Trevor Bauer Goes Scorched Earth on Astros With 7-Minute NSFW Monologue Branding Them as Cheaters
By Sean Facey
The Houston Astros opened the door for some bonafide hate this offseason, and it's flowing at full force now that Spring Training is underway.
After Cody Bellinger ripped into the Astros early on Friday, Cincinnati Reds starter Trevor Bauer became the latest player to eviscerate Houston for their sign-stealing scandal. The former Indians ace has been outspoken offseason long about the 'Stros and their cheating ways, and he saw a plethora of responses this week and chose to level up.
Trevor Bauer had a 7-minute response to a Q about the #Astros today: "I'm not going to let them forget the fact they are hypocrites. They are cheaters. They've stolen from a lot of other people, and the game itself was completely unfair." #Reds
— Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) February 14, 2020
"I'm not going to let them forget the fact they are hypocrites," said Bauer in a tirade. " They are cheaters. They've stolen from a lot of other people, and the game itself was completely unfair."
Did it get NSFW? Oh, you bet it did.
Bauer: "... you guys think you are better than everyone and you don't have to abide by the rules? Fuck you. You know? That's how I feel about their whole operation." (more to come)
— C. トレント・ローズクランズ (@ctrent) February 14, 2020
His comments fall closely in line with those of Bellinger, who specifically called out Jose Altuve for stealing the AL MVP award from New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in 2017.
In one breathtaking moment Cody Bellinger torched the Astros, Jim Crane, Rob Manfred, and said Jose Altuve stole an MVP award from Aaron Judge. I wrote about why his shocking candor is great for a sport in crisis: https://t.co/cxsvFddFEA
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) February 14, 2020
Bauer, in particular, has been suspicious of the Astros for quite some time, so this offseason has been his chance to remind everyone that what they did was a disgrace to the game of baseball.
And at the end of the day, the Astros brought this on themselves. They chose to throw the integrity of the game to the wind, and have subsequently drawn the ire and hatred of every team they've ever come across.
Stephen Strasburg, the 2019 WS MVP, with more high heat for the Astros: "Someday I’m gonna hopefully have some grandkids and sit down and talk to them about the experience of the World Series and not really feel ashamed of it at all."
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) February 14, 2020
Bauer's rant, and the distaste we felt from every other player speaking on the situation, is something that the Astros and their players are going to have to live with for a long time.