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By: A palate cleanser after the Astros’ putrid apology | SorryWatch

A palate cleanser after the Astros’ putrid apology | SorryWatch — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:30:56 +0000

[…] SorryWatch in the Houston Chronicle, discussing just how epic.) Why, it seems like just yesterday we were gaping at this team’s propensity toward crap apologies. In the Astros’ honor, let’s take […]

By: Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:53:08 +0000

[…] SorryWatch, raging at the Astros’ lying Assistant GM (now out of a job, deservedly, and too bad about the World Series, fellas); sharing a nice poem […]

By: PollyQ

PollyQ — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:29:30 +0000

This just in! Brandon. Brent. Chad. Chet. Blake. Brant. Brett. Chip. has been FIRED by the Astros, partly for the content of why he said, partly because it was directed specifically at reporters (who hadn’t even been interacting with him), and partly because he lied about it to the Astros.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/astros/2019/10/24/astros-fire-assistant-gm-brandon-taubman-tirade-female-reporters/4088459002/

Extra bonus points to USA Today for actually calling a lie a lie.

By: Kiwiwriter

Kiwiwriter — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:30:18 +0000

Another reason I dislike Texas and another reason I’m rooting for the Nationals in the World Series.

Well, besides being a New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants fan…

But in all seriousness, this is one of the most appalling “good ol’ boy” and “Don’t mess with Texas” behaviors I’ve seen in some time.

By: Kenneth H Ryesky

Kenneth H Ryesky — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 06:50:04 +0000

The problem is that we look for our heroes on the football field, baseball diamond, and hockey rink (and, for that matter, in the Capitol building and the White House).