Read up on this ongoing situation from the ALCS, basically during the celebration their assistant GM approached a group of female reporters--one wearing a purple DV awareness wrist band who had been vocal on the topic--and taunted them about how "fucking happy (he was) that (they) got Osuna."

Nevermind that Osuna had just blown a fucking save and barely factored into the series. Nevermind that they took a known risk acquiring him as a distressed asset and now want to pretends to be victims of incessant nagging by those who think it's not OK to beat women. Nevermind that's a problem that goes beyond their own shitty little clubhouse--Chapman himself was also in a nasty DV incident and jettisoned as a result--and nevermind that this was totally unprovoked. Oh, and nevermind that there were numerous witnesses who told the same story. They still tried to deny it and call the SI report fake news, but then later gave some really shitty apology talking about "I'm a husband and a father" (um, those are prerequisites generally to abuse someone domestically, that you have someone at home to abuse!) and "sorry if I offended anyone" even though it was patently fucking obvious you were out to rub their nose in some unspecified thing during your toxic masculinity waste spill.

If I didn't love Altuve so much I'd be rooting for the Nats now. This is a PR disaster in waiting for the Stros, too, they are handling it about as poorly as possible.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

because I can’t fathom anybody being that warped and scummy. I wanted to believe what he actually said and meant was twisted and intentionally misinterpreted.

But it doesn’t seem like that’s the case at all. Despicable, really.

Nobody here, including me (the 'Stros have been my team while the Phils have been in MLB purgatory) has an anti-Stros agenda. These are people who cover the team all the time and/or work the big national games. The Chronicle reporter just piled on to the list of witnesses. There's no gray area here. For him to single out a guy who did jack shit in the game and blurt all this out in the direction of these women and this woman in particular, nah, there is no question what his intentions were. The guy is a douche and the organization is handling it in the douchiest imaginable way. It's bad for them from a PR standpoint and a focus perspective. Punt on it, say they will investigate and discipline *after the series*. Don't make it out to seem like the press is dishonest and women are sensitive. Big-time dickhead moves here.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

>Read up on this ongoing situation from the ALCS, basically
>during the celebration their assistant GM approached a group
>of female reporters--one wearing a purple DV awareness wrist
>band who had been vocal on the topic--and taunted them about
>how "fucking happy (he was) that (they) got Osuna."
>
>Nevermind that Osuna had just blown a fucking save and barely
>factored into the series. Nevermind that they took a known
>risk acquiring him as a distressed asset and now want to
>pretends to be victims of incessant nagging by those who think
>it's not OK to beat women. Nevermind that's a problem that
>goes beyond their own shitty little clubhouse--Chapman himself
>was also in a nasty DV incident and jettisoned as a
>result--and nevermind that this was totally unprovoked. Oh,
>and nevermind that there were numerous witnesses who told the
>same story. They still tried to deny it and call the SI report
>fake news, but then later gave some really shitty apology
>talking about "I'm a husband and a father" (um, those are
>prerequisites generally to abuse someone domestically, that
>you have someone at home to abuse!) and "sorry if I offended
>anyone" even though it was patently fucking obvious you were
>out to rub their nose in some unspecified thing during your
>toxic masculinity waste spill.
>
>If I didn't love Altuve so much I'd be rooting for the Nats
>now. This is a PR disaster in waiting for the Stros, too, they
>are handling it about as poorly as possible.

Its bad if true, but I cannot make myself care about this. Especially since I wasn’t in the room to witness. Ill focus my energies on impeachment and our Stros.

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We lost yesterday, so there’s that. Im okay otherwise.

Sorry guy is it like a regular thing for you to hang out in the clubhouse and is the burden of proof always firsthand experience?

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I wasn't going to root against this time around, but they're pretty clearly a trash organization, at least in the front office.

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Between the Gurriel racist shit, making a point of getting the stadium to give Bush Sr a lengthy standing O right when he was in the midst of groping allegations, and the sanctimonious way they decided to visit the White House. But the team benefited from so many feeling post-Harvey sympathy toward the city, so it was swept aside pretty quickly.
Oh and fuck em for the “take it back” arrogant bs too. Only Altuve is keeping me from fully gulping down on a keg of haterade, I just love watching him play and do well

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Astros big villains, man.

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every club has their problem players, but the way the upper tiers of Houston management blow off everything is annoying. like the team denying a Detroit reporter from being at press conferences because Verlander didn't like him.

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That trade wasn’t well received for both teams and worked out amazingly for all parties involved. Osuna was lights out and had a 0.88whip. He’s a huge reason why the get to that game and get to the WS....thats a lot to be thankful for when the initial reactions from everyone was Osuna who? Abuser who?! As far as my reaction to what happened in the clubhouse with the reporter im going to have to wait till all the info is out because theres nothing but a report that he yelled he was thankful for a trade that worked out after being criticized over. Regardless there needs to be more context for anyone to have a reasonable conclusion on it, its pretty ridiculous to make your mind up on it otherwise. Also all those journalists, cameras and mics no footage or audio?!


