“It’s not good for the game, it’s not good for kids to see it, so I think both,” Baker said Saturday. “Stop the comments and also stop something before it happens.”
Houston players, management and ownership spent the first day of camp apologizing for their actions and professing remorse. But many players and front offices around the league didn’t feel they went far enough. “I’m depending on the league to try to put a stop to the seemingly premeditated retaliation that I’m hearing about,” Baker said. “In most instances in life you get kind of reprimanded for when you have premeditated anything.”
“We don’t start nothing,” Baker said. “This is kind of the slogan of my team, we don’t start anything — not intentionally. Guys are going to be getting hit intentionally and unintentionally. If you say you are going to drill somebody and all of the sudden you drill them, you can’t say, ‘I wasn’t trying to hit them,’ you know what I mean?”
This is why they hired Dusty Baker as manager...victime mentality.
Cover it up it will all go away like the roids crisis years ago is MLB'S reaction .
What is not good for kids is to see a bunch of millionaire players not get disciplined for their involvement.
tell teams to not hold teams that cheat accountable? ridiculous
Hey Dusty you know whats not good for the game or for kids to see well its called CHEATING with a take no responsibility apology
Maybe they shouldn’t have cheated.
If the league is too scared to do the right thing they are forcing the players to look after it.
Cheaters deserve everything they get. Especially when it puts a massive black eye on America’s favourite pastime
We always tell kids that cheaters never win. And you guys won. So sorry pal. I’m telling my son you guys are cheaters.
...and to think, just two years ago trading for RobertoOsuna1 seemed like the most deplorable thing the astros did!
Dude, players have every right to be pissed off and say whatever they want. The only people it’s not good for are cheaters
Hahaha yeah I bet you want MLB to try and end the public flogging you and your players have been getting. How about this. You forfeit your 2017 title? I bet that would end all the critisism and talk of throwing at Astros players....
The more I see this absolute fiasco play out...the more I think the entire Astros team needs to sit this season out. A big part of my thinking relates to the fact that they continue to take zero responsibility for their actions. It's mind blowing. No other option left.
Cheating on the game, is like Gambling on the game.. I would I imagine a lot of people lost a lot of Money Betting on the games.. The Ripple Affect is Huge.. They will be Talking about this for years...
Stop the comments and pick a name every game and put a fastball in his back. Judge should go cleats up on Altuve for stealing an MVP
Or perhaps the team actually gets PUNISHED for CHEATING? Just a thought...
This is a joke ya? consequences goofs
He really doesn’t know what he got himself into with this team and thi situation.
Truth hurts. Keep the comments coming. The Astros should be ashamed and kids coming up need to know about this bottom feeding coward organization.
Cheesdick Cheaters Chants!! Every at bat all season long . No mercy
They cheated the game. Zero integrity, Zero. Every team in the league should be throwing at least one of them every single game all season long!
too bad dusty, you knew going in
I wonder if stripping the World Series title from the Astros would help?
The negative comments are bad for the game and for kids, but the lying, cheating and arrogance aren’t? AstrosCheatingScandal
Or just don't cheat.
The Astro Major League ⚾️ Team was caught cheating. The Managers Coaches and Players Should be Suspended. Fined 💰💰 And Forfit the Pennent they Cheated to get. If kids teams get caught cheating they are suspended. WTF Major League ⚾️ total bullshit to allow cheating.
We all need to see proper justice served. Keep it up EVERYONE til we get all the people involved punished.
Pretty sure cheating is worse for the game than exposing it.
He is in a no win situation- not a job I would want..... It does need to be talked about - PERIOD.
Boo hoo. They cheated in a calculated manner. Not one team is going to let this go. Players on that team will be booed forever as well as the team
Kids do need to see cheaters called out so they can learn to be better people than those who cheat
Boo hoo Dusty. You shouldn't have taken the job. All of baseball should punish the Astros severely. Especially the fans. Who wants to pay good money to see your team cheat it's way to a championship. 👎💩🤬😜
Should have thought about that before they disgraced and dishonoured the game...
I understand he is taking up for his team, but a better idea might be for him to convince his team to sincerely apologize by voluntarily giving back their championship.
Tell your guys to give a heartfelt apology.
