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MLB commissioner regrets giving Astros players immunity for stealing signs
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:39 pm
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he has some regrets over his handling of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal, admitting in a recent interview that granting immunity to the players was "maybe not my best decision ever."
MLB did not punish any Houston players after a league investigation confirmed the Astros had cheated by using a camera-based sign-stealing system during the regular season and playoffs of their World Series-winning 2017 season and during part of the 2018 regular season.
"I'm not sure that I would have approached it with giving players immunity," Manfred told Time, which published the interview Wednesday. "Once we gave players immunity, it puts you in a box as to what exactly you were going to do in terms of punishment.
Some members of the 2017 Astros still are booed in road ballparks and vilified by opponents, an outcome Manfred alluded to during an interview with ESPN in 2020 when he defended his decision.
White Sox pitcher Keynan Middleton called Twins shortstop Carlos Correa "a cheater" last month after striking out the former Astros star -- the latest example that some in the MLB community have not forgotten the saga. Manfred said he also regrets adding to the furor when he referred to the World Series trophy as "a piece of metal" during his 2020 interview with ESPN.
"There are some decisions that I would like to have back," he told Time. "There's absolutely no question about that. Some of the decisions surrounding the Houston situation would like to have those back.
"I mean, if I could take back the rather flip comment I made about the World Series trophy at one time, I'd take that one back. There have been times, particularly in times of pressure, when I look back, taking a little more time might have led to a different outcome."
MLB did not punish any Houston players after a league investigation confirmed the Astros had cheated by using a camera-based sign-stealing system during the regular season and playoffs of their World Series-winning 2017 season and during part of the 2018 regular season.
"I'm not sure that I would have approached it with giving players immunity," Manfred told Time, which published the interview Wednesday. "Once we gave players immunity, it puts you in a box as to what exactly you were going to do in terms of punishment.
Some members of the 2017 Astros still are booed in road ballparks and vilified by opponents, an outcome Manfred alluded to during an interview with ESPN in 2020 when he defended his decision.
White Sox pitcher Keynan Middleton called Twins shortstop Carlos Correa "a cheater" last month after striking out the former Astros star -- the latest example that some in the MLB community have not forgotten the saga. Manfred said he also regrets adding to the furor when he referred to the World Series trophy as "a piece of metal" during his 2020 interview with ESPN.
"There are some decisions that I would like to have back," he told Time. "There's absolutely no question about that. Some of the decisions surrounding the Houston situation would like to have those back.
"I mean, if I could take back the rather flip comment I made about the World Series trophy at one time, I'd take that one back. There have been times, particularly in times of pressure, when I look back, taking a little more time might have led to a different outcome."
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:41 pm to bamameister
Who cares? Astros fans surely don’t!
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:45 pm to bamameister
Can only imagine how much shame and guilt is felt by players like Altuve
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:45 pm to bamameister
I regret it too. Had he not done that, the players wouldn't have agreed to talk and the Astros wouldn't have lost Hinch and Luhnow.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:47 pm to HangmanPage1
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Who cares?
Apparently these people...
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Astros still are booed in road ballparks and vilified by opponents
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:50 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Astros did nothing that hasn’t been done by many other teams.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:51 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Astros still are booed in road ballparks and vilified by opponents
The world is full of idiots. Move on.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:57 pm to HangmanPage1
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Who cares? Astros fans surely don’t!
The answer would be "everyone" who isn't an Astro fan.
The most corrupt Commish in pro sports is apparently developing a conscience in his old age. The fact that he finally admits all of his errors only makes the outcome that much worse. It's like giving Bonnie and Clyde immunity so they would tell you how they robbed the bank. They took the money, now make them pay stupid.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 5:58 pm to bamameister
quote:its why most people are taking a wait and see approach to last year's world series
The answer would be "everyone" who isn't an Astro fan.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:06 pm to bamameister
Maybe Carlos Beltrans nieces Twitter can make up a new elaborate scheme that the media and low IQ posters take as fact and Commish can get a second chance
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:09 pm to Eighteen
Wonder what kinda venn diagram wed get with astros fans, those who think mike fiers molested a kid, and believed in Q
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:22 pm to bamameister
frick him. Talk to me about steroids and even worse amphetamine use in MLB?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:22 pm to WestCoastAg
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most people are taking a wait and see approach to last year's world series
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:32 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Talk to me about steroids and even worse amphetamine use in MLB?
The main reason Houston got immunity was because the Commish was one of you. It's like the mob going before a corrupt judge that got paid off. At that point, it's not about the degree of guilt.
The Commish isn't getting the moral high ground back with this latest confession. Anymore than Jay Monahan is going to ever get back the trust and confidence of the PGA players. When you show yourself void of honesty and integrity it's just who you are. Legacies get set in cement and there is no taking it back.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:35 pm to bamameister
Astros are terrible without their cheating schemes.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:39 pm to bamameister
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regrets over his handling of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal, admitting in a recent interview that granting immunity to the players was "maybe not my best decision ever."
Astros = cheaters.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:49 pm to Gifman
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Astros are terrible without their cheating schemes.
Hey Siri, who won the World Series in 2022?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 6:57 pm to bamameister
Hey Manfred, and any other Stros haters...
Posted on 6/22/23 at 7:02 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Astros still are booed in road ballparks and vilified by opponents
They just jelly.
Flags fly forever
Posted on 6/22/23 at 7:05 pm to bamameister
Still butthurt over the LGBTQ Team getting their shite pushed in.
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