I absolutely love that Verlander, who has NEVER been one to hold back his thoughts on steroids, the integrity of the game etc. suddenly wants to move on from this quickly. He got all bent out of shape over someone stealing when they were up a few runs, but he tolerated this? Utter hypocrisy from a cowardly organization.

Yu Darvish is right "If an Olympian was caught for doping, shouldn't they get there medals stripped? Why can't the Astros World Series title get stripped?

"We didn't commit a crime, we just broke the law."

First rule of being in a deep ditch: stop digging.

Everyone involved should be banned from any future HOF consideration

"I didn't murder him, I just took his life."

"sorry we got caught"

“We didn’t cheat, we just broke the rules” “Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes”

All the Astros players should be banned from Hall of Fame eligibility.

WE WILL NOT LET THIS GO AWAY. They will live this down till the end of their careers and more.

"I state my regret" Dwight from the office

keep on talking about it, never let the astros off the hook.

That owner press conference one of the funniest things this week.

Houston is going to lead the league on getting hit by pitchers this year.

The city of Houston deserves so much better. We pulled each other through Harvey and worse, because we care about each other and believe in the goodness of each other. We believed in the Astros, and they let us down. Ban them all, strip the trophy, refund season tickets, forced sale of the franchise. To start.

"Sorry, not sorry." - Astros apology

The Astros are going to take 96 MPH fastballs right in their earhole all year long. It's going to be fun to watch....

We need Leslie Nielson Umpiring behind the plate.

Gerritt cole never wondered why someone was banging a trashcan over a thousand times during the season?

Go get after it when they come to your park! Make altuve cry himself to sleep in his tiny race car bed.

Their attempt to apologize just pissed me off more.

I love how the owner apologized to astro fan's and the city of houston lol yea I can see how they are the the real victim's here.

As a NL fan, I remember when I was still annoyed that the Astros were sent to the American League. Now I'm glad they are gone.

A 30 for 30 Doc on this is coming. Maybe even a Hulu/Netflix movie.

"We apologize for cheating. Terrible decision and choice on our part. To demonstrate our commitment, we are voluntarily vacating the WS title and returning the trophy to MLB." - what the Astros should have said. The only organization that cares less about cheating than the Astros is MLB itself. If MLB cared about preventing cheating, they would ban Astros home games for a few years. Punish the $$ of the Astros, make their players play all away games and make them ineligible for playoff contention.

When they beat Kershaw I knew something. Was not right.

Zero respect now for the Astros...ZERO.

MLB blew it by not punishing the players. This sets a precedent that means players in the future also won't be punished for this kind of cheating.

The drama hasn't even STARTED YET!

HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM... FANS WILL LET IT BE KNOWN VERY SOON

I just found this channel. (AWESOME) Used to love watching this guy on ESPN. He was the best when it came time for the days before replay! Glad I fouled this channel!

Verlander so disturbed with the Astros system, that he stayed with them 2 years to be sure.

Crane should have said they were giving back the championship and he was embarrassed for what his team did. Until that happens this will never go away

Unfortunately the Dodgers will not play the Astros in 2020 unless they meet in the WS; however, Must C TV will be 21SEP20 when the Astros go to Yankee Stadium. I can only imagine the LOVE Yankee fans will be giving the Astros during their games there.

Ban the Astros and vacate the title

Dan you think that one's a coincidence? Try having on an undershirt in the top half of the 9th when your on 2nd...then going in the clubhouse to take it off for when you bat in the bottom half.... Rewind it to his at bat. You can see it through his jersey above his right arm pit if you pause it. He also buttoned his jersey up wrong 😝

I pretty much gave up baseball for football many years ago. The last great moments I remember effecting me in baseball were Bo Jackson and Kirk Gibsons home run. Still root for my Royals though.

This apology or lack thereof speaks volumes of the character of the players and ownership of the Astros. A real man would have been sincere in his apology and owned up to his misdeeds. By definition the Houston Astros do not have any real men on their team or anywhere in their organization.

The apologized that they got caught

Jim crane shouldn't be allowed to keep the team

There needs to be a mandatory meeting by the commiss for everyone who was a part of the world series win. Any ring that isn’t left on the desk by the end of the meeting receives a lifetime ban.

All Astros players need a TSA patdown before each at bat for the entire season. It's clear that players can cheat with impunity so why stop in the 2020 season?

I can't wait until HOU plays in Yankee Stadium. NYers are going to let them have it!

You remember when people who caught hgh would be suspended for 80 games for the first offensive ineligible to be on the playoffs. Even in domestic violence would be suspended for 50 or 60 games eligible to be on the playoffs. They should be on that for cheating for 100 games ineligible to be on the playoffs.

Verlander and every single player on that roster will not get in the hall of fame, you might be able to keep playing while the crook commissioner protects you but you will not be named among the greats of this sport.

Everyone will remember the Astros like they remember Bonds as homerun leader, with an asterisk

Remember when baseball cracked down on PEDs and cheating was never gonna happen again? 😂

I have never in my 58 years wished to see any athlete get hurt.....Until now

Had the Commissioner taken the championship away and possibly suspended players long-term along with the actions already placed, it might have gone away faster. But the Commissioner decided to give them immunity for cooperating with the investigation or couldn't touch them because of the Players' Union.

Manfred has no marbles! If he says: "No WS champion in 2017! Maybe there's less up-roar! We all know the Astros still haven't won a legit 1st. championship!

MLB should mandate the sale of the Astros ....... everyone of the players is marked for life. Manfred should retire to Carmel and caddy at Spyglass...........

