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thehef · 02-14-2020, 01:58 AM

I can't believe what a spit-show the BlackStros' press conference this morning was. I would think that Manfred, Crane, and most owners (and of course the Houston players) just want this to go away as soon as possible. So it would seem paramount that Crane would seek out a competent PR team to craft the best possible statements, and be prepared for the best responses to the obvious and most-crucial questions, and that Manfred would see to it that all of that was done.

Statements should have been something like:
"At the time we thought we were pushing the limits of the age-old, traditionally-accepted and allowed methods of sign-stealing. As it started, we didn't think we were breaking rules, just pushing them to their limits. As time went by it got carried away. We now realize we were wrong, and we are very sorry about that. We can't change the past. We can only learn from it. And we hope to earn the fans' forgiveness and trust as time goes by."

In response to whether the sign-stealing scheme gave the batters an advantage, affected the outcome of games, including the AL championship series and World Series, they should've said something like:
"We felt then and still feel now that we had a great team that was good enough to win it all. That said, we understand that people will question if our titles were tainted. That's fair. That's the unfortunate part for our players and our fans, but that's nobody's fault but our own. There's nothing we can do about that now, except to apologize."

No matter what Crane and the players said earlier today, it wasn't going to go away quickly. That said, if they were all prepared to a) say something resembling the above, and b) say it like they actually meant it, that would've been a good start. Especially compared to today's disaster.

(Somebody speculated today that perhaps due to the Bolsinger lawsuit and the fear of lawsuits that may follow, Crane and the players were instructed to NOT say anything that could be construed as admitting that what they did affected the outcome of games. Perhaps... That same person said that if the Bolsinger suit makes it the discovery phase... lookout!)

02-14-2020, 01:58 AM	#321
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,345	I can't believe what a spit-show the BlackStros' press conference this morning was. I would think that Manfred, Crane, and most owners (and of course the Houston players) just want this to go away as soon as possible. So it would seem paramount that Crane would seek out a competent PR team to craft the best possible statements, and be prepared for the best responses to the obvious and most-crucial questions, and that Manfred would see to it that all of that was done. Statements should have been something like: "At the time we thought we were pushing the limits of the age-old, traditionally-accepted and allowed methods of sign-stealing. As it started, we didn't think we were breaking rules, just pushing them to their limits. As time went by it got carried away. We now realize we were wrong, and we are very sorry about that. We can't change the past. We can only learn from it. And we hope to earn the fans' forgiveness and trust as time goes by." In response to whether the sign-stealing scheme gave the batters an advantage, affected the outcome of games, including the AL championship series and World Series, they should've said something like: "We felt then and still feel now that we had a great team that was good enough to win it all. That said, we understand that people will question if our titles were tainted. That's fair. That's the unfortunate part for our players and our fans, but that's nobody's fault but our own. There's nothing we can do about that now, except to apologize." No matter what Crane and the players said earlier today, it wasn't going to go away quickly. That said, if they were all prepared to a) say something resembling the above, and b) say it like they actually meant it, that would've been a good start. Especially compared to today's disaster. (Somebody speculated today that perhaps due to the Bolsinger lawsuit and the fear of lawsuits that may follow, Crane and the players were instructed to NOT say anything that could be construed as admitting that what they did affected the outcome of games. Perhaps... That same person said that if the Bolsinger suit makes it the discovery phase... lookout!)