Is Brian Cashman right?! Stephen A. & Mad Dog NOT BUYING IT! | First Take

[@juansantiago8943]

I love the energy these 2 bring. Hopefully they will talk more baseball once the regular season starts.

[@hunterclark5345]

If you think doggy knows sports history with basketball and the NFL. Just wait until you hear him talk about baseball!

[@greendragon8575]

Mad Dog is so awesome. . I love his candid analysis

[@jakekrueger7854]

They've gotta stop using the Astros as an excuse. Cashman simply hasn't done enough to help the team, and he's clearly not the man for the job anymore

[@davidcuebas9878]

I totally agree with you. He is using the Astros as an excuse for not doing his job. He hasn’t done a great job. And he is a joke.

[@greendragon8575]

Exactly... just move on and get over it. Maddog made an excellent point about Cashman, they fired Joe Girardi, which to me makes no sense. I hope he gets another managing job soon...he gotta a raw deal from those ridiculous Yankees

[@tonykiriakidis5219]

Russo is a treasure. “ let’s be honest A Rod was lite up like a Christmas tree” lol steroids were running rampant then . Also calm down baseball is dead people. MLB is still second and by a wide margin in revenue and ticket sales and tv ratings. Only thing that beats the World Series is the NFL and NCAA tournament and NCAA football playoffs that’s it.

[@JackGeezy]

Dodgers and Rams win Championships this year. Just wait

[@jamesnelson5618]

@@JackGeezy even Lakers?

[@JackGeezy]

@@jamesnelson5618 Next Year

[@jamesnelson5618]

@@JackGeezy fair enough.

[@Jkev24]

@@JackGeezy only if they get find a way to get rid of westbrick.

[@MattTheDreamer7199]

"The Barry Bonds of the East Coast" is an insane way to put it.😂😂

[@Russ88]

Yankees dropped the ball this off season. I like this topic for both SAS and Madd Dogg cause they both New Yorkers. With that being said, The Dodgers would have wiped the floor with us had we advanced to the W.S.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

The redsox will win the World Series cause they got Trevor story, James Paxton and got Jackie Bradley jr again

[@informantfred1853]

I don’t know about dropping the ball. I think the Yankees have a good enough team to make run if they can stay healthy

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@informantfred1853 will Boston win the World Series this year

[@TheMcFather]

@@informantfred1853 what’s the lotto tickets since you can see into the future

[@informantfred1853]

@@TheMcFather 😂 idk but if I were you I would play numbers tonight

[@JackGeezy]

The 2017 Dodgers would've curb stomped that Yankees team.

[@007IloveNY]

They couldn't beat the A*tros...

[@JackGeezy]

@@007IloveNY Bang Bang

[@hinesko1]

I like that suit Stephen A.

[@hollowmatic]

Keep Mad Dogg on this show!!!! 😂

[@czarbones114]

What about the others 10 plus years? Us Yankee fans don’t wanna hear this

[@kgrkid]

Cashman should change his first name to Karen

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

@@kgrkid lmfao

[@rasiel957]

The Yankees offseason tells you this is nonsense. From a Yankee fan, 2 holes needed to be filled with another ace to join Cole and a shortstop. Sherzer was available for that and Trevor Story was available for that and they went to our rivals in the Mets and Red Sox respectively. That is just embarrassing and stupid. He should just shut up.

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

even if the yankees beat the astros in 2017, there's no way they would've beaten the dodgers anyways.

[@Fearmemaybe15]

You don’t know that

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

@@Fearmemaybe15 dodgers in 5. Don’t at me and I’m being generous.

[@Tuesflex]

@@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057 sound like a kid tied up to a wagon

[@Jay-fc9mk]

But at the end of the day Houston whooped LA in LA and celebrated their World Series in Dodger stadium

[@JackGeezy]

@@Fearmemaybe15 Everybody knows that. 2017 Dodgers were 91-36 at one point that year. They started using spot starters and Seager got hurt. So they could've had MLB record for most wins in a season.