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That's pretty strong evidence in most cases. You can say you don't give a shit, but there isn't a lot of ambiguity here.

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Laughable perspective. I'm just waiting for all info before I make a judgment....like a grown up should. Not trying to react to be "first". Btw context of the situation doesn't mean nobody believes he yelled "I'm so glad we fucking got Osuna!" I don't think anyone is denying that. Why and in what context of the situation with those 3 reporters is what I'm waiting to hear.


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No need to lie to make yourself look right in this conversation about it. What HAS been confirmed is that he yelled those words and the 3 reporters were 8 feet away. What I don't understand is how theres no footage, no audio, nothing. We have all seen locker room celebrations for teams after a series. Was this the quiet corner? Such a weird but not surprising situation on all ends, from reactions, to this GM, to the reporter, to the report itself. Let's just wait this out for actual information to come out. Too much "I was there but didn't hear what happened" reporting. Only other fact is that GM is mad punchable, he looks like Kendall from Succession with a beard.

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and Taubman still said "Thank God we got that guy" repeatedly to 3 female reporters. Why single out THAT player to THOSE reporters when he sucked that day? What possible explanation is there other than Taubman was being a piece of shit?

That he said it. The reporters present have confirmed the context. No one is offering any alternative interpretation as to why he would shout those things at that moment at those people. You sound like one of these Trump stooges who's like "well if it didn't happen right in front of my face, I really don't know if it happened!" Please, no one is saying anyone should root against the Astros or wish them ill. Just that this guy made a dick move and they're handling it poorly.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

I would love for you to get accused of something or someone you know and see if you are on this same train of not needing any proof that it happened.

What's at issue here? If he had some magical circumstance that made him something other than a prick waving a wife beater's success in a bunch of women's faces, at least one of whom had been vocal about the decision to acquire him? Really I am trying to figure out what the "other side" of this story is. But actually I'm not because there is none. I also think that it's rich that you are calling someone else obtuse on this. There's no dispute as to what was said and no explanation as to why. There was only an ad hominem attack denial and then an apology walking that back. Why would the witnesses lie here? For a beat writer to come out and confirm this, that's a big and potentially risky move. I'm not sure what's unknown and why you need a recording when several people with nothing to gain (and potentially standing to lose) have backed up the report and there hasn't been a denial as to what was said. He was "backing their player?" You seriously believe that is all there was to it or that that makes it acceptable? Wow.

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there were multiple people there.

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they're just giving some mush-minded and marble-mouthed excuse as to why it was potentially ok, not saying he didn't say it.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

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just because

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It's a guy who lets his own resume literally read, "fantasy baseball expert and investment banker".

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It hurt them some in the previous series (obviously that bases loaded bottom of the 8th coming up empty in Game 6 almost killed them) but last night it was really weak.

If they don't get better situational hitting, they won't win the series. So far they've had enough base runners that it hasn't mattered, but this is going to be a tighter series between the pitching matchups and a couple real hot bats for DC.

Alvarez had a nice day at the dish yesterday and Gurriel looks like he's coming to life, too. I might consider moving Alvarez up and Brantley down, maybe swapping those lefties. If they get 3-4 guys out of Springer, Altuve, Bregman, Alvarez and Gurriel rolling at the same time, then they should be straight. They wasted an off-night from Scherzer last night though.

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lol

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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.

>

yall niggas actin like yall been somewhere before

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>yall niggas actin like yall been somewhere before

Great performance by the Stros. Entire lineup is back to being dangerous. No one to pitch to but...the pitcher hole

I went to 3 games in my city. Damn team scored 3 runs but they still in it.

Acting like that whole franchise doesn't still have wet champagne on their uniforms from the 2017 championship. Pulling the "been there before" card doesn't work when the baseball world still remembers watching Brad Lidge's soul exit as Albert Pujols performed an exorcism from 60'6". Getting swept by a garbage White Sox team with one good hitter in the line-up. Before the Nationals were infamous for losing close divisional series, the Astros were infamous for not being in competitive ones four out of five years. You can't pull some, "Kiss the rings" Yankees shit. Franchise wise, the Nationals haven't won shit. The Astros have avoided never winning shit exactly one time. Congratulations on the tallest little person trophy.

Still one to two games to go.

We smell blood!! see you in H Town...

