No players were disciplined by Major League Baseball in the Astros' investigation. While Mets manager Carlos Beltran was part of it, he was a player at the time and thus was not suspended.
Discipline for Red Sox manager Alex Cora is coming. It is going to be harsh, per sources.
The NFL and MLB should work together to punish the Patriots and Red Sox.
Put BB and Cora in a room. Break a pool cue in half and tell them that we’re gonna have tryouts to see who gets to keep coaching. Full on Joker Dark Knight style.
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
The NFL and MLB should work together to punish the Patriots and Red Sox.
Put BB and Cora in a room. Break a pool cue in half and tell them that we’re gonna have tryouts to see who gets to keep coaching. Full on Joker Dark Knight style. Only one can exit the room.
Then suspend the winner for life Then never unlock the room.
It's nice to know some sports leagues actually care about the integrity of the game, at least. Goodell would have given the Astros a slap on the wrist and not even bothered investigating the Red Sox. [Reply]
Originally Posted by zigbazah:
Red Sox should just get out ahead of this and fire Cora. It's not like there's any chance he will be exonerated.
On the other hand, the Red Sox are a Boston team. They won't fire Cora, he'll get suspended, and the fans and media will spend all of next season whining that "they hate us 'cause they ain't us" and "everyone cheats." [Reply]
Originally Posted by blake5676:
The $5M is nothing but a slap on the wrist. How many owners wouldn't pay $5M for a flag and that kind of multi-season run?
But the draft picks is a major kick in the junk. And they deserve it no doubt. Losing 2 picks in the top 60ish in consecutive years is a pretty strong deterrent. They don't quite have the payroll of the big boys, so hitting on the draft and having a GM as smart as Lunhow has gone a long way to making them as good as they've been lately. Along with cheating, I suppose!
I saw somewhere that $5 million is the max they could fine. [Reply]