[@worldtraveler721]

Has Stephie seen the Yankees home/road splits during the regular and postseason games for 2017? 🤦‍♀️ And the Yankees could not win on the road in that postseason. Between the road games that they played Cleveland and Houston in that ENTIRE postseason run, they went 1/6 on the ROAD. OPEN THE LETTER!

[@Notcleverenough]

The Yankees complaining about other teams cheating 😆😆

[@tony84.]

4:56, Stephen A. comes back with strong points. Great chemistry between Stephen A. and Mad Dog Russo. These two are already one of the all time sports debate show's and they are just beginning!

[@snerdterguson]

Gotta disagree on them being all time great. To me they are an assault on the eardrums, particularly Russo who at brunch probably is like "I'D LIKE A MIMOSA!!!!!"

[@alexandrodisla6285]

He was lit up like a Christmas tree! (Gold Mad Dog Russo)

[@funkchin6596]

"Barry bond of east coast" oh lord

[@worldtraveler721]

Lol!!!

[@tony84.]

2:10, Mad Dog Russo has is right about this. Lit up Christmas tree! haha.

[@jamesnelson5618]

Merry Christmas.

[@chrisdickson8136]

Can you even hear someone in a dugout banging a trashcan with 45,000 screaming fans?

[@worldtraveler721]

There is NO EVIDENCE that the Astros used the scheme in the postseason

[@big10]

Exactly. I live in Houston and I've been to playoff games at Minute Maid Park...and it is LOUD in there! Maybe something like the banging can work in the regular season, but the playoffs are a totally different noise level in a stadium that has a roof. The Astros even won 2 important games of the 2017 World Series on the road at Dodger Stadium, which proved the team didn't need a trash can system to win games.

[@Anon-yy6wm]

That is a poor excuse. Yes Astros cheated and maybe it prevented the Yanks from going to the WS, but cameron maybin who now works for the YES Network and had a stint on that 2017 Astros team said that he did not think anything of it because it was not the worst thing he ever saw in an MLB clubhouse. Why do we act like this isnt a common thing that is happening in MLB clubhouses? Im not an Astros fan and im not trying to excuse them. There is a letter that the Commissioner sent the Yankees from like 2017 that a judge wants to make public and MLB is and the Yankees are fighting to not make it public. Maybe its nothing but I find it weird that they are fighting so hard to not make it public. Everybody acts like had it not been for the cheating the Astros would've gone 62-100. They were still a great team. Im not trying tot defend them but to act like they would've lost had it not been for that is ridiculous.

[@thiscommentor]

Not happy what we did, but as an Astros fan it is nice to hear a reasonable response.

[@greendragon8575]

YEP INDEED🙂

[@GreaterSociety]

Spoken like a guy with 2 brain cellz

[@johnpestano22]

Yeah JV picked a good one with Kate SAS 😂

[@Ramon.618]

She didn’t like that comment at all. Did you see the eye roll? 🙄

[@salvatoresultana4058]

I like Mad Dog man 😂

[@kenyattamorris1581]

Cashman needs to go!

[@Nunnayadambiness]

Hear me out... Worst thing that ever happened to the Yankees - the new Yankee Stadium. 2009 was the last year when the Yankees were as we think of them, doing everything possible to win. This era of "fiscal responsibility" is helped by stadium revenue that wasn't there with the old stadium. The Steinbrenner family is raking in more money and the team is worth 6 billion. Winning championships is no longer a top priority for the front office. They're acting like they're a smaller market team, but no Yankees fan will give them squat for it because they're still top 3 payroll. We passed on Machado and Harper, both around 27 at the time. We gave Aaron Hicks a 7-year commitment, and not once did we look longingly at Trout. Is this the behavior that we expect from the Yankees front office?

[@jovansaunders3565]

As a Yankee fan we have no excuse. Wish we'd kept Geradi though.

