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.
Just want to add my 2 cents worth ... I know from experience that stealing signals/signs has been going on for over 6 decades (yep, probably from the beginning of the game) ... when it's done on the field there is a certain lure to the game ... teams know about that and attempt to disguise their signals ... as you guys know - that's why a catcher will flash 3 or 4 signals with men on base, etc. ... but, it seems to me, that the electronic stuff is way over the top.
This really illustrates the issue ... "the Astros didn't swing and miss at a single offspeed pitch from Clayton Kershaw in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series." Would Kershaw have won with out the illegal help? Who knows but the league should put a stop to it?
But, my purpose is to voice my opinion of possible punishment. When I first heard this my thoughts were the Astors/Red Socks/etc. should be stripped of their title. Giving it to the opposition could be up to debate. That will put a stop to teams doing it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla:
I mean, that's incredible. I'm sure there's worse cheating somewhere, but this is pretty close to the lowest of the low.
The NFL tried to combat the Specter inquiry with public statements from teams that were the primary victims of New England's spying saying the league had done its due diligence. It wasn't working. But there was one man, a mutual friend of Specter and Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who believed that he could make the investigation go away. He was a famous businessman and reality television star who routinely threw money at politicians to try to curry favor, whether it worked or not. He had been a generous political patron of Specter's for two decades. One day in early 2008, Specter had dinner with the man in Palm Beach at his palatial club, not far from Kraft's Florida home. A phone call followed. The friend offered Specter what the senator felt was tantamount to a bribe: "If you laid off the Patriots, there'd be a lot of money in Palm Beach." [Reply]
The NFL tried to combat the Specter inquiry with public statements from teams that were the primary victims of New England's spying saying the league had done its due diligence. It wasn't working. But there was one man, a mutual friend of Specter and Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who believed that he could make the investigation go away. He was a famous businessman and reality television star who routinely threw money at politicians to try to curry favor, whether it worked or not. He had been a generous political patron of Specter's for two decades. One day in early 2008, Specter had dinner with the man in Palm Beach at his palatial club, not far from Kraft's Florida home. A phone call followed. The friend offered Specter what the senator felt was tantamount to a bribe: "If you laid off the Patriots, there'd be a lot of money in Palm Beach."
This isn't even Astros related. Take the shit to DC. [Reply]
I'm glad the Astros weren't as overtly cheating when they met the Royals in the playoffs. On a similar note, I can't imagine being an opposing player/pitcher and getting ****ed like that. I'm guessing some guys had their careers altered (to some degree) due to this garbage.
Fortunately, the Royals were back to stinking by the time this happened. [Reply]
I had no idea the Tigers hired this POS to be their manager. I mean, WTF?
"We talked about this the other day," Hinch told reporters. "And in reality it's a joke. But Major League Baseball does a lot to ensure the fairness of the game. There's people everywhere. If you go through the dugouts and the clubhouses and the hallways, there's like so many people around that are (responsible for security).
"And then when I get contacted about some questions about whistling, it made me laugh because it's ridiculous. And had I known that it would take something like that to set off the Yankees or any other team, we would have practiced it in spring training. It apparently works, even when it doesn't happen." [Reply]
