I wish the Yankees would sign Buck to some sort of position. His knowledge is incredible.

I love Buck, I wish he'd comeback and be our bench coach or assistant manager

Joe Torre inherited the Yankees team Buck built...Buck made the Yankees relevant in the 90's. One of the best Managers.

2017 Postseason Astros Home/Road Splits in batting: Alex Bregman: Road - .154 BA, .508 OPS; Home - .273 BA, .857 OPS. Carlos Correa: Road - .211 BA, .626 OPS; Home - .371 BA, 1.164 OPS. Jose Altuve: Road - .143 BA, .497 OPS; Home - .472 BA, 1.541 OPS. Brian McCann: Road - .037 BA, .198 OPS; Home - .300 BA, .849 OPS. Evan Gattis: Road - .200 BA, .533 OPS; Home - .300 BA, 1.014 OPS.

I would listen to Buck read the phonebook.

"I'm not paranoid, I'm alert" "We're always paranoid"

The only way to really send a message is to strip them of their title. 8 guys got banned for life in 1919, Rose got banned for life, and if you’re not going to ban the guilty Astro players, then take away their title, THAT would send a message, to everybody, make no mistake.

I watched Yordan Alvarez during the season and thought “this guy seems to be laying off pitches before it leaves the pitcher’s hand”. Now we know why. Not to take anything away from Alvarez, he’s a great talent.

Clayton Kershaw had his best postseason performance back in Game 1 in the WS in 2017. Once they headed to Houston and he pitched there they completely destroyed him.

Can the Yes Network sign Buck ..I could listen to him talk for hours he is so baseball smart it amazes me. The way he sees things and thinks things through is just amazing he sees things I never realized.

This is a fiasco. Figuring out a pitcher who’s tipping his pitches is one thing, call it gamesmanship, however using actual technology in real time as an advantage is beyond the pale.

A record number of Astros hitters will get hit in the ribs next season

If you can’t beat them.... CHEAT! Astros new motto

Astros strike out rate as a team last four years. 2016=1452-27th 2017=1087-1st 2018.=1189-2nd 2019=1186-1st

Take away 25 homes games, that’ll hurt them on the field and even more financially

we missed out on that legendary Dodgers-Yankees world series fans of both teams have been wanting forever. Yanks got screwed. Dodgers got screwed. strip them and ban everybody involved. this shouldnt just be an example, this should be a cautionary tale

"Cotton uniforms huh? You may have something there, George."

If they were doing this by having a TV near the dugout there's NO way Hinch didn't know about it. So sorry Buck, I don't think he seems to be that ethical of a guy if all these allegations are true.

i love listening to this guy talk baseball!

Do what they do in college...let them play the season but be ineligible for playoffs for 2 years...that will hurt them without impacting players ability to play and earn their contracts.

Buck is The Man! God bless you and your family, Buck! 🥎

I’m glad I cheered for Washington

Buck is the best Yankees should sing him as bench coach

Good comments from Buck. A class guy and consummate professional. Unlike the vitriol coming from Kay. Buck is basically taking a stance of " Let's wait till the investigation is complete before we throw players and managers under the bus." Why is everyone triggered because of this?? I am talking to you Yankee and Dodger fans!! Players today have so much advance scouting available to them and the baseballs have tighter seams on them producing more homeruns. Yet nobody complains about this. They are crying about "technology being used" to steal signs, but nobody complains about i-pads being used in the dugouts to scout the opposing pitchers. Just more of the same....Yankee fans and Dodger fans that are butt hurt about not getting a ring.

You suspend the team from the playoffs for the next year. If you do that no team would cheat like that. As far as the people that aren’t there anymore they should serve a suspension if they’re found guilty.

Maybe I’m just an old nostalgic Yankee fan (though I’m only in my late 30s)... But I would love for Buck to be in the Yankees front office on some level. I already lost my hope of Coney being our pitching coach. Just grant me this at least!!

Great interview

Buck is an absolute baseball legend. If you don't like him, I don't know what anyone can do for you.

