Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 3:24:12 GMT
Two Houston Astros players expressed their embarrassment over the sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed Major League Baseball. Owner Jim Crane promised greater control, saying the technologically advanced sign theft would "never happen again in my waking life." The statement was made recently, when the team opened spring training on Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Stadium. Astros apologize for sign-stealing scandal
The comments came amid calls for the team to be stripped of its 2017 World Series victory, resurrecting the scandal that led to the firing of General Manager Jeff Luhnow and team manager AJ Hinch.
Astros star Alex Bregman apologized directly in a brief statement at the beginning of a Thursday morning news conference that lasted less than 30 minutes.
«I am very sorry for the choices our Chile Mobile Number List team made… I have learned from this and I hope to regain the trust of the fans. …We as a team are fully focused on moving forward into the 2020 season.”
His teammate, José Altuve, added:
We had a great team meeting last night and the entire organization and team feels bad for what happened in 2017. We especially feel sorry for our fans and for the game of baseball.
The players spoke very little and refused to answer questions, with Crane answering most of the questions. The players then spoke to the media in a less formal setting.
Dusty Baker, the veteran manager hired to restore the franchise's honor, pointed to the outsized role technology played in the scandal, saying.
I have to admit that when technology advances so much, the boundaries seem to change… The boys said what they did was wrong. Hopefully the game can be cleaned up and the technology controlled so this doesn't happen again.
Crane, wearing an orange polo shirt printed with the Astros logo, added…
We will have better controls in place. Baseball will have better controls in place.
Since news of the cheating schemes broke, some critics have called for Houston to forfeit the wins or even the 2017 World Series title. Crane insisted that the team's 2017 wins and championship should remain in place.
«Our opinion is that this did not impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series and we'll leave it at that," Crane said.
He also refused to call what the team did 'cheating,' saying we just "broke the rules."
Sean Doolittle said the Astros eroded the integrity of the game.
Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle had been among the players most outspoken about the Houston scandal in the days leading up to spring training; He wrote on Twitter that "the integrity of the game is at stake and the players and fans deserve some answers."
Doolittle had called on the Astros to provide "an apology, some transparency and accountability: real answers from people who take responsibility for letting down the game of baseball."
MLB issued its report on the sign-stealing scheme in mid-January.
Stadium. Astros apologize for sign-stealing scandal
The comments came amid calls for the team to be stripped of its 2017 World Series victory, resurrecting the scandal that led to the firing of General Manager Jeff Luhnow and team manager AJ Hinch.
Astros star Alex Bregman apologized directly in a brief statement at the beginning of a Thursday morning news conference that lasted less than 30 minutes.
«I am very sorry for the choices our Chile Mobile Number List team made… I have learned from this and I hope to regain the trust of the fans. …We as a team are fully focused on moving forward into the 2020 season.”
His teammate, José Altuve, added:
We had a great team meeting last night and the entire organization and team feels bad for what happened in 2017. We especially feel sorry for our fans and for the game of baseball.
The players spoke very little and refused to answer questions, with Crane answering most of the questions. The players then spoke to the media in a less formal setting.
Dusty Baker, the veteran manager hired to restore the franchise's honor, pointed to the outsized role technology played in the scandal, saying.
I have to admit that when technology advances so much, the boundaries seem to change… The boys said what they did was wrong. Hopefully the game can be cleaned up and the technology controlled so this doesn't happen again.
Crane, wearing an orange polo shirt printed with the Astros logo, added…
We will have better controls in place. Baseball will have better controls in place.
Since news of the cheating schemes broke, some critics have called for Houston to forfeit the wins or even the 2017 World Series title. Crane insisted that the team's 2017 wins and championship should remain in place.
«Our opinion is that this did not impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series and we'll leave it at that," Crane said.
He also refused to call what the team did 'cheating,' saying we just "broke the rules."
Sean Doolittle said the Astros eroded the integrity of the game.
Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle had been among the players most outspoken about the Houston scandal in the days leading up to spring training; He wrote on Twitter that "the integrity of the game is at stake and the players and fans deserve some answers."
Doolittle had called on the Astros to provide "an apology, some transparency and accountability: real answers from people who take responsibility for letting down the game of baseball."
MLB issued its report on the sign-stealing scheme in mid-January.
