I'm not quite sure how you can be the manager of a new baseball team. Don't forget, his old team was not only caught cheating under his leadership, but they had an elaborate scheme to cheat using technology and garbage cans, and then when they got caught, they got slapped with a one season suspension, and the season was only 60 games.
Then, after that, Hinch gets hired by the Tigers to manage once again. I'm sorry... AJ Hinch is trash and doesn't deserve a second chance. He was in charge when the cheating went down for the Astros. He should be banned from the game, not for a season, but forever.
The New York Times writes:
"It may take years for the stigma of one of the most infamous cheating scandals in sports to fade from Hinch, the manager of the 2017 Astros team that was found to have cheated on its way to a championship. But less than 30 minutes after Hinch’s season-long suspension from Major League Baseball officially expired with the end of the World Series on Tuesday night, he had been contacted by Detroit.
And less than 72 hours after that, Ilitch introduced Hinch as the Tigers’ 39th manager during a news conference at Comerica Park on Friday.
“This is a man who had learned and grown from the experience,” Ilitch said, “and that resonated with me."
Detroit Tigers Chairman, Chris Ilitch has been fooled. Talk about desperation.
Give me a break Bob. You were once a well respected journalist. You picked the wrong side and lost alot of integrity. Speaking of integrity.#Tigers GM Al Avila on A.J. Hinch: "There were some important conversations to have about A.J.’s time in Houston. Throughout that dialogue he was clearly remorseful and used that time to reflect on the situation, and we believe he will emerge as a better leader because of it.''
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 30, 2020
"Hinch also spoke about the sign-stealing scheme and being suspended for the entire 2020 season. He said his focus going forward is on “integrity and honesty.”
But isn't that always the strategy as like... a human being? This guy is full of shit.
Hinch doesn't deserve a second chance. He's a piece of crap and the worst part for the innocent Tigers is now they're tainted just by association.
Whatever... baseball's gone downhill and it's time for a new commissioner with some balls.
I am upset but what makes me more upset is the players who cooked it up and did it.Let me tell you it was more than 1 year of cheating and you know they didn't stop until they got caught.These players Altuve, Reddick, Bregman, Springer and anyone else who participated in it should be suspended and Astros should not be able to participate in the post season for two years.
ReplyDeleteReally Pete Rose is banned for life for betting on baseball. This is just as bad it altered out come of games in which people bet money on.
Sorry for every year they cheated Hinch should get a year suspension.
Manfred is a stupid idiot with runner on 2B in extra innings and 7 inning double headers.Players are soft today .The muscle in their bodies are affecting their brain.