Bregman's prepared statement went flying, he went all Ricky Bobby with his hands...it was an awesome $#%/ show.🙌😂

Garrit Cole had no idea it was going on...bro, as a starting pitcher you’re in the dugout every day. You didn’t notice those guys banging on the trash can or you noticed and didn’t think anything of it. Give me a break. Just make yourself unavailable to answer questions next time. That answer was so much worse than saying nothing at all.

Cannot wait for season to start OMG can't wait I tell u LOL

EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of those teams should be suspended, contracts voided and banned for life ala the Black Soxs.

Why can’t Baseball Writer’s rescind Altuve’s MVP award. He cheated it’s known and they are not bound by Manfred’s decision. Bellinger called it out plain and simple. He stole an MVP award.

Astros should be banned for a year and all lose a years salary.

Like you did My Dodgers. You didn’t earn our WS You stole it

I wish the NFL would treat NE like baseball has to Houston!

MLB dropped the ball,well yeah we cheated world series champion.horrible message to the young generations..shame on the commissioner,they should fire him too

If baseball wants to put this behind them then start by having Altuve retire!

I've been an Astros fan over 50 years. If I could address the players, I would say this: "Gimme one good reason I shouldn't toss all my Astros World Series gear! Please! Say it isn't so, Jose." I was naive enough to believe the Astros could win without cheating, and that honor still mattered to a team I have loved so long.

If Pete rose is banned so shoukd3 the astros players.

Wise words from a wise man!

Ban the Astros for one season and force them to post a 0-162 record for 2020. Replace the team with their AAA affiliate and let those guys get some major league experience. Lifetime bans for all players and managers involved. Reparations paid to any pitchers who had their careers or income affected.

I have not watched baseball in years. I want to watch the Astros now. I want to see how many times hit batters they have per game. I have a feeling it will be 9.

Can’t wait for Altuve’s numbers to tank this year. They’ll blame it on losing their manager.

Hard to believe Cole when he says he knew nothing when Verlander admits it didn't take long to see what was going on.

They should not be recognised as Champs from the baseball fans around the country.booed at every away game with chants of cheater echoing throughout the stadiums.that is humble pie.

How does manfred sleep at night

As an astros fan, I find it really hard to root for them at least with this current administration. Just embarrassing.

I’m sorry I feel like Gerrit knew. The whole team knew. That’s why he wanted out of Houston I think.

Jose Altuve for my "Douche of the Year" Award.

Houston that trophy is as legitimate as if you went to the trophy shop today and bought one for 2020.

Strip the title and go after the players. Bunch of scumbags. You mentioned insider trading yesterday, they should get jail time. I think legitimate sport betting places would be for it.

Altuve told reporters that he got the tattoo during the middle of the 2019 season in San Francisco. The Astros did not play the San Francisco Giants last year. (nydailynews)

I love the “it didn’t help” BS from Crane... If it didn’t help, why did they DO IT? Repeatedly. For years. Is that what players do? Repeatedly invest time into doing something that does not work at all?

They should all be banned for life!!!

The Astros are pulling the Reeses Peanut Butter defense- NOT SORRY!

I heard trash cans were banned within a 5 mile radius from the news conference 🗑 😂

I maintain the league should have done the following: For the upcoming season, make the Astros pitchers publicly declare what each pitch will be during all away games. This would simulate their home field advantage and settle whether their team is really as good as they claim.

FYI, the first game of the year between the Yankees and the Astros is Friday, May 15 in Houston. We'll see if any of the Astros players are wearing body armor.

Another good point from DP- where was the crisis management team? Billion dollar organization can't afford one to intervene and at least get the apology right?

Astro away games are gonna be tough. Watch out for flying beer cans and hard objects, fellas!😂. Not to mention everytime an Astros player is at bat the crowds will probably bang on the walls ....

None of these guys will ever find redemption in a baseball uniform.

Admit it and move on?! No way! The players should at least have to return their rings and face suspensions.

Dan Patrick should ask Fritzy how he feels about this scandal since he is an Astros fan

I believe these players are living in the denial stage. Their apologies seem forced and not genuine. I don't accept their apology.

I’ve born and lived my whole life in Houston growing up as Astro’s fun. Now I’m not and I feel shame. I still love the game of baseball so going to follow MLB, but nothing related to these cheaters.

A begrudging apology, is no apology.

I think Houston fans should stay far away from home games this coming season... a good way to send the organization a message.

I can’t believe it. Dan Patrick is talking about my beloved Astros.

“We’re sorry. You can tell because we have to be.”

An apology on a Friday (Valentine's Day) seems rather convenient too.

Three things that must happen. 1) There trophy and name be stricken from the record book. 2) Cancel their season and donate their checks to charites. 3) The commissioner must resign. Postnote: Let the Astros start fresh......NEXT YEAR !!!

Altuve and Bregman doesn't care. Both got their big guaranteed contracts already after the 2017 season. Even if they both suck, they will still make $25 million dollars a year (give or take).

Why do they bother apologizing? The Astros know damn well they already got away with it. They are only sorry because they got caught. To them, the end justified the means. Cheat now, win the title, "apologize" later.

It's beyond sad for MLB which I love and simply the integrity of HUMANITY. I always escaped the liars and the cheaters of the political arena by the REALNESS of Sports!!

Their World Series title should be stripped, and every player taking part should be suspended and fined.

Theyre not appologizing for cheating and feel remorse for it, theyre sorry they got caught, thats what the appologizing is for