BRONX, N.Y. — The Houston Astros botched public relations tour continued on full display Saturday. First, it was new manager Dusty Baker urging MLB to step in and stop any “premeditated retaliation,” against the Astros. I get it, Dusty is doing what he’s supposed to and trying to protect his guys. Good luck with that.
Secondly, shortstop Carlos Correa keeps chirping, telling The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that Jose Altuve didn’t cheat and didn’t want his shirt ripped off because of a terrible looking unfinished tattoo on his collar bone. Correa also said Altuve didn’t use the trash can system (yeah, probably because he was employing a buzzer).