January 13, 20206 yr Fuck Taubman in particular. 1st and 2nd round picks both years is significant but with their scouting and development departments, cheating aside, they'll be fine there. Should have taken more picks from them IMO. Losing Hinch and Luhnow for a year won't change much. Chances are they still win 95+ games (so, ok, that's a 12 win decrease, but c'mon).
January 13, 20206 yr Author So how does this work for Houston's manager position? Does the bench coach become manager or do they hire a manager for one year?
January 13, 20206 yr Author Alex Cora (Bench Coach). Cora was involved in developing both the banging scheme and utilizing the replay review room to decode and transmit signs. Cora participated in both schemes, and through his active participation, implicitly condoned the players’ conduct. I will withhold determining the appropriate level of discipline for Cora until after the DOI completes its investigation of the allegations that the Red Sox engaged in impermissible electronic sign stealing in 2018 while Cora was the manager.
January 13, 20206 yr Fuck Taubman in particular. 1st and 2nd round picks both years is significant but with their scouting and development departments, cheating aside, they'll be fine there. Should have taken more picks from them IMO. Losing Hinch and Luhnow for a year won't change much. Chances are they still win 95+ games (so, ok, that's a 12 win decrease, but c'mon). I'm with you - losing the GM/manager for a year won't do much. Sounds like Cora is in line for a much harsher penalty though.
January 13, 20206 yr I'm with you - losing the GM/manager for a year won't do much. Sounds like Cora is in line for a much harsher penalty though. As he should be. Cheating scandal on TWO teams not just one.
January 13, 20206 yr Author Cora did it in two places, was instrumental in developing the schemes and the statement there from MLB seems pretty harsh. Seems like one year would be too light considering Hinch got a year and was less involved and only did it with one team.
January 13, 20206 yr Author [MEDIA=twitter]1216798754172481537[/MEDIA] If that gets a year, Cora should be life.
January 13, 20206 yr Fuck Taubman in particular. 1st and 2nd round picks both years is significant but with their scouting and development departments, cheating aside, they'll be fine there. Should have taken more picks from them IMO. Losing Hinch and Luhnow for a year won't change much. Chances are they still win 95+ games (so, ok, that's a 12 win decrease, but c'mon). the bigger loss is not the picks but the money associated with the picks. this is severe.
January 13, 20206 yr Houston's Baseball Ops was more of a dumpster fire than anyone realized... [MEDIA=twitter]1216802114007191554[/MEDIA]
January 13, 20206 yr Some people saying who cares big deal is funny at how little they know the game and how little they truly know how managers operate. shocking.
January 13, 20206 yr This will take the Astros a few years to recover from. You won’t see it in 2020 or 2021 but 2024-2026 is when you’ll see the real consequences.
January 13, 20206 yr I can believe that Hinch didn't want to be a part of this but I can't believe that he was gonna sit back and let it happen if he didn't want it to happen. As the clubhouse manager he had every right to demand a stop to it. By not doing so he was basically condoning it so screw him for not fighting this from the start.
January 13, 20206 yr This right here... [MEDIA=twitter]1216806240711475200[/MEDIA] It wasn't his idea but Hinch never put a stop to it.
January 13, 20206 yr I can believe that Hinch didn't want to be a part of this but I can't believe that he was gonna sit back and let it happen if he didn't want it to happen. As the clubhouse manager he had every right to demand a stop to it. By not doing so he was basically condoning it so screw him for not fighting this from the start. MLB agreed with you.
January 13, 20206 yr [MEDIA=twitter]1216806311263899648[/MEDIA] Eh. Word was girardi was out long before that ALCS.
January 13, 20206 yr Author I think Hinch deserved a suspension but if he got a year, Cora needs to get more than a year.
January 13, 20206 yr So when do the Dodgers get their World Series parade? When they start acting like they want to win it and then actually do that?
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