Cheating Part II

Never thought I would have to revisit this issue. But here we are.

In my original post, I argued that MLB needed to hammer the Astros for their actions, which MLB did not do. At first, I was fine with the penalties, as I understood the trade-off MLB made with the players.

Now, though, I am embarrassed by decision by MLB! It appears as if the MLB offices are part of the cover up. By publishing it was all player run, which recent reports show as untrue, MLB hide behind the players and never allowed fans, and other teams and players, to realize how deep this went. The Astros should have to vacate the 2017 Title and players should have to give back their play-off money.

My final salvo in all of this is the entire Astros organization is at fault!! The environment of the organization was win at all costs and a sense that they were better than everyone. To think that an intern felt it was part of his job to create an algorithm to steal signs demonstrates a blatant disregard for the how baseball is played and role of coaches and players. Jeff Luhnow is an arrogant liar. The leadership of the Astros felt they knew more than everyone and did not think the rules applied to them. I sincerely hope young fans understand that the actions of the Astros are unacceptable and not the appropriate way to get ahead.

I'm done writing and talking about this. Time to discuss on-field action.