The Houston Astros were not brought to justice. General manager Jeff Luhnow should have been exiled for five years. Their share of national TV revenue should have been revoked and reallocated among the other 29 clubs. They should have lost the entire 2020 and 2021 drafts, not just the first two picks. All their 2020…
Whicker: No winners in Spyball scandal, not even the Dodgers — Press Telegram
By MARK WHICKER | mwhicker@scng.com | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: January 20, 2020 at 2:26 pm | UPDATED: January 20, 2020 at 2:26 pm
The Houston Astros were not brought to justice.
General manager Jeff Luhnow should have been exiled for five years. Their share of national TV revenue should have been revoked and reallocated among the other 29 clubs. They should have lost the entire 2020 and 2021 drafts, not just the first two picks.
All their 2020 games against the Angels should be canceled.
Okay, too harsh.
Given all that, spare us the petitions on behalf of the Dodgers.
They did not lose the 2017 and 2018 World Series because Alex Cora was sitting in the other dugout with his two-way wristwatch, autographed by Dick Tracy.
They began losing Game 5 in 2017 because they felt it was important to pitch Brandon Morrow into puddling exhaustion, and then because Kenley Jansen walked a batter and hit another before Alex Bregman’s game-winning single.
The view from left field 