[@dylanhedderman2001]

Yanks havent been the same since they let him go. Horrible decision

[@tecxidor92590]

Yankees technically didn't fire Girardi though. He was a free agent manager and the Yankees decided not to renew his contact.

[@ianreed9571]

Maybe because George Steinbrenner is no longer around applying the immense pressure to win anymore. Not reaching or even winning the WS was not an option for him. They reached the WS(played in 11 & won 7 in total) every decade when he was around. He died in '10 and haven't played in one since '09, just sayin'.

[@drdmx]

Mad Dog is the best!

[@philthompson7318]

Cashman needs to go it's time!

[@JamboNo5_]

Love hearing these guys talk baseball

[@joelsuarez4208]

finally talking about baseball, That’s a First… only reason is because of Madd Dog being their in first take

[@wrdswpns1139]

mad dog is a great edtion ...well done first take bringing him on

[@sirwill619]

Out of all the baseball stories, First Take decides to talk about the Yankees

[@mursuka80]

Oh no a 13 year drought. What?

[@MrNaturalSez]

... and counting

[@magicallymallory]

This is what cracks me up against that organization: They NEVER take responsibility for THEIR own failures. So please spare me the 2017 excuse!! What did they do between 2009-2017? NOTHING!!!! And since 2017? NOTHING!!!!!

[@workoutseason8631]

But everyone forget about the red Sox cheating but the astors are blackballed

[@big10]

Red Sox fans even had the nerve to chant "cheaters" at the Astros when they played at Fenway Park last year....with Alex Cora coaching in the Boston dugout!!! 😆 Those Boston baseball fans have so little self-awareness! LOL 🤣

[@1990Thunderbolt]

the yankees are starting to become the princeton and yale football of the mlb.

[@mayne2252]

Astros 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾✊🏾😤

[@1closer]

Im not a big mlbfan but I can recall the Yankees cheating my phillies allowing arod to used roids. Karma

[@jamesnelson5618]

And Then A year Later Your Flyers Loss To the Cheathawks in Stanley cup Final at that time too as you might recall that.

[@1closer]

@@jamesnelson5618 I recall , I also recall Brett hart losing his wwf title to Shawn Michaels 😎

[@sotoalfredo20]

@@1closer 🤣😂👍🏼

[@jtrentbooker]

I like how they skipped over how many runs the Yankees scored at home in that series

[@keeneoutram287]

why does how many runs the yankees scored at home matter? the astros cheated but in their park. The yankees couldnt score against astro pitching not because the astros cheated.

[@tegbossett1266]

@@keeneoutram287 them getting more runs at home can he generated die to the fact they were cheating dispute the Yankees lack of hitting the astro still had an advantage in Houston

[@keeneoutram287]

@@tegbossett1266 astros having an advantage still plays no factor in the yankees ability to not score

[@zacwoods]

Yankees cheated that season too. Dont want to hear it. Thats exactly why they went to court to try and hide the evidence in the letter and LOST. Clearly they have something to hide and the league is trying to save them. Yankees have never been clean a day in their history. Cut the bs.

[@worldtraveler721]

The Yankees scored 19 runs in 3 games in NY. But the Yankees only won ONE ROAD game in the road games that they played against Cleveland and Houston COMBINED. They went 1/6 on the ROAD in the entire span of their postseason run.

[@deandremallory3842]

I’m starting to like mad dog on first take

[@lilbitabouteverythingpocast]

Mad Dog brought the facts.

[@jameskryml3499]

I think this is the only day Stephen a really wakes up for. I think Wednesday’s are his favorite forsure😂

[@jamesnelson5618]

And Stephen A would love to have mad dog on first full time job all 24/7 all week morning 5 full days and reason when Stephen A got chemistry getting hooking up.

[@peterzavala8322]

I’d like to see Steven A reaction when the Yankees cheating comes out

[@ALiarsFuneral]

Wish they talked more about baseball. It’s a great sport.

[@johnpestano22]

This off-season has been 💩 in Yankees land

[@MrNaturalSez]

Wait'll next off-season when Judge signs with the California Angels!

