Astros sign stealing suspensions

[doug.goodman]

In explaining why no players were punished the Commish said :

“Assessing discipline of players for this type of conduct is both difficult and impractical. It is difficult, because virtually all of the Astros’ players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme, and I am not in a position based on the investigative record to determine with any degree of certainty every player who should be held accountable, or their relative degree of culpability.

“It is impractical given the large number of players involved, and the fact that many of those players now play for other clubs.”

If "virtually all" of the player were involved then their WS championship should be taken away from them.

There should not be a champion in 2018. Sorry. I meant 2017 I got my "Dodgers sucked in the WS" years confused.

Doug "which isn't to say that the Dodgers deserve it" Goodman

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

In explaining why no players were punished the Commish said :

“Assessing discipline of players for this type of conduct is both difficult and impractical. It is difficult, because virtually all of the Astros’ players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme, and I am not in a position based on the investigative record to determine with any degree of certainty every player who should be held accountable, or their relative degree of culpability.

“It is impractical given the large number of players involved, and the fact that many of those players now play for other clubs.”

If "virtually all" of the player were involved then their WS championship should be taken away from them.

There should not be a champion in 2018. Sorry. I meant 2017 I got my "Dodgers sucked in the WS" years confused.

Doug "which isn't to say that the Dodgers deserve it" Goodman

Manfred can say whatever he wants, he doesn't want to take on the Union by suspending players. The problem is, there is no deterrent to players cheating again, if theres no punishment for them.

[58pinson]

I find it outrageous, but oh so predictable, that the players involved in this have skated. While I can sympathize with the idea that penalizing their current teams is unfair, that should in no way preclude fining those involved in the most draconian fashion possible. The whole sordid affair just reminds me of how impossibly naive I am to engage on a fan basis with organized sports.