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Bill Plaschke: Rob Manfred's inaction is as damaging to baseball as the Astros' cheating

LOS ANGELES - Listening to the Houston Astros attempt to show remorse for the sign-stealing scandal Thursday was like listening to a guy apologizing for stealing that shiny Cadillac still sitting in his driveway.

It's now his car, so why should he be sorry?

Nobody is making him give it back, so why should he have any regrets?

The authorities have shown no real compassion for the victims of the theft, so what's a thief supposed to do?

If the Astros didn't exactly beg forgiveness in their first spring

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