Interesting he was given the option to leave under mutual agreement. The Bosox just flat out fired their GM Dumbrowski.
I thought firing the Astros GM and Manager was too harsh. Cheating has been part of baseball forever. I can understand being penalized for it, a hefty fine maybe, but kicked out of the game...that seemed like overkill.
However, it will certainly send a strong message to other teams who have been cheating or thinking about it.
“Cheating has not been part of baseball.”
Stealing signs have been part of baseball. But that has happened by normal means of observation. This was beyond the pale and just short of fixing a game.
The Astros need to be stripped of their titles.