“LOOK, we cheated ok, it gave us a championship, we got a ton of money, people lost their jobs.... but MOVE ON ALREADY. It’s not good for the community to see all this backlash!”
maybe you shouldn't cheat - of course people should talk about it, condemn it and vilify it as well as all of it's participants - frankly teams who are caught cheating like this should lose their franchises
Boo hoo
Oh Dusty and the astros!! The half hearted attempt at an apology only made this situation even worse. It’s a blackmark on baseball that won’t erase itself anytime soon. Nor should it. Deal with it. You got off way too easy.
🙄
Shouldn’t Dusty Baker be dead by now?!?!
All season long...
Hey Dusty. You inherited this mess. The apologies don’t seem genuinely sincere. They win a championship and an MVP award by cheating. Why would the negative comments stop? Learn to deal with this all season. You’ve dealt with scandal before. Barry Bonds.
Has Vegas set odds on who the first pitcher will be to get suspended for beaning altuve27 or ABREG_1 ?
Kiss may as Dusty! What your team did is not good for the game! Maybe if you guys actually genuinely owned it and baseball actually took a stand then people would feel they could move on. Until then deal with what you dish out.People talking is the sound of banging garbage cans!
Wish I was a pitcher so I could bean as many as I could.
This is all on Rob Manfred. Never should have given the Astros players immunity. Also should have exposed the whole truth more plainly.
First pitch of every Astro game this year
Easy way to stop it, take away their World Series titles and delete all player stats for those seasons.
No! Absolutely not, I think it will get worse and never go away. As it should
Cheaters!!
This is as bad a the Whitesox throwing games in the WS. A huge black and blue mark on baseball and hopping the Astros players will be black and blue.
Wouldn’t that be nice, “ stop talking bad about us, we’d appreciate it “... I bet if you weren’t a bunch of cheats the whole world would appreciate it
Fuck them!
They want the worst player punishment to come to someone who hits a batter.. not the cheaters.
I hope pitchers throw a ball at Dusty in the dugout ... he thinks the players are gonna forget and let go of the hate they have for his cheating team
Dusty you sir are oblivious. The lessons kids can learn from this scandal (for which the team should be stripped of the title and suspended for a year) are good ones. There are consequences to misbehaviour. The Astros got off way too easy.
Cheating isn’t good for the game, cheating isn’t good for kids to see, shut up and take the backlash for something the Astor’s did.
Sad that you're taking over as skipper with this scandal but MLB went far too easy on the astros They should've been suspended & given their rings & championship back. Cheating is cheating end of story but they'll get exactly what they deserve from peers & fans!
No!! Take away their World Series win!!
Nah. Fuck the Astros.
That’s like some crazy GymJordan 🤼 logic.
Dude. I hope every team brings up a wild fireballs from single A to put one between Altuve's shoulder blades.
Should be Baker to MLB - Investigate more in light of huge new evidence. Shut the F up Baker you skid.
I don’t think you can take away what has already been given, like the Championship. What should happen is that every player that was on the team has to be traded before the season starts. Those they can’t trade become free agents with contracts torn up. Force them to start over.
DustyBaker: astros players need to deal with the aftermath better than they have so far! Honesty on some players is lacking!
There would be no comments if you wouldn’t have cheated So shut up and take what’s coming to you Gonna be a tough year Dusty. You deserve everything you get
astros you got caught cheating. Not one individual including the narcissistic owner should retain the championship. Dusty get a grip. You are coaching a cheating club
He should be asking MLB to do more to the Astros franchise for cheating. Didn't the White Sox players and Pete Rose get banned for life
Really why is this a big deal? MLB players/teams have been finding ways to cheat for decades. Why is this surprising?
This is dumb. I feel like Dusty Baker thinks he can lead the whole baseball community to sing Kumbaya and the Astros will be forgiven by all and scandal forgotten
Give back the World Series if want any respect.
Sorry, Dusty! That ain’t gonna fly! 🤦♂️
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You should have stopped yourself from becoming a sell out and join a team full of liars and cheaters. fuckoffdusty wipethedustoutyoureyesyasellout astros
Apparently Dusty Baker wil for right in there because he's an idiot too.
