MLB Pseudo-Season 2020: Roger, Dodgers

As is every umpire's call subjective. I was just saying if Jones was a butcher likewise for Schmidt. They were both at the mercy of official scorers. Unless, of course, you wish do do a shitload of research and add a "scorer" weighting to each's defensive metrics.

 

What do you think will happen if the Astros win the World Series again? They still have enough talent to do it. Would that not be the most crazy story of the year and also will we be talking about this cheating scandal all season long?


Jason

 

Wouldn't bother me to have another downtown parade. We're not getting any of those from the Texans or Rockets anytime soon. LOL

 

They should've been banned from the playoffs for a couple of years.

 

Signs were confiscated before and during last nights Astros-Nats game. Already protecting the fucking cheaters.

 

GO ASTROS

 

At least tell me Gritty is safe. Nothing can happen to beloved Gritty can it?

Jason

 

Allow players who weren't on the roster in 2017 the option to opt-out. What we got from the Commissioner's Office hardly qualifies as a slap on the wrist. It was an organization effort to cheat, punish the entire organization. Make the Astros sit out for a couple of seasons of post-season play would have a far heavier effect on cheating than what was done to by Manfred.

 

But then your screwing the fans of the Astros and also the city of Huston to the point where you might even be impacting their economy if people stop coming to the games.


Jason

 

Seems like there's a moral to the story somewhere in there then. Oh, yeah... don't cheat.

 

Don't get caught.

 

But the fans didn't cheat. Only Carlos Beltran and nobody else at all in the entire league and in the entire history of the sport.


Jason

 

So when they don't show up because the Astros have nothing to play for, for two seasons, the Astros will have learned a harsh economic lesson about cheating.

 

I'll be perfectly honest, my feelings about any "professional" sport where the true game is about millionaire players fighting billionaire owners over our money that we spend on them is actually kind of disgusting if you think about it.

But, if they wear a Houston uniform I'll show some interest if they're on free TV. I hardly watch baseball or basketball because you have to pay to watch them on TV, and I've been cable free for years. There are many people in this forum that obviously follow baseball closer than me, and I do believe I've been (accurately) called a fair-weather fan. LOL

But, if there's an argument to be had on the internet, that's always fun.

 

Umm...who cares?

A few years ago they has a tv rating 0.0 and were dead last in the AL in attendance, the city and and economy survived.

 

Yup, wanting to go see a game and having to pay outrageous parking and concession prices. I'm pretty much done with actually going to a major league game. I might still consider it if I had the chance to visit an out of town park say while on vacation but for the most part, I'm fine watching it from my couch. I save money and hassle and I'm far more comfortable.

Nice to see all those hardcore fans supporting the team when it wasn't very good.