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2020 MLB Season Discussion Thread
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And this tidbit from last summer.
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Alex Cora had a very awkward press conference last season about Carlos Beltran and 'devices'
The Red Sox manager had an interesting joke back in June that seems only more interesting now
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They didn't have a choice either. Now we have 3 teams all looking for new managers with 3 weeks to go.
Talk about crunch time! Yikes...
I would like to be at the stadium when the Astros receive their world series rings and or raising of the banner. It would be priceless of someone put an asterisk on it! I know, it won't happen, but it would be funny!
On one hand, it is nicely done, but I can see them avoiding a PR nightmare. MLB named Beltran as an involved party but chose not to punish the players, he was in an odd position since he transitioned over to being a manager
True, but the Mets made the right decision. Otherwise they would be dogged with questions for the entire year.
Without question, this would have distracted them so much especially at a time where they're trying to improve the team.
Especially if they would have started winning and winning big... let alone if they make it to the playoff etc. There would also be that shred of doubt on how they did it and did it within a year...
So it seems the astro cheating controversy won't go away quietly. It seems that people are now saying they wore devices. MLB seems to want to sweep this under the rug but there's more and more [questionable] images of the Astros having something under their uniforms.
A lot of players are not happy about this. I can see this really straining the union.
So is Mike Fiers a hero or a coward? He didn't report the cheating right away, while he was still on the Astros. He didn't make a complaint through MLB channels. He went straight to the media, as I understand it. I think I come down somewhere in between: a hero-coward or a coward-hero. He should have done it sooner, and in a different way.
For me, it comes down to... he finally did the right thing, and no one else who was involved in this scam came forward.
Matter of fact they are still denying if those device under uniforms are a legit accusation.
You might as well come out now and admit it if true. Get all the bad news out of the way now. Heck the players can spin it as a toxic organizational culture if they want to do any self-defense in their excuse making. Further time goes on and the device thing is true, the players denials and time shows players are willfully cheating too.
He is a coward for not doing while a member of the Astoros. But he also probably wanted to secure his next contract first. Lets be clear MLB would have loved to have brushed this under the rug. It needed the media to bring it to light.
I can see why. Houston players actively cheated but only the GM and manager were punished
This is probably closer to the truth as to why no players were punished and why MLB wants to quickly, and quietly move beyond this scandal.
New Report Reveals MLB and Astros Players Struck Bargain for Immunity in Cheating Scandal
New Report Reveals MLB and Astros Players Struck Bargain for Immunity in Cheating Scandal
Its not (and I'm not condoning anything), but would MLB really have been able to get to the bottom of the issue if all the players (fearing retribution), clammed up since they could not be compelled to talk?
I think they should have started the investigation, figured out some of the major players and then offered immunity to some, not all
So Mookie and Price are now dodgers. I'm happy to see Price gone, I never really was a fan, and the cost of him on the books was excessive. I can see why mgmt wanted to move on from Mookie, as they want to go into full rebuild mode.
With so much issues swirling around the red sox, this will probably be a year that people will look to move on from. The red sox are still waiting for MLB to drop the hammer on and I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar to Houston, though maybe less severe.
With so much issues swirling around the red sox, this will probably be a year that people will look to move on from. The red sox are still waiting for MLB to drop the hammer on and I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar to Houston, though maybe less severe.