VIDEO: Rob Manfred Claims Public Disapproval of Astros' Actions is Part of Punishment and That's Embarrassing
By Jerry Trotta
By evidently showing zero remorse for one of most disreputable cheating scandals in the history of sports, the Houston Astros appear to be embracing their role as MLB's top scoundrels. While individuals associated with the franchise are doing absolutely nothing to mitigate the sheer hate from other clubs and fans, commissioner Rob Manfred has managed to make things abnormally worse each and every time he discusses the matter. His latest utterances might have just been the worst of the bunch.
Didn’t realize I was hired by Major League Baseball to punish the Astros myself pic.twitter.com/YWUapo9yz8
— David Mendelsohn (@BigBabyDavid_) February 16, 2020
That is hot garbage, and it further proves that Manfred is utterly terrified of the enormity of the black eye that will be imposed on MLB if he actually levied a proper, more draconian punishment.
Claiming that the public's disapproval is a form of penance for the Astros is simply an unforgivable utterance, and, unfortunately, Manfred wasn't quite finished spewing nonsense.
Rob Manfred in his interview with Karl Ravech: "I understand that people want to see them punished for that, and in a perfect world, they would have been punished."
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) February 16, 2020
Sooo uhhh....why not just punish them?
That settles it. There is literally no further evidence needed to confirm the notion that Manfred isn't cut out for this. In the world in which we are presently living, criminals are punished for committing crimes.
In Manfred's world, however, impossibly reprehensible cheaters being disparaged for cheating their way to a World Series crown is a suitable form of discipline.
What a joke.