No Dodgers pitcher needs to throw at an Astro, and here’s guessing they won’t. Yeah, the fallout has been ugly, and, indeed, some of it has been irresponsible, and this weekend some things need to stop. The tone had been set a year earlier in front of COVID-emptied seats in Houston, when Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly threw over the head of Bregman and Carlos Correa before wagging his tongue and mocking Correa.ĭodgers fans piled on later in that abbreviated 2020 season, picketing the Astros team bus as it drove into a stadium that was still off limits to spectators. In the Astros’ first post-scandal visit here in front of fans in August 2021, Dodger Stadium was intense, fans taunting and booing every Astros’ step, constantly chanting “Cheater” and going overboard by littering the field with inflatable trash cans. This is the second time the Astros will play in front of fans here since they were found guilty of stealing signs while stealing that 2017 World Series championship from the Dodgers. To be honest, Dodgers fans really don’t need any encouragement. You’re booing those nine days in the fall of 2017 when your pocket was picked and your memories were mugged. You’re booing baseball’s decision to not punish any players, as Commissioner Rob Manfred is still there.
You’re booing his team’s owner, as Jim Crane is still there. Who can boo Dusty Baker, right?īut, again, you’re not booing Dusty Baker. It might not seem fair to the many Astros players who had nothing to do with the scandal, particularly since they have morphed into a nationally beloved bunch with their second World Series championship last fall. Apply the pressure loud enough for anyone involved in that franchise to understand this is not over, this will never be over. Chant at Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, the two active players from that cheating team. This was personal.īoo the organization, which means booing everybody. Let them know that, even though only a handful of players remain from the teams that competed in the crooked 2017 World Series, this was never about the players. Read more: Rob Manfred admits giving Astros immunity in sign-stealing scandal was 'not my best decision' There are few times when a sports fan has a civic duty, but the three-game series beginning Friday at Chavez Ravine is one of those times.ĭodgers fans, give the Houston Astros hell.
Six years have passed, but the pain has not abated, the anger has not softened and the outrage is still real. Jose Altuve of the Astros is greeted by boos as he returns to the dugout after striking out against the Dodgers on Aug.
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