Astros Crawfish Boil

Astros Crawfish Boil: January 5th, 2022

Dismissing one of the most popular baseball reporters for criticizing Rob Manfred certainly is a bold strategy by MLB Network

By CKuno Jan 5, 2022, 8:25am CST

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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees, 2019 American League Championship Series

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Ken Rosenthal is out at MLB Network after 13 years because he dared to criticize Rob Manfred (Sports Illustrated)
Because the only thing that MLB cares about when it comes to its on-air talent is compliance (Sporting News)
RIP to former Astros pitcher Jim Corsi, who passed away at the 60 after battling cancer (Twitter - MLBPAA)
Cameron Maybin, who showered us with free tacos in the 2017 World Series, is officially calling it a career after 15 seasons in The Show (Twitter - B/R Walk-Off)
So how is the AL West chaping up for the 2022 season after all the free agent moves? (ESPN+, $$$)
The demise of Ash bats in the majors is due to an exotic beetle ravaging the trees, or possibly Barry Bonds (The Athletic, $$$)
Do you think that hiring Buck Showalter was the right move for the Mets? (MLB Trade Rumors)
Fanatics has officially acquired Topps after MLB gave the retail giant exclusivity rights for cards (MLB.com)