OT: Boom! Hammer drops on Astros.
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Bans should have been longer. That's the real deterrent. $5mm is the max allowed under MLB rules, and losing 1st and 2nd rounders for two years will hurt them.
Investigation into Red Sox under Cora is ongoing. MLB spoke to 26 players who admitted they knew what they were doing was wrong.
Cora and Beltran have been formally ID'ed as the on-field ringleaders of the cheating scam.
More harsh punishment coming soon!
When was the last time a GM or manager has been suspended for so long for an on-field reason? Not sure.
They should look further into Jose Altuve. How can a man so small hit with so much power?
Punishment coming to Boston soon! :)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndic...nishment-for-astros-red-sox-scandals.amp.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndic...nishment-for-astros-red-sox-scandals.amp.html
Cora will get plenty too, as he's been a part of both the Astros and Red Sox scandals. It'll be interesting to see if Beltran gets hit as well.
Well, it helps when your strike zone is the size of a peanut. I mean every pitch basically has to be right down the pipe to him.
Astros forgot to hire UNC's lawyers.
Only manager I ever remember being suspended for a long period was Dourocher of the Dodgers and that was off field stuff
Sounds like Cora may get 2 years. Beltran was in cahoots with Cora. He's a crook as well.
Embarrassing day for mlb and the Mets organization. Their new leader was the ring leader to this scandal. This is much worse then steroids. The Mets own this scandal now
How is it that Pete Rose betting on baseball is orders of magnitude worse than this? I thought the GM and Manager would have been banned for life as well.
Houston Astros' owner Crane just fired AJ Hinch and GM Luhnow.
So much dirt coming out on Cora. He is going to get crushed!
2017 and 2018 WS titles should be vacated. They are tarnished for all time.
So much dirt coming out on Cora. He is going to get crushed!
2017 and 2018 WS titles should be vacated. They are tarnished for all time.
In the report:
Beltran helped come up with the scheme with electronic equipment to decode signals. He proposed the camera in the bullpen. Beltran took turns working in the hallway watching the video and deciding when to bang on the garbage can.
Cora and Beltran were the leaders of the scheme.
Beltran helped come up with the scheme with electronic equipment to decode signals. He proposed the camera in the bullpen. Beltran took turns working in the hallway watching the video and deciding when to bang on the garbage can.
Cora and Beltran were the leaders of the scheme.
They should punish every player on that team that knew they were cheating, which was probably all of them.
The NY press is going to be brutal. Look for Wilpon to cut his losses and fire Beltran.
I also don't understand how the players are being spared when they were behind the scheme in the first place.
Barf. I'm a Mets fan and I don't want anything to do with Beltran now. Get rid of him please.
Good! Serves them right. I remember a very glib Hinch when first confronted tried to dispose of the notion of it being nonsense. Well, nonsense this pal! Same kind of punishment should go to the Bosox as well.
Sounds like Manfred is speaking to the players union about possible punishment. He wanted to hit the franchise first.
+1
You hit the nail on the head. The NY press are going to be brutal and relentless to Beltran.
He's a great hitter, but it helps even more when you know the pitch that's coming. I will not speculate on whether his power comes from something else.
I'm guessing it'd be very hard to do a darn thing if the MLBPA isn't on board.
In baseball knowing the pitch ahead of time is the biggest advantage you can get. Bigger then steroids by a mile. It is completely unfair to opposing pitchers and teams. MLB must crack down. The mets must do the right thing. Beltran must go
You still need to hit the ball.
In the game that broke 1951 cheating Giants 16 game winning streak,they called every pitch thrown by the Cardinals' Howie Pollett,but he still threw a three hit shutout.
In the game that broke 1951 cheating Giants 16 game winning streak,they called every pitch thrown by the Cardinals' Howie Pollett,but he still threw a three hit shutout.
