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Taking a title away won't matter?
as a future deterrent, no, i dont think it will stop players from trying to get an edge.
i dont think that will solve the problem nor will it matter all that much...it will be the instant gratification for fans, but in the long run, dont think that will matter all that much.
how's the PED crackdown working so far? lately, you don't see too many guys breaking homerun records, or aging pitchers suddenly throwing better than ever. i don't think teams are going to like risking any chance of winning a title or managers getting tossed. (and if that doesn't work, players would be next. for all the "culture" of the game, there have been a lot of enforced changes over the years.)
The ped crackdown has individual penalties, start penalizing the players heavily and that may me a detterent. The ped violations arent vacating titles, etc. I don't see that as a valid threat to stop future cheating.
(we left out gambling too.) i disagree. only raises the ante. if cheating costs teams titles, then you sure as hell don't ever want to be caught cheating, especially if you're even just contending. now everybody knows what to expect next time.
I think the Astros are not the only team that really crossed the line and are facing punishment. What other teams do you think went overboard in 2019?
Maybe the higher ups will want it stopped, but if you're a journey man player or a guy that has played on 5 teams, do you care that your world series is taken from you 3 years ago if you aren't suspended or lose a cent?
i was under the impression that THIS cheating involved cameras and other electronics set up around the ball park. i don't see a journey man player pulling this off on his own wherever he goes.
do you think carlos beltran cares if the championship from 2017 is vacated?
Big time. The scandal has already cost him his dream job. He'd hate to get banished like Pete Rose.(players looking for small advantages is not the same thing as organizations systematically cheating with high tech, using multiple staff organized and deployed in a concerted strategy.)