Astros Cheating Scandal, NBA All-Star Weekend
As the fallout continues from the Astros’ cheating scandal, what, if anything, can Major League Baseball do about it? FNP city editor Allen Etzler and host Greg Swatek discuss that in-depth on this week’s episode of Just Another Sports Podcast. The guys talk about how badly Major League Baseball, namely Commissioner Rob Manfred, has managed this entire situation from the outset, not coming down hard enough on the team and the players with discipline and even having to apologize for calling the World Series trophy “a piece of metal.” Now MLB and its players association find themselves in an extremely unenviable spot with players and well-known figures in other sports saying that no enough was done to punish the Astros for cheating. Even players who don’t often speak out publicly like Mike Trout and Nick Markakis are sounding off about the Astros’ situation. Allen and Greg also share their affinity for the new format for the NBA All-Star game and All-Star weekend, in general. Plus, are 17 games and 14 playoff teams (seven per conference) a good thing for the NFL? What are the best events on the annual sports calendar? And why is Big Papi, David Ortiz, being thrown onto the Boat to Nowhere?