[@drtr3173]

“Number three my lord” 1:36

[@jamesaters6507]

They didn't fire Joe gerardi they just didn't resign Him

[@chrisheffernan7540]

2017 they should have beat the Astros. The other 11 years there is no excuse

[@sethmevans]

I just wanna know, if I know I'm innocent and I talk this much sht about Houston and Boston cheating then why am I also going leaps and bounds to keep that letter from being released to the public. The same public I bash those other teams on when it comes to cheating

[@worldtraveler721]

They have appealed the judge's decision to unseal the letter TWICE: IN SPITE OF THE JUDGE GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO REDACT NAMES! If this last appeal isn't granted, they will have to go to the SUPREME COURT to try to keep the letter sealed. This organization has spent more on legal fees and fake propaganda to try to keep the letter sealed compared to what they have spent on free agents! 🤦‍♀️

[@cameronmingo9535]

You wrong Stephen A

[@mcribbedherpleasure668]

The Houston Astros won the World Series in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles lol.

[@worldtraveler721]

They also won Game 2 in LA. They were losing in the 9th inning and tied the game with a HR. They scored SIX runs on the Dodgers' bullpen, beginning in the 8th inning, with a rally that Bregman started. In the 9th inning, Marwin Gonzalez hit a HR against Jansen to tie the game. Altuve and Correa hit back to back HRs in extra innings. Springer hit another 2 run homer to put that game away. In LA, extra innings.

[@campbellmunn5326]

@@worldtraveler721 Doesn’t matter they cheated in games 3 and 5. Trashtros have never won the World Series. 🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑🗑

[@worldtraveler721]

@@campbellmunn5326 So why not "cheat" in game 4 too if we go by your logic? They could have won the WS in Houston had they "cheated" in game 4 as well. They won game 2 in LA. Why not win all 3 games (3, 4, & 5) in Houston and win the WS there? 🤦‍♀️ I guess the Astros wanted this series to go to 7 games and really wanted to try to win game 7 in LA!? 🤦‍♀️

[@gideonkukoyi8935]

Barry Bonds of the East Coast lol

[@CarbonZombie]

It seems like the Yankees could of made it to the world series in 17 but they would of been swept by LA

[@summeronio9751]

Here after the Astros SWEPT the Yankees in the 2022 ALCS

[@ivanalban5037]

Stephen!!!! Stop screaming like a girl! You make great points. But, my god, lower it!!!!! You force me to watch something else.

[@jab4188]

If they want to strip the Astros title, they have to strip Bostons 2018 title and all the Yankees titles from before. NY acts like they don’t have a history of winnIng chips on STEROIDS. The way I look at it, the Astros title was won fair and square. Champs of all cheaters. Beltran brought that cheating system from NY and tought the Astros. They weren’t the only team using these methods back then. Open the LETTERS already NY.

[@rossdilworth3412]

I notice smith didn't care that the Yankees and a rod cheated.

[@CharlesDrafter11]

Run it back

[@CharlesDrafter11]

Run it back

[@bydr9835]

But is he lying tho. The cheating scandal was a key thing that stopped them. None the less he shouldn’t be saying that on live air as a main member on the Yankees.

[@Benny.13]

This chick talkin bout a cheating circumstance !!???? LMAO! Did she really say that?

[@dustinhatch5271]

Again Excuses excuses excuses

[@SP-ve1im]

What a bs, Yanks also been accused of stealing signs when you know who was playing there. Astros went too far but a number of teams did steal signs and got warned by MLB as well.

[@luckysixy59mr.facial5]

Cash need to stop making excuses. Blaming Astros for your WS drought? Comon Cash dont blame Astros for one season. Havent won since 2009. 12 full chances and couldnt do squat. Coming from a Yankees fan, Cash looks stupid here blaming Astros for your failures

[@philiptan5814]

since 2004 the red sox have owned the yankees

[@jovansaunders3565]

Bruh turn Steven A mic down drd. Dude be screaming!

