't say it didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane 55 seconds later https://t.co/MnpPeeTUPL https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status...793774082?s=20

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[Caulfield]

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I wonder if Sports Illustrated saw this coming for Houston too, back in 2014.

I read Houstons books ''Astroball'' and ''Hurricane Season'' last spring. I thought at the time they were both really good reads, but now I wish I could get that time back that I spent reading garbage. I was (at the time) really impressed with the Beltran chapter and parts and thought ''this guy is a future HoF manager'', when instead he was just a future former manager.

[jeebs9]

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CBS Sports (@CBSSports) Tweeted:
"Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane

"I didn't say it didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane 55 seconds later https://t.co/MnpPeeTUPL https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status...793774082?s=20

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This is why before this even happen. I said this was going to be garbage.

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[Mabster]

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In other news....Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire was arrested for "exposure of sexual organs" while inside a parked car at a retail store.

Aka Car Jacking. Courtesy of the Toronto Sun.

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[Rocket32]

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Kurt Suzuki confirms the Astros were still cheating in this WS: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/n...-world-series/


Most of the focus seems to be on 2017 and a bit less on 2018 as well but the punishment was really light when you think about the fact they’ve been doing it for at least 3 years. Just because it didn’t quite get them a championship again as other teams and players really started catching on to it doesn’t make it any better.

And I love how players keep talking about it and answering the media about it as Manfred is desperately trying to sweep it under the rug.

[Speedy]

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I find it baffling teams knew about this but nothing was done or said about it.

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[Master Live 013]

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NL MVP Cody Bellinger says Astros' Jose Altuve stole 2017 AL MVP from Aaron Judge.

"I thought the apologies were whatever," Bellinger said, referencing the Astros' public apologies Thursday from their spring training site. "I thought [owner] Jim Crane's was weak. I thought [commissioner Rob] Manfred's punishment was weak, giving [the players] immunity. Those guys were cheating for three years. I think what people don't realize is [Jose] Altuve stole an MVP from [Aaron] Judge in '17. Everyone knows they stole the ring from us. But it's over."

[kehlis]

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I find it baffling teams knew about this but nothing was done or said about it.

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The A’s went to the league about it and reported it in 2017.

[Master Live 013]

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Many in baseball are asking why it took a whistleblower — Fiers, the former Astros pitcher — to spark MLB to action when so many people had suspected the Astros of wrongdoing for years, with some taking the extra step of reporting those suspicions to MLB.

“We investigate any allegation that’s brought to this office,” an MLB spokesman said Monday, declining to say how many of those allegations it received.

In a better world I would ask Manfred to show his work: how many allegations were brought up to his office? How detailed they were? What/how/when/who did you investigate?

But we live in this one and after the Red Sox's report, and if nothing else is uncovered, it is time to play ball.

[Rocket32]

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This is real too, on KTLA:

[dubcity]

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I find it baffling teams knew about this but nothing was done or said about it.

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Just look at how people were talking about Fiers. Still got that locked down, keep things behind closed doors mindset. Plus, remember that people still think cheating is just a charm of the game. Ironically the same mindset that pushes all the unwritten rules enabled this whole thing

[Speedy]

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The A’s went to the league about it and reported it in 2017.

So the commissioner's office really put it under the rug. Wow.

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[jeebs9]

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I say take the money away. This cover up is bs!

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