Yeah, I wasn't sure how to feel about this. What's the line between too harsh and too weak here. They lose their GM and manager for a year, 1st & 2nd round picks for this year and next, and $5M fine. Seems steep, but at the same time not steep enough. Is this enough to keep teams from doing it in the future is the question.
I think if anything the draft should've been hit harder. I'm thinking like a season's worth of draft picks or something. I dunno, it's tough to figure out that punitive line.
I expected half a season for Hinch and perhaps for Lunlow to get canned. Happy with the Hinch full season...very happy. That GM is clearly a dirtball and should be gone.
So the GM and manager are getting black-balled after this, right?
This is basically the MLB version of Tony Soprano sending Paulie out to whack a few guys that got out of line to send a message to the rest of the troops.
They'll never work in MLB again. Talk about being toxic pariahs. Nobody's going to want to be the team to hire some cheaters.
Hats off to the Astros. I guess they kind of had to fire them considering the suspensions. But a lot of teams would have stood by them considering the World Series win.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Not really. Just the exact opposite side of the coin. Still cheated and showed piss poor sportsmanship and respect for the game. Too bad the steroid era cheaters got to skate by with nothing.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Not really. Just the exact opposite side of the coin. Still cheated and showed piss poor sportsmanship and respect for the game. Too bad the steroid era cheaters got to skate by with nothing.
I agree.. strip the title. If you can take away Reggie Bush's Heisman for what he does off the field, you can take away official rings that the Astros and presumably Red Sox did on the field. Funny how they both had outrageous offenses. I guess baseball isn't as hard when you can sit on a pitch. Who knew.
Sad day to be an Astros fan. I think Crane did the right thing, though. They need a clean break. This has not been a fun offseason at all, but I’m still looking forward to our first Spring Training visit in a few weeks.
funny how old fuddy duddy scholars decided that Reggie Bush never happened at USC. must have been a ghost that pushed Matt across the goal line in south bend.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Not really. Just the exact opposite side of the coin. Still cheated and showed piss poor sportsmanship and respect for the game. Too bad the steroid era cheaters got to skate by with nothing.
Then sandpaper, corking, vaseline, spitballs, PED's, greenies, cocaine and Bill Lee for doing acid should all be banned.
Stop it. Stop.
Betting on a game AGAINST your team is more egregious than stealing a sign or any of the above. Theyare cheating, yes and to gain an advantage, not actually throwing the game.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Not really. Just the exact opposite side of the coin. Still cheated and showed piss poor sportsmanship and respect for the game. Too bad the steroid era cheaters got to skate by with nothing.
Then sandpaper, corking, vaseline, spitballs, PED's, greenies, cocaine and Bill Lee for doing acid should all be banned.
Stop it. Stop.
Betting on a game AGAINST your team is more egregious than stealing a sign or any of the above. Theyare cheating, yes and to gain an advantage, not actually throwing the game.
They systematically cheated, as an organization. That's different than individual issues.
Strip their title, ban Lunlow, Hinch, & any other participant for life. If we're gonna strip the 1919 White Sox, ban Shoeless Joe for life, ban Pete Rose for life, the same consistency needs to be delivered here. Send a fucking message. Really think teams & owners give a flying fuck about not having an executive for a year, or losing a couple draft picks that'll likely never sniff the big leagues anyway, or some pocket change in the baseball world?
I mean, some girls who aren't even associated with nor employed by the league showed their boobs and they got a lifetime ban.
You can't compare what the Black sox and Rose did to what the Astros did. It's not even close.
Not really. Just the exact opposite side of the coin. Still cheated and showed piss poor sportsmanship and respect for the game. Too bad the steroid era cheaters got to skate by with nothing.
Then sandpaper, corking, vaseline, spitballs, PED's, greenies, cocaine and Bill Lee for doing acid should all be banned.
Stop it. Stop.
Betting on a game AGAINST your team is more egregious than stealing a sign or any of the above. Theyare cheating, yes and to gain an advantage, not actually throwing the game.
They systematically cheated, as an organization. That's different than individual issues.
It didn't break the cardinal rule though.
I expect players to cheat or look for advantages or an edge.
When they get caught cheating they should be punished, not banished.
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I think if anything the draft should've been hit harder. I'm thinking like a season's worth of draft picks or something. I dunno, it's tough to figure out that punitive line.
This is basically the MLB version of Tony Soprano sending Paulie out to whack a few guys that got out of line to send a message to the rest of the troops.
Hats off to the Astros. I guess they kind of had to fire them considering the suspensions. But a lot of teams would have stood by them considering the World Series win.
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Stop it. Stop.
Betting on a game AGAINST your team is more egregious than stealing a sign or any of the above. Theyare cheating, yes and to gain an advantage, not actually throwing the game.
Wait for it.
I expect players to cheat or look for advantages or an edge.
When they get caught cheating they should be punished, not banished.