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Astros Crawfish Boil: February 14th, 2020

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By CKuno Feb 14, 2020, 8:40am CST

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Yesterday was Apology Day for the Houston Astros and there were some sincere and heartfelt reactions from the players at their lockers (Astros.com)
But first they decided to hold a disaster of a press conference, which means that’s all anyone will focus on (ESPN)
I mean, when people bring in PR people to analyze just how bad the press conference was you know what side is going to get the most attention (Sports Illustrated)
But, really, no matter what they said or did it just wasn’t going to be good enough for a lot of people outside of Houston (KHOU 11)
Astros fans are the only fans that really need to square themselves with what happened in 2017 and Astros County does just that in this post (Astros County)
The players strongly denied the use of any sort of buzzing device to steal signs, calling out the story as a straight up lie (MLB Trade Rumors)
Blame for the whole mess is a tangled web that may never get fully sorted out (The Athletic, $$$)
Baseball operations are being reviewed according to Crane, so we’ll see if the FO looks the same when the season starts (Astros.com)
Dallas Keuchel had some more comments on the scandal, stating that he feels the 2017 title was earned even with the sign stealing (Bleacher Report)
Count Seth Lugo as another player who thinks one bad inning against the Astros changed the course of his entire career (Newsday)
Bobby Valentine was asked about the scandal and noted that skulduggery has a long and sorted history in baseball (The New Yorker)

Around the League

The Blue Jays’ Reese McGuire was arrested after having a little too much fun in a Dollar Tree parking lot (TMZ)
The Twins are actually acting like contenders this offseason (The Ringer)
The Indians have inked a deal with former Astros legend Domingo Santana (MLB Trade Rumors)
Meanwhile, the Red Sox have signed Kevin Pillar to a one-year deal (MLB Trade Rumors)
Boston will need the extra batter as Dustin Pedroia will start the year injured yet again (AP News)
Mitch Haniger will also start the year on the IL after undergoing surgery for the second time this offseason (MLB Trade Rumors)