MISGUIDED CARLOS CORREA SAYS HE IS NOT TAINTED

It's been three days since the Astros (ASSTRICKS) world came crashing down on them. Everyone is talking about it non-stop and we should be! We know Alex Cora is a criminal and A.J. Hinch didn't have the balls to step in and be a leader. We will continue to talk about them....but what about the others?

I'm mad as hell. I think Cora should be banned from baseball. If Pete Rose can be banned then so should dumb-ass Cora....even though I don't think Rob Manfred will do it. Cora has tainted the game we all love and he deserves to be banned. Carlos Beltran is no better. I've lost respect for him. But there are others who are "tainted" too.

Eight days before Manfred made his ruling against the ASSTERISKS I found THIS article and rolled my eyes. Carlos Correa was really stupid enough to say he had "no doubts" about whether the sign-stealing allegations against the 2017 World Series team would taint their title.....all while at an autograph show. PATHETIC! No morals and it disgusts me. Those signatures are WORTHLESS like he is.

What's even more pathetic....not having ANYTHING to say after Rob Manfred just exposed the embarrassing franchise he plays for. So Correa could puff his chest and talk like a tough guy before MLB exposed him for a cheating scandal he was involved in. But what about now? Where are you hiding Correa?

And he isn't the only one not talking. What about Jose Altuve? Justin Verlander? Alex Bregman? Yuli Gurriel? George Springer? Josh Reddick? Both Verlander and Bregman have been very vocal throughout the years and now when the controversy is about them they hide! They've been told to lay low and not face the music which is bullshit.

The Astros are supposed to be professional athletes who presumably know the importance of character and integrity. The fact that they all knew what was going on and engaged in cheating is a reflection of their pathetic character....and that is something fans and peers won't forget. They have compromised the integrity of the game. So if Correa still thinks his title isn't tainted, he's wrong!

Cora, Correa and his teammates will forever be associated with an asterisk mark and we will all remember that they brought shame to the sport. They betrayed the game we love. They betrayed the game that children love to play but they have been FORTUNATE enough to make a lot of money off of it. You will be an example of what we DON'T want our kids to grow up and be.

These men have betrayed ALL baseball fans and will forever be shamed. They deserve their asterisks. There is no coming back for this, not for any of them. They deserve a harsher punishment, and fans deserve to have the games integrity restored.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @nyprincessj