Astros PR department hit another home run. The security personnel confiscates opposing fan banners mocking the sign stealing scandal.
It is probably their right to do that but this set up the pun of astros stealing signs from fans meaning they got dunked on all day on the internet last night.
Spoke with a Nationals scout yesterday. He said the Astros worst nightmare is having to share the stadium with the World Series Champs.
Dominik85 posted:Astros PR department hit another home run. The security personnel confiscates opposing fan banners mocking the sign stealing scandal.
It is probably their right to do that but this set up the pun of astros stealing signs from fans meaning they got dunked on all day on the internet last night.
Who cares what is said on social media! I laugh when I see “Twitter reacted to (pick a situation).” A majority of Twitter posters are morons.
TPM posted:Spoke with a Nationals scout yesterday. He said the Astros worst nightmare is having to share the stadium with the World Series Champs.
Welcome to the home of the Champs and Cheaters or...
Champs and Chumps
BOF posted:TPM posted:Spoke with a Nationals scout yesterday. He said the Astros worst nightmare is having to share the stadium with the World Series Champs.
Welcome to the home of the Champs and Cheaters or...
Champs and Chumps
Exactly!
Remember when sign stealing was the biggest thing that we had to worry about?
https://www.barstoolsports.com...anfred-covered-it-up
Looks like the Yankees are trying to prevent the disclosure of a 2017 Manfred letter related to cheating. Some believe that it will show that the Yankees did more than the Apple Watch stuff that they got a slap on the wrist for.
@K9 posted:Remember when sign stealing was the biggest thing that we had to worry about?
https://www.barstoolsports.com...anfred-covered-it-up
Looks like the Yankees are trying to prevent the disclosure of a 2017 Manfred letter related to cheating. Some believe that it will show that the Yankees did more than the Apple Watch stuff that they got a slap on the wrist for.
You won't hear much about it. The righteous and ethical "ban them for life and take back the championship" mob's fingers are still sore from their invective filled rants directed at Houston. The Astros were crucified for all the leagues sign stealing sins (at least from 2017-2019). No need to sully the gloriousness of the Yankees.
"..you guys are behind the times lol!" Carlos Beltran upon arriving in the Astros clubhouse, after three seasons with the Yankees.
I'm usually not a conspiracy theorist but isn't joe torre a big shot in the mlb office? Not saying he is biased but he might not feel great of punishing the team whose hall of fame cap he likely will wear one day.
1) Everything I read says the letter in question deals with conduct prior to the time when Manfred laid down the law and said future violators would face more serious penalties. (The end of the 2017 season, if I recall correctly.) So teams that were sanctioned prior to the time the Commissioner announced that penalties would be heavier received lighter penalties than those who broke the rules after his announcement? That's literally the definition of what Manfred said.
2) If the agreement the Yankees reached with the league included keeping details confidential (which is a provision lawyers routinely seek as part of settlements), then yeah, I'd expect the team to fight to protect that agreement. Trying to hang onto to the deal you negotiated with the league isn't nefarious at all.
@Chico Escuela posted:1) Everything I read says the letter in question deals with conduct prior to the time when Manfred laid down the law and said future violators would face more serious penalties. (The end of the 2017 season, if I recall correctly.) So teams that were sanctioned prior to the time the Commissioner announced that penalties would be heavier received lighter penalties than those who broke the rules after his announcement? That's literally the definition of what Manfred said.
2) If the agreement the Yankees reached with the league included keeping details confidential (which is a provision lawyers routinely seek as part of settlements), then yeah, I'd expect the team to fight to protect that agreement. Trying to hang onto to the deal you negotiated with the league isn't nefarious at all.
You're right. However if Spygate and Deflategate have taught us anything it is that people ignore nuance, aren't interested in the truth if it takes more than 10 seconds to discern, and gravitate to the salaciousness of the story. And they love schadenfreude.
Payback from the HP ump too😂
With captions and narration😂
Correa: "if I hit a homer I'd be running home..." Burn. Not. Joe Kelly for president.
@RoadRunner posted:With captions and narration😂
This was hilarious. Thanks for posting. Joe is one of my favorite players right now. Wish he had better control.
Joe Kelly was the perfect person to teach the Astro's a lesson, considering he won a World Series Title with a Boston team also accused of cheating.....Hypocrite much?
That certainly qualifies him for a political position!
I can’t condone throwing behind a batter’s head. And Kelly making faces was stupid. But I can’t see giving him an 8-game suspension. Especially since that is 8 games more than any Astros player will serve for the biggest cheating scandal in a century.
I don’t want to see anybody put in the hospital. But I will shed zero tears for any Astros player who wears a fastball in the back or backside this summer.
I am really really bothered by how much I enjoyed watching this video.
Strange that he got a huge suspension but wasn't given a warning or kicked out of the game by the umpires. It seems like the umpires must feel the Astros got off easy too.
I’m buying the t-shirt. He’s a beast!
I think mlb did the right thing, the penalty was stiff but they can't allow it to get out of control and start a bean war.
Yeah what the Astros was bad and while other teams cheated too it seems like the Astros system was a lot more sophisticated and effective than other teams but they can't allow it to get out of hand.
@Dominik85 posted:... other teams cheated too ...
Since Manfred handed down the edict that any future instances of electronic/video cheating would get harsh penalties, two teams have been busted: Houston and Boston. The rest is just rumors.
If Kelly had kept his cool on the mound, he'd have skated. He wasn't thrown out of the game, and he has a reputation for being wild anyway. I think the Astros players would be a lot more worried if they were getting plunked suspiciously often, but no one could prove anything--that could get into a team's head.
@Chico Escuela posted:If Kelly had kept his cool on the mound, he'd have skated. He wasn't thrown out of the game, and he has a reputation for being wild anyway. I think the Astros players would be a lot more worried if they were getting plunked suspiciously often, but no one could prove anything--that could get into a team's head.
Well that’s no fun😂 And besides, I think it’s already in their head.
There’s no way he should be suspended for 8 games. He wasn’t even tossed. I don’t condone head hunting. Glad no one was injured. Maybe Kelly’s accuracy is better than we think, lol. Throwing behind the head is ugly but better than inside near the head. Stay away from the head. Allow players to police themselves, since no one else is.