Never gonna happen
This be the Houston Astros all season.
The Astros should be stripped of their 2017 title, have their franchise revoked, and every player from 2015 to 2019 suspended for 5 years and disqualified from Hall of Fame consideration
Sid_Seixeiro MLB Tell him (Astros) to give back the rings, the financial bonuses and remove themselves from post season play for 3 yrs and then they can ask for forgiveness for what they have done to baseball. Perhaps if Astros ownership showed some remorse! cheaters whiners
No, don’t stop, they deserve everything they get and if Dusty doesn’t like it he can resign
Pete Rose.
Is this a joke? Cant anyone from the astros own it. You cheated. Act sorry, stop complaining and take the shit. It's the least you should do.
They will be booed at every road game all season. Its absolutely mindboggling that the players got away with next to no punishment. Rob Manfred also has no respect for the game, he should be ashamed of his decisions on player immunity. MLB fucktheAstors.
Sign it, Share it. Vacate the 2017 World Series!
Their own fault. Boston is next.
Yeah no....reap what you sow.
Lol, it's not good for the game.. What a joke
The Astros should be run out of town!!!! Don’t try to control ppl from doing just that! And Boston better be careful too. ⚾️
Have to wait for the Dusty to settle
Good luck Dusty
Lol.... Don't show the kids what happens to cheaters...
Oh there will be payback, also the title needs to be stripped
Why should they. Astros fucked up and should suffer the consequences. Imo they shouldn't be allowed in the league this year. All player from that team should be fined hefty money and Miss a year.
If an Olympic athlete cheat the metal is taken away. This is what should happen to the Astro. Until this happens the fans will never ever come back to a fraudulent league
Shut up Dusty.
🤬 you Astros. You can belong to that too Dusty if you keep this censorship up.
You got some nerve, Dusty. They deserve everything they're getting and more.
You know what isn't good for the game? Cheating.
Oh, of course ....
The only thing MLB is going to understand is their bottom line. What if fans and TV networks/advertisers showed baseball and the Astros what this all means by not spending $ on the Astros this year? Maybe then the point will be made?
They banned Pete rose for for life for betting on his team to WIN. These players should be fined a years pay.
mlb has to send a strong message by suspending the entire Astros organization for cheating the game. asstros cheaters nomvp nochampionship
Perhaps if members on the team would actually admit guilt rather then blaming everyone else then opponents would not be looking for retaliation. Not one player has basically come out and apologize for anything . The players don't deserve to still be allowed to play
Boo hoo
So cheating should be ignored? Society as a whole needs to stop with this nonsense of individuals and groups not taking responsibility for their actions. Accountability. Accept that your actions and words have consequences, it's an important life lesson.
Cheating isn't good for the game, either.
What a load of crap..
It's better for the kids to see the negative - maybe it will stop them from growing up to be cheaters. MLB and the Astros have sent a message that cheating rewards you with championships and millions of dollars - so screw what's best for MLB or those cheating players!!
Maybe the MLB should actually hand out some punishment instead of not commenting and pretending this will all blow over. Altuve and Bregman are going to wear a lot of fastballs this year.
I see so the fallout is bad for kids to see but the cheating and zero punishment is fine. That's exactly the problem with society nobody wants consequences for doing wrong. Absolutely stupid
A Astros are not good for the game. The franchise should be suspended for a year.
Actually they deserve far worse and need to be made an example of. Fraudulent champions!
Before each Astros pitcher throws a pitch he should have to tell the opposing batter what's coming.
Oh boy is this going to be a fun year of baseball-to all the Astros hitters-if you can dodge the wrench you can dodge a ball and to all Astros fans stay the hell away from New York
Aww muffin. Are other teams hurting your feelings by telling your players they were a bunch of cheating scumbags. That's what you re worried about? Kids seeing cheaters is ok. Sit down Dusty. The game has passed you by.
I think the kids need to see it. There should be shame & retribution in cheating. The league needs to shame the Astros. I hope they feel it in every stadium in the league & for the entire season. Avoiding it because it’s hard on the Astros teaches kids exactly the wrong message.
Nope ... sorry dusty ... your in for a hostile year. Kind of sad you took this job because you are one of the best.
They deserve worse!
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