Astros Denying Media Access on First Day of Spring Training is Latest Development in Embarrassing Cycle

The Houston Astros organization has been oddly quiet after the fallout of their sign-stealing scandal cost three managers and a GM their jobs, while ruining the reputation of pretty much every key member of their 2017 championship team.

Those expecting a flood of apologies at Astros Spring Training in West Palm Beach will be sorely disappointed, as the team didn't allow access to any media members on Day 1.

Not only are the Astros not allowing the media to reach players for comment on the entirety of the scandal, but the organization itself has cunningly skirted around having to answer questions about the latest revelations that were unearthed by Ken Rosenthal.

Rosenthal not only detailed the use of the "codebreaker" and "dark arts" book, but he also helped reveal how much of this scheme was orchestrated by Carlos Beltran, who had such a presence in the clubhouse that he was allowed to lead this scheme unchecked.

Instead of discussing things on the one wholly optimistic day of the baseball calendar, the Astros are holding a boot camp to get their players' responses aligned.

Ruining the integrity of the game with such brazen unsporting behavior is bad enough, but the fact that not one single soul on this team has had the intestinal fortitude to face the music and admit their shortcomings is simply pathetic.

Even when they do finally apologize, expect plenty of PR-crafted deferrals. These guys aren't sorry they cheated. They're sorry they got caught.