Astros hit with 1-year suspensions for manager, GM, and heavy draft penalties UPDATE: Sox fire Cora

Heard Verducci on WFAN and he weaseled around not pinning down Hinch on the likely existence of buzzers in that MLB interview. A simple yes or no follow-up was needed.

 

You knew this was coming.

Mike Bolsinger sues Houston Astros, says cheating changed his career

Bolsinger filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, accusing the Astros of unfair business practices, negligence and intentional interference with contractual and economic relations.

Yes, Bolsinger is seeking unspecified damages, but they’re not all for himself. He wants the Astros to forfeit the roughly $31 million in bonuses from their ill-gotten World Series title, and for the money to go to charities in Los Angeles focused on bettering kids’ lives, as well as to create a fund for retired baseball players who need financial assistance.

 

As I said:

 

MLB employee Tom Verducci would be totally credible covering a topic Manfred swept under the rug for two years.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...30154c-4c41-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html

According to people at all levels throughout the sport — players, clubhouse staff members, scouts and executives — the idea that the Astros employed nefarious methods was an open secret.



“The whole industry knows they’ve been cheating their a---- off for three or four years,” said an executive from a team that faced the Astros in the playoffs during that span. “Everybody knew it.”


The media usually knows about OPEN SECRETS. Why didn't you know about this?

 

Astros ‘sorry’ about sign stealing scandal | WTOP

More like sorry they got busted.

 

Astros owner on sign-stealing: "Our opinion is this didn’t impact the game" - HardballTalk | NBC Sports

Then why did you do it?

 

We didn't do it.
Everyone does it.
We did it, but it didn't help.
You hate us cuz you ain't us.

 

The apology was so bad that Luhnow had to somehow be involved.