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Originally Posted by Brad K
The union requiring evidence on every player being suspended is completely reasonable.
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Apparently, as part of MLB's investigation, many players were interviewed and admitted to knowing about the scheme, and some admitted to participating in it. Isn't an
admission sufficient enough evidence to at least justify some sort of penalty, even if it's a minor fine or suspension?
I get that the union is a major impediment to imposing punishment on the players. But when the main perps in this scheme go completely unpunished, nobody looks good.
- Manfred looks weak for letting guiltiest-of-the-guilty go completely unpunished
- The players look like pampered & protected babies who got off scot-free (cuz they did)
- The union looks like, well, a typical slimy union only interested in its members and not what's right and what's wrong
At this point, the only one looking ok, IMO, is Houston's owner...