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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 13, 2020 21:53:19 GMT
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced an unprecedented level of discipline against the Astros organization Monday in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal that many feel has called into question the legitimacy of their 2017 World Series victory. President of baseball operations/general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch will both be suspended, without pay, for one year — beginning today and running through Jan. 13, 2021.
The Astros will also lose their first- and second-round picks in each of the next two seasons and be fined the maximum $5MM that is allowable under the league’s constitution. If the team does not have a first- or second-round selection in either draft — due to draft forfeitures for signing a free agent, for instance — they’ll lose that pick in the subsequent year’s draft. Per Manfred’s report on the investigation, the Astros “will forfeit two regular first round selections and two regular second round selections in total,” whether they come in 2020-21 or in later seasons.
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 13, 2020 23:11:04 GMT
They're gonna need to hire a new manager, and fast. Get the GM on it. Oh, he was suspended, too?
Flash: Astros owner Jim Crane sacked both of them. Oh, and their bench coach at the time, Alex Cora, was implicated in the scandal, but wasn't penalized. Where is he these days? Somebody please refresh my memory.
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 13, 2020 23:40:17 GMT
They're gonna need to hire a new manager, and fast. Get the GM on it. Oh, he was suspended, too? Flash: Astros owner Jim Crane sacked both of them. Oh, and their bench coach at the time, Alex Cora, was implicated in the scandal, but wasn't penalized. Where is he these days? Somebody please refresh my memory. Cora's gonna get suspended. Then Cora's gonna get canned. Ooh, I smell an opening for a John Farrell return. |
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Post by rudiger on Jan 13, 2020 23:56:14 GMT
They're gonna need to hire a new manager, and fast. Get the GM on it. Oh, he was suspended, too? Flash: Astros owner Jim Crane sacked both of them. Oh, and their bench coach at the time, Alex Cora, was implicated in the scandal, but wasn't penalized. Where is he these days? Somebody please refresh my memory. Cora's gonna get suspended. Then Cora's gonna get canned. Ooh, I smell an opening for a John Farrell return. Those sons-a-bitches were cheating? Those bastards! |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 14, 2020 0:39:38 GMT
Jeff Luhnow to A.J. Hinch: It's one month. Half a month, really. I mean you substract spring training and the postseason, it's like two days. It will go by like that. (snapping his fingers)
Hinch: What do we do in the meantime?
Luhnow: Let's play Steal the Old Man's Signals.
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 14, 2020 9:33:36 GMT
Cora's gonna get suspended. Then Cora's gonna get canned. Ooh, I smell an opening for a John Farrell return. Those sons-a-bitches were cheating? Those bastards! It was one big cheat-a-rama! We should get Cora and Hinch to join the board. They'll have a lot of time to kill. |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 14, 2020 9:34:35 GMT
Jeff Luhnow to A.J. Hinch: It's one month. Half a month, really. I mean you substract spring training and the postseason, it's like two days. It will go by like that. (snapping his fingers) Hinch: What do we do in the meantime? Luhnow: Let's play Steal the Old Man's Signals. They weren't even doing anything wrong. They were doing their clubhouse version of "Bang the Drum (Trash Can) Slowly". Hinch was Bruce Pearson. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm ⛑ on Jan 14, 2020 17:47:14 GMT
SirMoeHimself A.J. Hinch is in Delta Tau Delta---so is Paul Ryan! COINCIDENCE? NO WAY JOSE!
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 15, 2020 2:20:51 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358, join me on this couch. |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 15, 2020 4:24:55 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch. rhs: The very couch you just peed on? (Pause) Oh, what the heck? SirMoe and rhs: Ahhhhh... |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 15, 2020 9:41:06 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch. Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 15, 2020 9:43:54 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch. rhs: The very couch you just peed on? (Pause) Oh, what the heck? SirMoe and rhs: Ahhhhh... SirMoe has me celebrating Cora's firing in urine? And he didn't even turn the cushion over? pizzabagel: The other side is the one he sat on watching the Astros lose to the Nats. It's still pretty wet. |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 15, 2020 10:45:47 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch. Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. Yeah. Wha - wha - what are you, happy? rhs: Happy? Why should I be happy? I don't know, but you look like you're happy. rhs: Why should I care? You can't fool me. Don't insult me, rhs, because I know when you're happy. rhs: All right. I am happy, and I'll tell ya why -- because Cora was making me and every one of the board members sick! Right, nuts? [nuts sneaks off the board] Is that so? |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 15, 2020 11:09:52 GMT
Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. Yeah. Wha - wha - what are you, happy? rhs: Happy? Why should I be happy? I don't know, but you look like you're happy. rhs: Why should I care? You can't fool me. Don't insult me, rhs, because I know when you're happy. rhs: All right. I am happy, and I'll tell ya why -- because Cora was making me and every one of the board members sick! Right, nuts? [nuts sneaks off the board] Is that so? Cora: I like animals. I could be a veterinarian. pizzabagel: Well, I think you have to go to school for that. Cora: How about history teacher? I've always enjoyed history. pizzabagel: Yeah, you are a fan of history. But again, you need the college education. Cora (long pause): I may have made a big mistake. pizzabagel: Well, actually two of them. But who's counting? |
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jan 15, 2020 14:55:33 GMT
I knew those bastards were up to no good!
