Can the Astros Silence the Haters and Win Back Baseball’s Respect?

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🗓️ 7 October 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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When the Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox this afternoon in Game 1 of the ALDS, they will remain, to many, as one thing: the most hated team in baseball. It’s a stigma the Astros have carried for the past two seasons, ever since the cheating scandal from their 2017 World Series run came to light. But at the same time, the Astros have had a spectacular run of success. They’ve won their division title in four of the last five seasons, and have made the ALCS the past four seasons. This year, they finished with the second best record in the American League. The team’s success has made Astros players defiant in the face of the public backlash. It’s also made them intent on winning another World Series, hoping to rewrite their legacy as something more than just “the team that cheated.” Alden Gonzalez spent time with the Astros, and shares his reporting on their search for vindication in the eyes of the baseball world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is it time to let the Astros cheating scandal go?
0:07.0	No, hell no.
0:09.0	Keep reminding them because when you see what they did, in the end, it shows that the greatness
0:16.0	that they had, you didn't have to cheat.
0:19.0	You could have still won. You could have still been great.
0:22.4	And y'all chose to do it anyway. That obviously was Stephen A. Smith, speaking for the 98% of
0:31.2	Americans who do not live in the Houston metropolitan area. Because nearly two years after their
0:37.1	cheating scandal first became public,
0:39.4	the Houston Astros still rank as baseball's public enemy number one. So today, as they
0:46.3	return to the postseason this afternoon, Alden Gonzalez explains the anger that fans and opposing
0:52.3	players still hold towards Houston,
0:55.8	and whether winning this World Series would bring more vitriol, or vindication.
1:01.9	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, October 7th.
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