punk_o_holic
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I don't think anything big came out of it. Based on people in Houston who watched it
-claimed he's innocent and didn't know about it. He would have said no if they asked him for permission. Figured because he was the GM, he would be the one punished. Didn't think it was going to be a year suspension. Didn't think he was going to get fired. Again claimed his innocence. Said him getting blamed wasn't right.
-clear since the beginning that the players and Crane wouldn't get punished. Asked to take a lie detector test. Asked for a meeting because he had facts, documents, testimony. Extended the investigation by 2 weeks to find more evidence against him. He was the target.
-teams, especially the Dodgers wanted a big punishment. Wanted the GM and manager to go down and they got it.
-disappointed in the Taubmann incident. He doesn't write press releases. Only reads them if it has something to do with baseball. Even the quotes that said it was from him wasn't from him. This was all written from their legal team. Two days later he fired Taubmann. Asked to speak to the media. He agreed because no one else would. Twenty seconds before he would go out. Was asked by one of the people who wrote the response to not say who wrote it but say it was the Astros response. Went out to the media. Got attacked by everyone for 20 minutes. Didn't want to lie so he said he read the response before it was sent out to the media. No one was willing to face the music so he took the hit. Was thanked by one of the people who wrote it for not saying who wrote it and thanked for taking one for the team. Regrets it because it wasn't his response. It was a horrible response and was busy preparing for the World Series. The legal team and others botched that incident big time.
-someone from the MLB whispered it to him that something might be going down but didn't believe to be credible so didn't look into it.
-biggest regret, 2017 and 2018 is stained. Whether it was the players or video staffers, they didn't ask him for permission. Did it on there own. Would have said no.
Other regret, took a horrible team to being a dominant team. Wanted the challenge to keep the team dominant for years to come. Feels Click will be fine and feels Astros will be good for a couple more years.
-still roots for the Astros and players. Keeps in contact with Hinch and some players. You do form friendship. Been supportive of him. You quickly find out who actually cared for you and who was just there because he was the GM.
-Last 9 months, doesn't wish this on anyone.
In some way the worst times. Working since he was 16. Never got fired. To get fired at that age was stunning. Neve to vacation time. It was nice to be at home.
-claimed he's innocent and didn't know about it. He would have said no if they asked him for permission. Figured because he was the GM, he would be the one punished. Didn't think it was going to be a year suspension. Didn't think he was going to get fired. Again claimed his innocence. Said him getting blamed wasn't right.
-clear since the beginning that the players and Crane wouldn't get punished. Asked to take a lie detector test. Asked for a meeting because he had facts, documents, testimony. Extended the investigation by 2 weeks to find more evidence against him. He was the target.
-teams, especially the Dodgers wanted a big punishment. Wanted the GM and manager to go down and they got it.
-disappointed in the Taubmann incident. He doesn't write press releases. Only reads them if it has something to do with baseball. Even the quotes that said it was from him wasn't from him. This was all written from their legal team. Two days later he fired Taubmann. Asked to speak to the media. He agreed because no one else would. Twenty seconds before he would go out. Was asked by one of the people who wrote the response to not say who wrote it but say it was the Astros response. Went out to the media. Got attacked by everyone for 20 minutes. Didn't want to lie so he said he read the response before it was sent out to the media. No one was willing to face the music so he took the hit. Was thanked by one of the people who wrote it for not saying who wrote it and thanked for taking one for the team. Regrets it because it wasn't his response. It was a horrible response and was busy preparing for the World Series. The legal team and others botched that incident big time.
-someone from the MLB whispered it to him that something might be going down but didn't believe to be credible so didn't look into it.
-biggest regret, 2017 and 2018 is stained. Whether it was the players or video staffers, they didn't ask him for permission. Did it on there own. Would have said no.
Other regret, took a horrible team to being a dominant team. Wanted the challenge to keep the team dominant for years to come. Feels Click will be fine and feels Astros will be good for a couple more years.
-still roots for the Astros and players. Keeps in contact with Hinch and some players. You do form friendship. Been supportive of him. You quickly find out who actually cared for you and who was just there because he was the GM.
-Last 9 months, doesn't wish this on anyone.
In some way the worst times. Working since he was 16. Never got fired. To get fired at that age was stunning. Neve to vacation time. It was nice to be at home.