Kershaw would get a clear pass on that one, because he seems like a regular guy, and Puig seems like an annoying diva. Thus the gripes would be assumed to be justified.
Agreed. The facts totally contradict Larry's statement. Which is nothing new, of course. There are reasons he does his posting in late night drive-by fashion, and rarely responds when anyone calls him on his nonsense.
Looks like this is about to become a major story. Former player Mike Fiers has blown the whistle* on the technology-aided sign stealing system the Astros used in 2017 en route to winning the title. MLB is launching an investigation.
*The Astros having the 'whistle blown' on them is a little ironic, as we will see.
The reprisal was butchered by the Sox (thanks, Farrell). They didn't take care of it right away (E-Rod threw some pitches half-assedly toward Machado but missed) and they did it the wrong way by throwing at the head.
Come on man.
Who did the 'It's not me, it's them' thing hurt? It hurt Pedroia, and that's it.
Did it hurt Matt Barnes or John Farrell? No, of course it didn't.
It was a victimless crime, other than Pedroia himself.
A relatively encouraging report on Sale's health from his agent:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2019/11/11/chris-sale-has-something-prove/pml8qIJiBxqxFV3a7GprZN/story.html
No specific date for when he is seeing Dr. A again.