MLB has no plans to strip Astros, Red Sox of World Series titles, says commissioner Rob Manfred

[Rock Strongo]

MLB: No plans to strip Astros, Red Sox of titles

 

[williewilliejuan]

I think they should definitely strip the Astros. Haven’t seen all of the evidence yet on the Red Sox, but they should likely strip all the tainted titles they won with that juicehead Ortiz on the roster. That said, they shouldn’t grant those titles to anyone because we don’t know what would have happened had the teams not been cheating. Other teams could have come out of the AL and beaten the Dodgers as well.

 

[Chewbaccer]

I’m gonna go ahead and say the Dodgers were cheating too, they just haven’t been caught yet. Any team worth its weight in salt is cheating

 

[Rock Strongo]

I think they should definitely strip the Astros. Haven’t seen all of the evidence yet on the Red Sox, but they should likely strip all the tainted titles they won with that juicehead Ortiz on the roster. That said, they shouldn’t grant those titles to anyone because we don’t know what would have happened had the teams not been cheating. Other teams could have come out of the AL and beaten the Dodgers as well.

 

[Rock Strongo]

I’m gonna go ahead and say the Dodgers were cheating too, they just haven’t been caught yet. Any team worth its weight in salt is cheating

"if you aint cheating, you aint tryin"

 

[Ojb81]

"if you aint cheating, you aint tryin"

 

[williewilliejuan]

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Bonds never won a Series. What looked like incomprehensibly bad pitching decisions by Dusty Baker in the 2002 World Series (most notably in Game 6) was actually an extraordinary show of sportsmanship and love for the game to make sure the Giants never won a tainted World Series.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Not sure why they would strip the Red Sox. Astros, they could if they wanted

 

[Rock Strongo]

Bonds never won a Series. What looked like incomprehensibly bad pitching decisions by Dusty Baker in the 2002 World Series (most notably in Game 6) was actually an extraordinary show of sportsmanship and love for the game to make sure the Giants never won a tainted World Series.

i know.

but he did inject himself full of horse steroids after breakfast every day.

 

[williewilliejuan]

i know.

but he did inject himself full of horse steroids after breakfast every day.

Bullshit

Spoiler

He used a topical cream

 

[Ojb81]

Bonds never won a Series. What looked like incomprehensibly bad pitching decisions by Dusty Baker in the 2002 World Series (most notably in Game 6) was actually an extraordinary show of sportsmanship and love for the game to make sure the Giants never won a tainted World Series.

Dusty always reminded me of the frog from the children's book series "Frog & Toad"

 

[Chewbaccer]

i know.

but he did inject himself full of horse steroids after breakfast every day.

His noodle arm cost him a shot with the Pirates.

 

[Erie Warrior]

That gets into dangerous waters, for MLB. If you take away their titles for cheating how can you ignore the steroid filled Yankees teams of the late 90-00s?

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

I think we can safely assume there are or were more teams cheating or doing something akin to this. But the Astros got caught. Title should be vacated without question.

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

Dusty always reminded me of the frog from the children's book series "Frog & Toad"

Was never a big Jim Rome fan, but he always called Dusty the Lizard. I thought that was spot on

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

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The shame of it is Bonds was on his way to Cooperstown without having to cheat. He assphuq'd himself

 

[PEOPLESCHICKEN]

That gets into dangerous waters, for MLB. If you take away their titles for cheating how can you ignore the steroid filled Yankees teams of the late 90-00s?

I am okay with the Yankees vacating all of those WS titles too

 

[fordman84]

Let the plunkings commence. Put one in Altuve's ribs every time he's at the plate. MLB is going to suspend someone.

 

[broncosmitty]

Astros shutout the Yankees to clinch the ALCS. Then won game 7 in LA for the WS title.


People need to chillax a bit.

 

[Cedrique]

Why haven't the 1919 Reds voluntarily vacated the Title? The Black Sox were obviously the better team