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FanPost Friday: Still steamed about the cheatin’ ass Houston Astros edition

More like non-apology tour, shitbirds!

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As more and more details trickle out about the extent of the Houston Astros sign stealing methods and machinations, it’s become pretty clear to any non-Houston baseball fan that the punishments handed down by MLB last month were far too light.

If you’ve stuck your head in the sand on this one, go ahead and catch up.

As the Astros began Spring Training yesterday, the team held a press conference where, among other absurdities, owner Jim Crane continued to flex and posture and not show remorse for any wrong doing.

Every day this past week, there’s been another player or two from all across the league being surprisingly outspoken about how upset they are with the Astros players who cheated. In a sport that almost never sees players calling out other players publicly in the press, it’s honestly been thrilling to see players openly expressing themselves on the subject, as they should! How will teams handle things the first time the Astros roll into town for a series this season? How will the league react to potential in-game retaliation or brawls? Me, right now:

thanks, squirrely dan!

So, yes, this is FanPost Friday after all, so here is a prompt!

Knowing what we know now about the extent of the cheating by the Astros, what punishment would you hand down if you were MLB Commissioner?

Let’s air it out. Think they got off way too light? Let’s hear your plan to nuke Orbit from orbit. Think the punishment was just fine? Sure, go off, stan. Either way, let’s hear all about it.

We’ll front page the best submissions over the weekend. Nonsensical Astros/AL West conspiracy theory rants welcome, too.