https://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...r-14551952.php
what a moron...and the response by the Astros PR team is just as bad
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/spo...r-14551952.php
what a moron...and the response by the Astros PR team is just as bad
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
So basically, their argument is that he was yelling that only because Osuna blew a save, and he didn't notice the reporters were all women, because he's a clueless idiot? Interesting defense.
He should be castrated in public, forced to wear the empty sack of skin as a hat for 17 years, and barred from working in any profession other than crash test dummy for the rest of his life.
Those women were likely scared for their lives, and will be forever emotionally, mentally and possibly physically scarred after surviving such an ordeal.
Examples must be made out of male scum like this.
salmagundy (10-22-2019), UNCBlue012 (10-22-2019)
That is awfully creative.Originally Posted by Enscheff
Hell, being able to wear a scrotum hat while being a crash test dummy almost sounds like fun. If that happened to me, I would just sit back and appreciate the sheer originality of the torture that had been laid down on me.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Anything that's worth doing is worth over doing
I mean, sure, but I wouldn’t want a guy like that working for me, not the least of which due to how horrible it makes my organization look.
At worst he’s a terrible human being, at best he’s an absolute moron. Doesn’t mean I think he should be buried alive and not given another chance at some point down the line, but those are the facts.
life can be hard for morons...ask coppy
Taubman and Coppy both were living the dream...easy come easy go...I hear selling mortgage backed securities is a lot of fun...requires an understanding of advanced analytics
Last edited by nsacpi; 10-22-2019 at 01:18 PM.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
I really don’t care to be honest. I’d be annoyed too if I caught that much heat too. Plus I suspect there is more to the story. Any way it was a good sign. I would have made a move for the guy here. I remember a time when sports was about sports and the courts handled this kind of thing.
you clearly aren't woke enough my man
Looks like a prime example of the signature "Locker Room Talk" made famous by our President. It did happen in the locker room afterall. Too much testosterone.
Forever Fredi
I just wish we could go back to how these things were handled pre-social media. Growing up in the 90s it seemed like things were a lot more sane. I also think off the field matters were handled better prior to Roger Goodell and his NFL personal conduct policy. Crime is a law enforcement problem. It’s not a sports problem.
You're missing an important component: the very act of being a talented, famous athlete used to inoculate them from ever facing justice in a court of law. The serial rapist NFL player was protected by off-duty cops, standing guard and holding back citizens who wanted to go help the woman screaming for help, because he was rich enough to pay them and because he was Pittsburgh's beloved QB. It's a near-certainty Roger Clemens would have gone to prison as a pedophile if he had not been a rich and famous athlete. The fact that existing in the league's system protects you from prosecution makes it the league's problem.
Last edited by Snowman; 10-23-2019 at 12:22 PM.
What the hell are you even talking about?
I think he's suggesting that crimes should be handled by the criminal justice system and that sports teams and leagues should stay out of it.
I don't know about all that, but at what point is the prescribed punishment enough?
The criminal justice system closed its case. Osuna served the mandated suspension for MLB.
The Astros did something that was within the rules and it seems like it ended up working out. And the exec was boorish to gloat about it. All gross, maybe, but not that gross in the grand scale of things that happen all the time.
If the Astros and Taubman were a bit more forthcoming and honest about what happened, it would be a much smaller issue. It's always the coverup. But you're right. In the grand scheme of things there are much bigger problems in the world.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
the guy went out of his way to yell at female reporters who have covered domestic violence towards women cause they had written articles about the piece of **** Osuna etc
cursing at them etc while celebrating a win to go to the world series
he targeted them
then the astros said it never happened and tried to discredit the journalist who wrote the article saying it was a lie
and then came back and gave bull**** apologies when enough people said it was real and happened
he should lose his job for sure
and yeah, there are bigger problems in the world, that has nothing to do with doing the right thing here and firing this jackass and whomever went after the journalist too
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
What was the coverup exactly?
Is it just that the Astros said he wasn't directing the comments towards the reporters?
they literately came out and said it never happened and tried to discredit the reporter as a liar when it broke initially
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Taubman also continues to maintain he was just excited and being overly exuberant and was not directing his words at anyone.
We all make mistakes. Really they are an opportunity for reflection and self-improvement. But it is helpful to be honest about those mistakes.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
CyYoung31 (10-23-2019)
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