By Stasya Hopp | Reporter
The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal has been described as disrespectful, detrimental to the game of baseball, disgusting and disappointing. The Thursday press conference in which Astros team owner Jim Crane issued a public apology has also been described as disappointing and as a public relations debacle.
Crane, Astros manager Dusty Baker, Astros third baseman and shortstop Alex Bregman and second baseman Jose Altuve appeared at the press conference. The player’s apologies seemed insincere, scripted, lacking emotion, and there was no clear, unified message during the press conference. Crane was reluctant to take responsibility and even explicitly admit wrongdoing.