[@jimmymendez9995]

I like mad dog

[@robertwilliamzeleny3987]

The man dog is right Houston bass bass team and just lot of people are not happy that los angel bass Ball team Houston player Chet

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

Red Sox: Real Madrid! Yankees: FC Barcelona!

[@mikenavarro6823]

Other way around, but close.

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

@@mikenavarro6823 when was the last time barca won a champions league? When was the last time the Yankees have won anything really? Those 27 World Series titles and copa del Rey wins aren’t helping their cause. They’re both trash!

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@mikenavarro6823 he has a point Real Madrid have played well without cristano Ronaldo and might win their 14 th champions league Boston won another title since big papi retire. The Yankees hadn’t won a World Series since Derek Jeter retire and fc Barcelona hasn’t been that good ever since messi left so good anolgy right there

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

@@Frankieefootballmundial we're a win away from the semi's! benzema is a world class! you're looking at a true french striker now that ronaldo is gone!

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057 I heard mapbbe might come to Real Madrid

[@Tuesflex]

Stephen a a yankees fan? LOL😂

[@tino9632]

Its insaneeeeee that people questions the ability of brian cashman. People forget how injury ridden this team has been over the last 10 years. And the amount of trades and pickups that he’s done with seemingly unknown or overlooked players, who turn out to be yankee studs is astronomical. He is not a good gm, he is a GREAT gm. Shame on all of you to question the ability of brian cashman.

[@davidcuebas9878]

Injuries happen to every team. Quit making excuses for Cashman. He isn’t a good GM. He always has the biggest payroll and the Yankees haven’t made it to the WS in 12 years. It’s the Yankees and when they don’t make it to the WS it’s a bad season. He used the Astros an an excuse for not winning since 2009. That was only 1 season. What about the other 11? And I am a Yankees fan. I want Cashman to be good.

[@tino9632]

@David Cuebas he’s turned injury ravaged teams into 90+ win teams consistently. The yankees go to the playoffs every single year. Once you get there its like scratching a lottery ticket to see who wins. The yankees have been relevent since 1996, no other sports franchise can say that!! I wouldn’t want to see another gm in this town for a LONG time. If i could sign him to a 15 year contract i would.

[@shhakirra1]

What's the name of the woman on this show? 😆 did you see how she reacted when Stephen A Smith sacid Kate Upton was an excellent choice?! 😆 🤣

[@fcc950]

stephen a pretending he watches baseball

[@rasalghul9331]

Molly looking delicious here

[@hsfvsportstalk8187]

Was agreeing with everything Stephen A said up until he said 'They should've had their title stripped'

[@cesarramos6245]

Stephen a knows nothing about baseball! Can we see the letter that proves the Yankees were cheating which hasn't been made public please. Im not speaking as an astros fan in speaking as a baseball fan that knows Santa clause doesn't exist nor the Easter bunny. So I'm sure the astros were not the obit team doing it. Many players have already came out and said it but no one wants to take it it to consideration because ur team didn't win. Let's stop that please. Im not an astros fan I'm just merely stating the obvious. If v you honestly ur team wasnt doing anything ur buying into the bs that people are telling you. Im not saying it's right but hey if one is doing it and the other does it better then hey step up ur game. I'm a baseball fan and if you believe it or not the astros have a good team I mean they keep doing their thing u can't deny that. If ur team is not winning t then get on them.

[@markyelnegrorochafilmz9481]

Yankees are just mad because they can't even cheat right after leaving the roids they haven't been the same. Then the Astros scheme was brought over from the Yankees and we mastered womp womp 😂😂

[@JoeCool9690S]

So glad we did the Yankees a favor in beating the cheating Astros with my nationals team beating them in 2019!

[@G_54-GMG]

Buddy that felt more like a finally than happiness. Most of us baseball fans were pretty upset that it took you this long to get a world series title with the core that you had. Well, at least you got it before the clock struck midnight. Could you imagine if David Roberts wasn't an idiot with his pitching rotation?

[@Jojo7190_]

Baseball is the only sport where the cheaters do not get the blame. And y’all wonder why this sport is dead😂

[@spaceageexp8679]

What’s with all these “forgive the Astros” takes? Did the MLB and Astros team up to make a marketing scheme?

[@big10]

I think the point is that people are realizing the Astros were just a scapegoat by MLB for a problem that was happening with several other teams, too. The Astros weren't the only team to use technology to steal signs, just like A-Rod wasn't the only player to use steroids. It's just a better story for the media to point a finger at players on teams who won a championship....

[@goyofalcon102]

Yankees Fans are the worst in baseball they cry about everything. This just me laugh so hard because the Astros are their daddy.

[@gupr3526]

Brian did a great job this off season appreciate the team being in first all year or put on a uniform go out there and put up legendary numbers 98% can't respect the sport for what it is entertainment don't pretend 2 b anything close to a gm knowing what's best beginning of the year not 1 person said they'd b in 1st most of the year and they are

[@sopadre77]

For once, I agree with Smith. Once you're caught cheating, you DO discredit your title. The Astros should've been stripped ALONG with the Yankees for the years they won titles with A- Rod, Clemens and Pettitte. I still don't get how Yankees fans go at the Astros fans so hard when the Yankees players cheated on multiple title seasons. They argue about HOW they cheated. 😄😄😄

[@snerdterguson]

Agree. Hearing people try to argue that the cheating wasn't a deciding factor. I mean obviously it was but even if it wasnt...who cares, you cheated. I couldn't care less if it helped in any way shape or form. They cheated so they should have the title vacated and the record books should reflect the reality that their wasn't a champion in 2017.

[@snerdterguson]

Where I disagree is where you say Yankees cheated for multiple titles. How so? Because there were PED guys? If that's what you mean, then where is the advantage for the Yankees if they're playing teams that also have PED guys like literally every team had. You don't see Yankee fans defending A-Rod or Clemens. They were the ones cheating, not the team. It was individuals deciding as individuals to cheat. Houston was a team dividing a system y which the entire lineup could cheat. Big difference between the two.

[@sopadre77]

@@snerdterguson baseball is a team sport and some of the Yankees key players were taking steroids at the time. Their two best pitchers and one of their top two or three hitters. Clearly outside the rules. Had those players been caught at the time, do the Yankees even make the playoffs? Highly unlikely. You do bring up a good point in that most teams were cheating in that way at the time. That hasn't changed. Most teams do cheat today. There's been players come out since 2017 to say that as recently as this week. Chris Sale just came out and said many teams were cheating while the Astros were and his team was one the Astros eliminated in 2017. It's a cheating league. . Look at the crackdown on pitchers last year. Substances on the ball also outside the rules that give pitchers an advantage. I think that is exactly why the Astros weren't stripped. It seems it's part of the culture. I think they weren't stripped because the league wouldn't be able to stop with just the Astros and that's a can of worms the commissioner didn't want to open.

[@worldtraveler721]

@@snerdterguson People's mistake is believing that no one else cheated. The Yankees and Red Sox were fined for conduct related to ELECTRONIC sign-stealing in 2017 for "things" they did between 2015-2016. They were cheating long before they got fined. That is what the Yankees" unsealed letter lawsuit is all about: a time frame from when Beltran was still with them, BTW. It's a myth that it was just the Astros doing it. Tom Verducci was writing about LEAGUEWIDE electronic sign-stealing in 2018, BEFORE MIke Fiers snitched! The Yankees and Red Sox got fined TWO YEARS BEFORE Fiers snitched as well for something they did FOUR YEARS before Fiers said anything. 🤦‍♀️ He snitched in Nov 2019. Tom Verducci wrote in 2018: “Many clubs now have as many as SIX high magnification CAMERAS installed in their HOME ballpark SPECIFICALLY designed to STEAL signs from opponents.” ("How The Rise of Surveillance Cameras Is Making Baseball's BIGGEST Problem Even Worse.") LOOK at the title of the article. Verducci actually singled out the Dodgers in this article. 🤦‍♀️ Verducci once AGAIN wrote in Sports Illustrated back in 2020: "Once baseball went to a challenged replay system, they put television monitors within range of the dugoutS (LEAGUEWIDE) that had CAMERAS dedicated from CENTER FIELD to the HOME PLATE area and those CAMERAS were in REAL TIME. It was just too tempting for a lot of players not to take advantage of and misuse. That I call Pandora'a Box that was opened by players stealing signs. Now the Commissioner is trying to close that box and who knows what other forms of technology will make policing this kind of thing even more difficult." Verducci has been one of the journalists to report that it was a leaguewide problem. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich from The Athletic have done so too. If this was a leaguewide problem, then it's no different than what you're saying about PEDS. The playing field was leveled out.

[@worldtraveler721]

Also what people haven't realized is that there is absolutely NO EVIDENCE that the Astros used the scheme in the postseason. Manfred had just issued a warning against ELECTRONIC sign-stealing in Sept 2017, right BEFORE the postseason. He issued this warning after he fined the Red Sox and Yankees for conduct related to ELECTRONIC sign-stealing. If you look at Manfred's statement about the Astros and the postseason, all it says is: "It is IN MY VIEW, that they continued...[in the postseason]. But Jomboy has ZERO videos of the Astros using the scheme in the postseason. He only turned in videos of them using the scheme in REGULAR season games, when a lot of other teams were breaking the same rules. If you read Fiers's accusation as he said it, he only accused them of using the scheme in REGULAR SEASON/HOME GAMES. It was Tom Verducci AGAIN who clarified: One of the sources said: "There is no evidence that the trash can system was used in the postseason or in 2018." " According to two more sources familiar with the investigation: "Houston did not use the trash can system in the 2017 postseason. Banging on trash cans would be too obvious in the HIGHTENED SCRUTINY of the postseason environment." There was already HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY because of the warnings, fines, and complaints that MLB was receiving regarding ELECTRONIC SIGN-STEALING from multiple clubs. This is no secret. People just have to read for themselves instead of believing what they're TOLD to believe. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich wrote this in The Athletic: "The accounts about the Red Sox’s activity were given to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity. The sources said they are bothered by a SUBCULTURE of IN-GAME ELECTRONIC sign stealing that they believe GREW in recent years among CONTENDING teams, if not more WIDELY ACROSS the sport, and who say they want MLB to act in a broad way. ("MLB's Sign Stealing Controversy Broadens: Sources Say the Red Sox Used Video Replay Room Illegally in 2018") MLB completely failed to address this problem as it should have been addressed.

[@magicallymallory]

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄😂😂😂😂😂

[@beno6496]

Even though Cashman is wrong, the astros should’ve definitely been stripped from their title no if,ands, or buts about it

[@Paulafan5]

And all the Steroid Era WS should be stripped too.

[@JackGeezy]

This clown Russo sounds like a Trashstros fan. Just because the Dodgers lost Game 7 at home makes it's ok. How about them cheating the whole year to win all those games? Smh

[@jaylock9twenty5]

Dodgers should’ve beaten them. Plain and simple. The series went to 7 so the cheating wasn’t that effective

[@JackGeezy]

@@jaylock9twenty5 Man if Dodgers win Game 5 where Trashstros were clearly cheating, they win in 6 games. They were Cheating vs Yu Darvish in Game 3 too.

[@jsXanatos]

what does a game in may have to do with game 7, i hate the astros so much but i hate this idea that some regular season game against the white sox affected game 7 of the world series

[@mcribbedherpleasure668]

Let’s be honest, Yu Darvish blew that World Series for the Dodgers

[@JackGeezy]

@@jsXanatos It means everything, you have to make postseason 1st. A's were a good team that year.

[@samsmith3590]

They should change the name of the show to, TWO LOUD GUYS i mean this in a good way