Astros Cheating Scandal: Baseball Reacts on Social Media to Houston’s Awkward Presser
If an accolade is an expression of praise or admiration, what is the opposite of an accolade? Condemnation. Disapproval. Criticism.
Suffice it to say that the Houston Astros received no accolades from their peers, and baseball people in general, today as they appeared in a painfully rehearsed press conference devoid of any emotion or truth.
Old friend David Freese led the way, and didn’t hold back:
??????that’s it? What a f*#*!!! joke. I’m old, retired, out of the game so screw my thoughts but damn lol. All people want is something from the heart if it’s there. Something!!
— David Freese (@DavidFreese) February 13, 2020
"Me and others were pissed at the situation when it all came out. But the lack of accountability and fake ass apologies since have made us more mad. Karma is coming!"
– anon. current MLB player on #Astros
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) February 13, 2020
Many of the reactions speak for themselves…
Royals All-Star Whit Merrifield on the Astros: “I have no interest in hearing about them…. I have no respect for those guys anymore.”https://t.co/GcedSxMKFo
— Lynn Worthy (@LWorthySports) February 13, 2020
Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer has been VERY outspoken on several topics this off-season, with the Astros scandal right at the top of the list.
Let’s say someone messes up. Messes up bigly, even. And the truth is that they really don’t care about messing up. At all. In fact, they would do it all over again, and you know this. Asking for a friend, would you rather receive:
— Trevor Bauer (?????????) (@BauerOutage) February 13, 2020
Needless to say, no one in baseball media was pleased:
ICYMI: @AdamSchein goes ballistic after Jim Crane, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman & the Astros embarrassed themselves in their press conference pic.twitter.com/x04iXVzwrL
— Mad Dog Sports Radio (@MadDogRadio) February 13, 2020
And LA Times’ Bill Plaschke did not hold back:
From our @BillPlaschke: “Playing for the 2017 Houston Astros means never having to say you’re sorry.” https://t.co/VfojIpRLIf
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) February 14, 2020
And our own Dodgers fans are not getting over this any time soon, if at all:
put him on a stick so we can roast him over a campfire https://t.co/4QJmMegs6C
— ??KenShaw Kontract Manifestor?? (@nut4dgr) February 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/AJontheguitar/status/1228146715473121280
This season will prove to be interesting, indeed.
NEXT: Dodgers Will Not Receive An Apology From the Astros
If Houston really thinks they are on top of the world and can just flip everybody off; they could be in for a rude awakening. Hockey always has had their enforcers. The Dodgers had Drysdale and Maglie back in the day. The Cardinals had Gibson. And they could be a in for a real wakeup call when their team has a few hit batsmen and knockdown pitches and the umpire looks the other way. And garbage can banging and cat calls. And fans being more obnoxious than before in opposing parks. They will not make the playoffs unless they can run through a really tough gauntlet. Continual boos, cat calls and etc. will be their reward.
The presser was awkward. I thought they were better in the clubhouse. Why the media keeps asking the Yankees about them is beyond me. NYY were caught in 2017 and the Astros ringleader Beltrán came from NYY and told the Astros they were behind the times on stealing signs. The Astros probably feel they were on a level playing field with 10 other teams. Ken Rosenthal wrote this was a league wide problem. There is a lot of hypocrisy with the national media.
Since Manfred gave these guys blanket immunity, they think they can say or do anything. Manfred’s too weak to challenge the players union. The players union has no real values or care for the integrity of the game. They have combined to give their full support and sanction to the cheaters. So now the cheaters are doing a road show of thumbing their noses at everyone. Manfred, the players union, and the Astros are all total zeroes.
Astros, including that spineless owner Crane best remember that what goes around comes around !
The players will give them their karma this year and as for Crane I have a network of vigilantes that will give him his