In a much-ridiculed press conference today at the opening of spring training, Astros owner Jim Crane said that he doesn’t think the illegal and electronic sign stealing that took place during the 2017 season had any impact on how the Astros beat the Yankees or any other team that year.
#Astros are gonna get booed so hard on every road trip. pic.twitter.com/FMnUZhJKBK
— Brendan Glasheen (@BrendanGlasheen) February 13, 2020
He also said this:
Jim Crane: "I don't think I should be held accountable."
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) February 13, 2020
Before those comments, players Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve spoke extremely briefly and were taken off to the clubhouse.
Two prepared, seemingly hollow apologies… #Astros pic.twitter.com/Q3A92iZSFz
— Adam Kaufman (@AdamMKaufman) February 13, 2020
We’ll have more today on ‘The Huddle’ from 3-6 PM.