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Post by nutsberryfarm ⛑ on Jan 15, 2020 15:57:11 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch.  look before you sit on that thing! rhs6358 |
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 16, 2020 3:43:04 GMT
Yep, saw it all yesterday. Suspended by the MLB then Jim Crane fired them. Can't say I'm surprised. Anyway, what can ya do? Also Red Sox fired Cora today, so rhs6358 , join me on this couch. Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. Should we share the same bed? PB won't mind. |
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 16, 2020 3:45:36 GMT
Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. Yeah. Wha - wha - what are you, happy? rhs: Happy? Why should I be happy? I don't know, but you look like you're happy. rhs: Why should I care? You can't fool me. Don't insult me, rhs, because I know when you're happy. rhs: All right. I am happy, and I'll tell ya why -- because Cora was making me and every one of the board members sick! Right, nuts? [nuts sneaks off the board] Is that so? Hey, hey......hey! What're you doing writing long, funny skits?!? I thought I told you to take care of Jakey!!! |
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 16, 2020 3:48:40 GMT
rhs: The very couch you just peed on? (Pause) Oh, what the heck? SirMoe and rhs: Ahhhhh... SirMoe has me celebrating Cora's firing in urine? And he didn't even turn the cushion over? pizzabagel: The other side is the one he sat on watching the Astros lose to the Nats. It's still pretty wet. Hey I sat in a folding chair outside at Lucky's Downtown. It was cold and it rained! I still left a stain. |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 16, 2020 9:15:54 GMT
Cora? Fired? I...I gotta sit down. Should we share the same bed? PB won't mind. It has p.b. pee-pee in it. I think he has a bed-wetting problem. |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 16, 2020 9:17:06 GMT
SirMoe has me celebrating Cora's firing in urine? And he didn't even turn the cushion over? pizzabagel: The other side is the one he sat on watching the Astros lose to the Nats. It's still pretty wet. Hey I sat in a folding chair outside at Lucky's Downtown. It was cold and it rained! I still left a stain. [checks wet spot on folding chair] Gee...the rain in these parts smells really bad. And why does it have a yellowish hue? |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 16, 2020 11:51:20 GMT
Yeah. Wha - wha - what are you, happy? rhs: Happy? Why should I be happy? I don't know, but you look like you're happy. rhs: Why should I care? You can't fool me. Don't insult me, rhs, because I know when you're happy. rhs: All right. I am happy, and I'll tell ya why -- because Cora was making me and every one of the board members sick! Right, nuts? [nuts sneaks off the board] Is that so? Hey, hey......hey! What're you doing writing long, funny skits?!? I thought I told you to take care of Jakey!!! Marisnick takes care of himself. After all, he runs on batteries. |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 16, 2020 11:55:45 GMT
Should we share the same bed? PB won't mind. It has p.b. pee-pee in it. I think he has a bed-wetting problem. I have a sweat problem. I'm a human heat pump! |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 16, 2020 12:07:20 GMT
It has p.b. pee-pee in it. I think he has a bed-wetting problem. I have a sweat problem. I'm a human heat pump! You sweat pee? pizzabagel: I'm an enigma. An enigma wrapped in a pee blanket. |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 16, 2020 18:42:18 GMT
I have a sweat problem. I'm a human heat pump! You sweat pee? pizzabagel: I'm an enigma. An enigma wrapped in a pee blanket. Look at me. I'm a wreck! |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 16, 2020 19:00:09 GMT
You sweat pee? pizzabagel: I'm an enigma. An enigma wrapped in a pee blanket. Look at me. I'm a wreck! pizzabagel! Beltran just got canned. Call me back. |
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Post by pizzabagel on Jan 16, 2020 19:06:16 GMT
pizzabagel! Beltran just got canned. Call me back. Beltran didn't get canned. He resigned. It was a self-canning. |
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Post by rhs6358 on Jan 16, 2020 19:36:48 GMT
pizzabagel! Beltran just got canned. Call me back. Beltran didn't get canned. He resigned. It was a self-canning. Oh, pull-ease. Semantics. He was a goner. He was goner than a goner. |
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 16, 2020 21:25:05 GMT
Carlos Beltran is gone from the Mets? Hey PB get your ass on this couch! rhs6358: Hey when's that bastard coming to sit on this couch?!?!? |
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Post by SirMoeHimself on Jan 16, 2020 21:26:06 GMT
Hey, hey......hey! What're you doing writing long, funny skits?!? I thought I told you to take care of Jakey!!! Marisnick takes care of himself. After all, he runs on batteries. He runs on big nosed catchers, heyoooo. |
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look before you sit on that thing! 