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NFT: Alex Bregman leaves agent because of Lebron's media company

adamg : 5/20/2020 1:24 am
Interesting story. Lebron's media company is making a documtary on Astros cheating scandal. Agent is associated with company, so Breggy bails.

Tldr fuck Bregman and the Asterisks
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ok....  
KDavies : 5/20/2020 8:13 am : link
Seems like the right decision by him. If an agent or his firm are engaged in things against your interest like this, there are some serious ethical concerns with the agent. Not that the Astros are ethical, but why would a player stay with an agent who is affiliated with a firm making money off portraying you in a negative light?
I don't blame him for wanting a new agent  
UConn4523 : 5/20/2020 8:19 am : link
but also, fuck him.
Its been mentioned here before  
MetsAreBack : 5/20/2020 9:28 am : link
but man did the Astros get off easy with the way this 2020 season and now no fans in attendance played out
RE: Its been mentioned here before  
Greg from LI : 5/20/2020 9:29 am : link
In comment 14907274 MetsAreBack said:
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but man did the Astros get off easy with the way this 2020 season and now no fans in attendance played out


It's just delaying the inevitable.
we'll see  
MetsAreBack : 5/20/2020 9:34 am : link
they'll be a significantly worse team this year after losing some key pieces, and my guess is they'll trade some guys mid-year too as they cut payroll and look at a rebuild, in part to avoid the nightmare 2021 season you mention (if we're back to normal by 2021)

Might have some Yankees, Indians and Dodgers players still pissed, but most of the world will have moved on
Bregman relishes being an asshole  
djm : 5/20/2020 10:40 am : link
he's actually good at it.
RE: we'll see  
djm : 5/20/2020 10:41 am : link
In comment 14907283 MetsAreBack said:
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they'll be a significantly worse team this year after losing some key pieces, and my guess is they'll trade some guys mid-year too as they cut payroll and look at a rebuild, in part to avoid the nightmare 2021 season you mention (if we're back to normal by 2021)

Might have some Yankees, Indians and Dodgers players still pissed, but most of the world will have moved on


I aint buying it. Fans have long memories when it comes to shit like this. Mets fans might not give a fuck, but fan bases that feel impacted by this won't forget anytime soon.
Yep  
Greg from LI : 5/20/2020 11:08 am : link
The layoff and empty stadiums might cut them a break in some cities, but the fury is still going to be there in a lot of places.

Yankee Stadium is going to be a very unpleasant place for the Houston Astros for years to come.
I also disagree  
UConn4523 : 5/20/2020 11:13 am : link
no one is moving on from it. This was/is as big a deal as the steroid users and that last years, a decade even.

Those Astros players, playing wherever they go are going to hear about it for the rest of their careers. No one is forgiving them for this, and they shouldn't.
To take it a step further  
UConn4523 : 5/20/2020 11:20 am : link
there's HoF implications for a number of the players especially Altuve. This would absolutely effect my vote.
My Ass  
PaulN : 5/20/2020 5:44 pm : link
We're moving on. This Commishioner had a golden opportunity, I have no problem not punishing the players, but he could have and should have stripped the title away from the Astros and Red Sox, that was the fitting punishment, I would have done nothing but that, let them stand their own ridicule, let the owner suffer that embarressment, and let him clean up his own house, next time it happens they get stripped and the owner gets suspended. Then you watch how it gets resolved, you can find out the complete truth since nobody gets punished and it would end. Gutless piece of shit commishoner, a big nobody is what he is.
Leave  
PaulN : 5/20/2020 5:46 pm : link
The title vacant, who gives a rats ass, nobody deserves it.
Washington  
PaulN : 5/20/2020 5:50 pm : link
Won despite the cheating the piece of shit swept under the rug. They deserve it.
RE: Leave  
UConn4523 : 5/20/2020 6:18 pm : link
In comment 14907703 PaulN said:
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The title vacant, who gives a rats ass, nobody deserves it.


I agree, don’t know why all the worry about the record books like it’s some holy grail. Vacate and have no winner.
RE: Yep  
Matt M. : 5/20/2020 10:58 pm : link
In comment 14907417 Greg from LI said:
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The layoff and empty stadiums might cut them a break in some cities, but the fury is still going to be there in a lot of places.

Yankee Stadium is going to be a very unpleasant place for the Houston Astros for years to come.
On the surface I agree until I remember the new Stadium hasn't been particularly unpleasant for any visiting player or team. At least not like the old Stadium. There are 2 factors. One is the physical construction of the ballpark. The acoustics are not as great and the fans are not right on top of the field like they used to be. Two is the fan makeup. There are not consistent full crowds like there were leading up to the new ballpark and those that are there are tending to be less of the die hards and more of the corporate nature.
HoF implications are interesting  
Matt M. : 5/20/2020 11:04 pm : link
IF this is blatant cheating, which even the light punishments indicates, than this isn't really fundamentally different than PED use. Either way it is doing something against the rules to gain an advantage. Personally, I think players being punished by voters for PED use like Clemens and Bonds have much better overall resumes for long enough periods before alleged use to warrant HoF status than anyone on the Astros. It isn't even close. I am on the fence for a guy like A-Rod because his usage has been rumored to have started anywhere as early as HS and as late as his time with the Rangers. If the former (or Seattle) a much larger portion of his career is tainted. On the other hand look at Clemens' and Bonds' accomplishments prior to their alleged use. Both had multiple MVPs/Cy Youngs and were well on their way to HoF nuumbers.
You don’t vacate titles.  
Tuckrule : 5/21/2020 7:01 am : link
Just like the steroid era. Everyone knows what happened if you follow the game. If you don’t then you obviously don’t give a shit. Nobody pretends the steroid era didn’t occur. We didn’t vacate titles because of steroids. Different form of cheating, I get it but to the people who care about the game we all know what happened. That’s all that matters.
Why? Is there some holy sports bible I’m unaware of?  
UConn4523 : 5/21/2020 8:12 am : link
All 30 teams had steroids users. Only 2 teams got caught cheating at these lengths, and one looks like it did it much more often than the other.

This isn’t even an “era” in baseball. It’s a rogue team or two going to extreme length the cheat the system.

I don’t care either way if I title was vacated but I fin the reason not to pretty funny.
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