Astros sign stealing suspensions

[buymycards]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

1 - I agree 100%, every player on the roster, and coaches, manager should be fined the amount of their WS "winning" share.

2 - I completely disagree. It's not making a season disappear, it's making the statement that they did not "win".

MLB should take the trophy back, too, if only to make the statement.

Doug

Yes, I agree.

[Nunzio11]

Now there are claims that Altuve and Bregman were wearing devices that buzzed for certain pitches. That could just be internet nonsense or this thing could get very interesting.

[parker1b2]

Originally Posted by Nunzio11

Now there are claims that Altuve and Bregman were wearing devices that buzzed for certain pitches. That could just be internet nonsense or this thing could get very interesting.

https://www.nj.com/yankees/2020/01/m...PUFXxVPgswmgEE

[packs]

Interesting layer to the story. While I don't believe you can take away a team championship, individual player awards are a different story. I would have zero problem with Altuve being stripped of his MVP and it being awarded to Judge.

[chaddurbin]

After the dust settles I want to apologize to Clayton Kershaw....us dodgers fans have always blamed him for losing the 2017 world series...it was unbelievable how dominant he was at home but that game 5 in houston he coughed up a 4-0 then 7-4 lead, and I don't think him or us have really gotten over that.

Im not sure of all the suspensions, but if the cheating goes as deep as buzzers they should be stripped of the title...those pompous asses including hinch and bregman were smug until the end when one of their own ratted them out....

[Runscott]

I think Hinch will end up managing again. Might not be right, but teams always find ways to justify hiring people who will help them win, and Hinch was apparently an observor who didn't like it, but didn't do anything. In a couple of years a GM will use that as an excuse to hire him.

Also, I think Beltran losing his Mets manager job was actually a reward for him. JK of course. I think losing that job because of his scandal actions as a player, could open the floodgates for more players facing repercussions. The problem with the whole thing is that MLB teams have always cheated as much as they could get away with, so I believe the Astros are the tip of the iceberg, the Red Sox could be the tip of a yet higher iceberg, and after that the icebergs will just keep on melting.

Everyone remembers the 2001 story revealing Bobby Thompson getting the sign for the home run pitch sent to him, originating by telescope. That's not much different.