VIDEO: Astros Owner Jim Crane Contradicts Himself After Claiming Cheating Scandal Had No Impact on the Game
If you thought the apologies from Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve were bad, just wait for this one! Finally facing the media on Thursday, the Astros are front and center to answer for their now infamous sign-stealing crimes. If you ask president Jim Crane about it, though, there's nothing to see here.
Jim Crane says the Astros' sign-stealing didn't affect their World Series title in 2017:
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) February 13, 2020
"Our opinion is this didn't impact the game" pic.twitter.com/fKh1UxFLC6
Ah, yes, of course. Compromising the integrity of the sport surely has no impact on the outcome of any singular game.
What's even better? This contradiction seconds later.
"Our opinion is that this didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) February 13, 2020
"I didn't say it didn't impact the game." - Jim Crane 55 seconds later pic.twitter.com/MnpPeeTUPL
Oh, so stealing signs and taking advantage of clueless teams didn't have an affect on you winning the World Series? Gotcha. But wait, you didn't say that? What are we doing here?
Hey, tell that to the Yankees, who you managed to oust in the playoffs twice over that span in extremely close contested ALCS matchups.
Crane is simply trying to act like Houston did nothing wrong. It's embarrassing. It's disgraceful. Then on top of that, he can't even keep his words straight seconds later.
Jim Crane: “Our opinion is this didn’t impact the game. We had a good team. We won the World Series and we’ll leave it at that.”
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) February 13, 2020
Leave it at that? No, on behalf of America, we won't do that. Houston is under a microscope for their behavior on the field and it won't stop this season. Buzzers? Loud knocks coming from the clubhouse? Hello, Houston.
You may think this isn't a big deal, Jimmy, but the rest of the country does. Give us a break.