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Still one to two games before Astros possibly avoid never winning shit exactly two times

>I went to 3 games in my city. Damn team scored 3 runs but
>they still in it.
>
>Acting like that whole franchise doesn't still have wet
>champagne on their uniforms from the 2017 championship.
>Pulling the "been there before" card doesn't work when the
>baseball world still remembers watching Brad Lidge's soul exit
>as Albert Pujols performed an exorcism from 60'6". Getting
>swept by a garbage White Sox team with one good hitter in the
>line-up. Before the Nationals were infamous for losing close
>divisional series, the Astros were infamous for not being in
>competitive ones four out of five years. You can't pull some,
>"Kiss the rings" Yankees shit. Franchise wise, the Nationals
>haven't won shit. The Astros have avoided never winning shit
>exactly one time. Congratulations on the tallest little person
>trophy.
>
>Still one to two games to go.

>Still one to two games before Astros possibly avoid never
>winning shit exactly two times

And that would be a tip of the hat. The Astros, as constructed, might be the best team in the last ~20 years. But they'll only be remembered as such if they cover that last margin. The Nationals would go down as scrappy overachievers with a lot of talent who finally got over

Congratulations to the Nats, Nats Fans and Washington DC

>>Still one to two games before Astros possibly avoid never
>>winning shit exactly two times
>
>And that would be a tip of the hat. The Astros, as
>constructed, might be the best team in the last ~20 years. But
>they'll only be remembered as such if they cover that last
>margin. The Nationals would go down as scrappy overachievers
>with a lot of talent who finally got over

<--- Big Baller World Order

el gigante, el judio, air yordan ... these are all still my guys.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

tried to cheat yall on that tag at first..that was bullshit.... Gotta respect it...Good Luck tonite!!

ps. Soto > Harper

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Goof

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you just can't leave this many guys on base and obviously last night late in the game their pitching and defense just totally imploded.

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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1187467312171016193

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Astros - "there's literally tons of proof that it definitely actually happened as described."


for the thousandth time: please stop hiring yourselves as defense attorneys and investigators of claims.

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>for the thousandth time: please stop hiring yourselves as
>defense attorneys and investigators of claims.
>

I get the idea of being hesitant to join angry mobs or whatever, but it's even weirder to see dudes come out of the woodwork to defend guys they've probably never heard of till that moment.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

What I wanted to hear was the exchange. Smh. For one side to react there has to be reason he doesn't have some domestic violence turrets LOL

But you virtue signaling ass losers too worried to show the word how you stand behind domestic violence are reasons why AMC fumbled the talking dead guy's situation LOL


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double down and add insults?

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

LOL again you still worried about being right or wrong. Again this couldve easily and still go down the Chris Hardwic route. Who everyone jumped on from the media to the idiots like you without anyone caring or apologizing after being proven wrong. That's why I'm not quick to believe one side just because they are the victim. That's how these cases should be handled by grpwnups who have control of their feelings LOL whether it's good news or bad news I wait for the facts in any situation where anyone is accused.
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completely voids anything you saying to me. Have a safe weekend.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

"Ahhhhhh, yes! Cancel Saturday delivery in a measured maneuver to eliminate federal mail service. OMG! OMG! REDUCE DRASTICALLY SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE!!! I'M GONNA NUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!"

"Virtue signaling losers" was all I needed to hear.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

because you know more about his situation than this one

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That didn't make him a sanctimonious shit bag who totally misidentified reality in every aspect of this situation?
You were asked that a bunch of times. Now you know what we all knew, the answer is none.

Also, let's be clear: This was NOTHING like the Hardwick situation, which you seem to see as some grievous injustice. It wasn't a one-sided account from the victims, it was a news report which was solid and only further solidified as *more* witnesses came forward. By the time you made your first lame ass "GOTTA HEAR BOTH SIDES" post, it was already a wrap. The organization was just desperately trying to avoid a shit storm right before the World Series. Congratulations on being the only dummy here who swallowed that tripe.

"I think like an adult." No, you think like a reactionary who deep down probably thought what he said was funny or at least acceptable.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

"I would love for you to get accused of something or someone you know and see if you are on this same train of not needing any proof that it happened."

there was fucking proof in the form of multiple witnesses.

just wait it out. I'm sure there will be some other abusive asshole for you to see both sides on next week.

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instead of thinking "wow, i really fucked up."

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threatening Houston to make this go away or they would lose draft picks

Houston calling the initial report a flat-out lie, then half-apologizing, then having their GM say yesterday that "who knows his *real* intent"...Astros are getting punished for their continued PR idiocy more than the initial blowback

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but frankly there does not need to be. I mean what was said has been confirmed, the context is clear and it didn't need to be any worse to be actionable.

Will is also right that their handling of this made it snowball on them. Had they taken a more direct line or taken one after the series--given the appearance of sincerity and contrition, taken up more DV causes and sent the guy to counseling/appearances--maybe they could have avoided this. Once they started jumping around like three rabbits trying to fuck a football, they sealed the guy's fate. I can't say I feel sorry for him.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Damn if that ain't the poster boy for misogyny

https://twitter.com/benjstrauss/status/1187863337935278080

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NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets