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Had Manfred had the foresight and stones, he would've taken the attitude of giving the middle finger to both the MLBPA and the owners, and taken whatever measures - such as suspension - "for the integrity of the game," and he instantly would've had both the public and the media on his side.
That said, barring something unusual or something new coming out, the ship for punishing players has sailed. Same for vacating the 2017 title. But I just wonder where Manfred goes from here. I also wonder if Manfred and MLBPA might be sorta on the same side right now from the perspective of "how do we deal with this sh*tshow?" And I'd think the MLBPA would be strongly advocating that the Astros' players either change their tune and appear contrite, or at least just shut up. But so far it seems that nobody is serious about damage control.
At any rate, if you were Manfred right now and couldn't go back in time - meaning, primarily, you can't nullify immunity agreements - what steps would you take?
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