Here's a solution, now that the technology is there, just let the pitcher and catcher communicate electronically, like in football. Select a pitch on the catcher's wrist guard (or manager's) and have an earpiece for the pitcher to hear it. It would take some experimentation, but bbn it might be interesting.

Mr Showalter is one of the few who I pause and listen to. He is one of a kind and he surely put some clarity on the subject.

Before you know it baseball players are gonna wear headsets .

How talented are the Astros really? I mean they cheated and the Dodgers and Yankees still took them 7 games in 2017 lol

I had no idea Buck had this type of personality. Really enjoyed this.

Oriole fans are forever grateful to Buck for our great run from 2012 - 2016

The knowledge is priceless!!!

buck should be in the booth for national games, whether ESPN or Fox it would be a huge improvement

He's got some really good insight. Always respected this guy

Never heard Showalter before but he seems exceptionally competent.

Clearly the MLB has to fine them at least a couple M’s and take away draft picks. But they should also suspend AJ Hinch for 1 year maybe 2. Also Alex Cora should be gone for 1 year. This is absolutely disgusting what the Astros are doing

Please bring Buck Showalter back as a follow up show now that the evidence has been made public

“Good! I’ve been sitting here listening to ageless male...” lol Love Buck

Love Buck...he wud still be a great manager...with a decent team...even Yankees again..

Dang they cheated on the WS too!

Failing to suds out cheating doesn’t excuse it. Houston should be severely punished.

Buck is great 👍. We love him in Baltimore

Buck a great listen.

I thought the Astros stole my car but I just forgot where I parked it.

I love Buck!! Glad he came back even if it is with Baltimore. He makes a great point of stealing signs from the Manager in '89, also the point he made with speeding up the piitchers on the mound. The line is very grey with this and is so ingrained in baseball for decades . I grew up a Astros fan since Biggio and Bagwell in the early 90's so when they won in 2017 it didnt feel right for some reason. I'll take the 2005 Series we lost to Chicago.

Buck will always be my favorite coach 👍

I love Buck man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He need to be back in the dugout for some team!!

Suspend everyone that accepted information from the video stealing for 182 games - the entire 2020 season, plus 20 games in the 2021 season. Suspension should apply without regard to whether person is still with the Astros or not.

They should suspend the whole team for one season

Want to hurt the Astros? Vacate their 2017 World Series Championship

Buck needs to be managing right now. These teams need to wake up and put Buck back as Manager.

Buck: "Mike, one time in '89" proceeds to give very detailed story....what the hell Buck, that brain just don't forget

Take away home games from the Astros, hurt them where it matters the most in the wallet.

Engrave cheated throughout the season and playoffs on their 17 trophy and if they refuse no longer honor it

Every person of authority (GM, manager, coaches, etc.) should be suspended, regardless of where they are right now. The organization should be banned from the post season for 1 or 2 seasons. Using the “we shouldn’t punish the Red Sox/fans” argument is like saying we shouldn’t put a murderer in jail because his kids will lose their father. Repairing the team’s relationship with fans/league/other teams is part of the consequences. Pro sports pussyfoots around this stuff way too often.

Jomboy

It’s just sketchy that none of the Houston players have come out to defend themselves. I mean if you’re getting accused this much and you have nothing to say, makes no sense....

We need Buck as the Yankees Manager

This isn't a matter of ethics. It's a matter of the rules - which prohibit using electronics to steal signs.

Give them a one year postseason ban

Lifelong NL fan but I like Buck, crazy he is not employed sitting on his couch at home.

Speaking as an Astros fan who lives 2-3 hours from Minute Maid and started an annual tradition of taking my twin sons to a game for their birthday, if the technology aspect of this turns out to be true, then the league brass can levy whatever fine they want to, but the Stros should probably be banned from the 2020 postseason with the players being expected to participate in the typical number of games that uninjured players play in. That would sting.

This is what MLB should do Strip all 2017 titles including WS title Lose 1-5 round picks 4 years Lose free agencies 4 years Fine 2 million or as much as possible I can add more but this seems like a good punishment. One thing is for sure the the Astros will be forever be the team who still has not won a WS title even if the don't get stripped of there 2017 WS title. Also I dont hate the Astros but I would be okay with these conditions if it were my team in this situation.

Ban them from postseason contention this year.

Another decent discipline would be restricting the Astros from signing any free agents for 4-5 months after the postseason. So it leaves them at a disadvantage to pick up some players they would need.

it may be time (and i am a purist) to go with an nfl style earpice that a manager can send to the pitcher...try it in the arizona fall league. that would also help with pace of play. I have had that idea for years, because of pace of play issues...with this situation it might be time to try it

"The Houston Asterisks" must forfeit their 2017 Title if this is true.

Buck invented Baseball

That was me...in college d1 I was the guy...my 1st read was catcher 2nd read was pitcher by the 6th inning I was usually found out

That was great. MLB does have a problem though, how do you punish that??

Gotta love Buck

Strip them off the 2017 W.S championship. That the only way you can send a message to every team in the league.

Makes me think about dodgers v Yankees this year. Kershaw allowed 3 hr on curve balls his entire career. He allowed 3 hr to Yankees off curveball in 2 innings.

I want to see some pitchers throwing at the astros hitters next season

Astros are a disgrace. Watch Springer, Altuve and Bregman's stats decline significantly in 2020.

The Red Sox’s split $31.7 million for winning the series there's your financial gain. There contract is for the162 season games. A contracted player is not obligated by that contract to participate in play off games that's why they a pool split provided by MLB!

2019 Astros acted like they knew this was coming. 😅 Bums lost *all 4 home World Series games*

Don't trust any one.

Wonder who will be the first Astro to get it up and in this season ....

Surprised no one started throwing at them

How is a team going to figure out that the opposition has a camera in centerfield?

Bob Gibson would have waited for McCarver to call for a breaking pitch outside and then throw a fastball high and in. That was before electronics, but it would have let him know if anyone was cheating.

First the Commodores break up, now this!!! Maaaannnn!!!

"No don't suspend the coach for a year" whether it's crooked cops or crooked managers/ex-managers don't want themselves/their buddies to be held accountable and will perform mental gymnastics to excuse themselves.

I m happy this nice guy is not a yankee. Hopefully he is going to take over the dodgers soon.

And now we wait for the punishment phase.... Tic toc tic toc.

Give them a hard cap

Saying Billy Martin knew more about baseball than anyone is pure crap.

Fans should boo the Astros for the whole 2020 season when they're on the road. Can't wait to see it.

*How to penalize the Astros for years?* - Look at their financial books for profits and losses during the 2017 Post Season. Distribute the money they acquired as profit to the rest of the MLB teams, just as the way a luxury tax penalty is. - When their current crop of All-Star starters (Bregman, Correa, Springer, Alvarez etc) become free agents, don't attach draft pick compensation or any other penalty to an opposing team for signing them. Or don't allow them to resign with the Astros. - Have them lose draft picks in rounds 1 to 3 for the next 5 to 10 years, such that there is overlap with the above group becoming free agents.

The sad part about all this is how valuable any memorabilia form 2017 World Series will become after this!!! Fast forward to ten years from now and a episode of pawn stars airs where someone is trying to sell a 2017 World Series ring and hearing Rick Harrison go into details about the cheating scandal and boom like that the dude sells the ring for over six figures!!! Lol

was this just in playoffs or all season at Home Park

I got it.. managers that aren't there anymore can work without pay for the next couple seasons. Thats about all you can do to be fair to the new teams theyre on, and in the end all that matters is the pocket books so, hit them in the bank account and if they dont like it they can retire..

Houston Astros just signed a contract to launch a new satellite with NASA for the 2020-21 season. Nothin to see here...

Buck in the booth next year right?

You would be dumb not to take advantage of a weak coach telling his signs or a pitcher tipping pitches. Now what the Astros did is flat out cheating with that setup they had.

Put Houston at 0 and 25 at the start of the season and nail them at their compensation for free agents (with qualifying offers) when they sign with other teams