The Astro Who Refused To Cheat 

You guys forgive Altuve yet?

The funniest part is when fanbases instantly forgive a member of the scandal as soon as they join their team.

The dumb thing is that the astros actually had a really good team and didn’t need to cheat at all. Their actions damaged the reputations of the whole brand and the commissioner’s statements on the situation damaged the reputation of baseball

We had a home room lesson about perseverance using the Astros as examples, and the next day the cheating scandal broke.

I love your videos from a non baseball fan because you dont act like people will know even the smallest details. I’m sure it’s a little annoying for diehard fans having to hear the minute details, but you’re pretty much the only reason I’m starting to watch baseball (have to give chart party some credit 😂)

Fun fact: in the 2021 regular season, Altuve's batting average was .278. He hit .278 in the first half of the season and .278 in the second half; .278 against lefties and .278 against righties.

I don't think I'll ever see someone go from so praised to so hated that quickly

Spanish speaker here and also Yankees fan lol, he said “la camisa no” which means “not the jersey” not “I have a piece”

Altuve is a really nice guy as well. He is always doing charity stuff around town. Everyone loves him here in Houston. Guys on top of the mountain are always loved or hated, no in between.

That shot of Mike Fiers beard was almost as disgusting as the Astros scandal itself

Y’know, none of the fan investigation work would have been necessary if MLB itself didn’t botch the investigation into the org. Many fans (and players) were pissed with the way it was handled, which just caused more animosity between all parties involved.

"If he was using a buzzer, he'd be more careful..." Bro...they were loudly banging f'n trash cans 🤣🤣🤣

It's 2023 and Altuve has been putting up the same big numbers since the accusation. He's just good and doesn't need to cheat.

Chapman hung a slider middle high to this guy during an inning where the only pitch he was able to throw for a strike was the slider. His fastball location was nonexistent that entire inning. As a yankees fan, I 100% held Chapman responsible for that homerun since it happened

I’m wondering why, Carlos Beltran, the guy that apparently started the whole thing, got no heat for it in the slightest

nobody leans into a Chapman pitch like Altuve did unless they know what’s coming. Chapman knew that…which is why you see his smile like that. He knew he’d been had. and i don’t believe for a second that after hitting a HR to send a team to the world series all he thinks about is how a tattoo would look. Judge should have been MVP in ‘17 and Yankees should have gone to WS in ‘19.

If you’re a member of a team that is actively cheating, and you have knowledge of it, and say nothing. You are a cheater.

Manfred effectively did nothing in response to the Astros cheating, so it left everyone wanting blood from the franchise, and Altuve was one of the biggest faces of those teams for better or worse. That's why he gets bullied, guilty or not, because MLB is run by incompetents.

Bang% is a punch line I didn’t know I needed

This is a question many of us will face in life. "Everyone on my team is cheating, what should I do?" Letting everyone else cheat and calling yourself a winner is not the answer.

This was like the video convincing everyone that Daniel Larusso was the real bully, not Johnny Lawrence.

If Altuve wasn’t so short, it wouldn’t be as easy to make short jokes about him

It’s worth noting that he bounced back in a big way this season. He hit his career high in home runs with a .277 batting average, and he’s still as clutch as he has ever been in the playoffs.

Altuve says “ LA CAMISA NO! La camisa NO! “ As in: not the shirt ! Not the shirt!

The most baffling thing for me is having a cheating system that everybody can hear. It's like a student tapping the pen on his desk several times to give his classmate the answers on an exam in front of the teacher. Pretty dumb teacher if they don't notice.

Now that I try to read his lips he actually seems to have said “la camisa no” (not the shirt). Doesn’t prove or disprove anything but I guess certain “analysts” and especially Yankees fans of course are very conclusive saying that he said “I got a piece on”. But well even if altuve would have been speaking Korean people would be trying to find some English words in there that’d prove there was a buzzer.

Even if those guys didn’t cheat, they’re still complicit in the biggest scandal in mlb history and barely got punished

He's a liar -- his demeanor when asked about the shirt, him switching stories, it's plain as day he had something to hide.

The smallest guy took the biggest brunt of the hostility and negativity. He knew before the season started he was going to get treated badly and even get thrown at. And he took it all without whining or crying to the media or fans. He silently took it all, and it looks like he didn't participate. But he did know about it, and didn't say anything about it. And I can understand why he couldn't say anything.

He does not say "No, I got a piece on"... He said in perfect spanish: "No, la camisa no". This means: "No, not the shirt". Remember that the 2017 team had a bit more than its fair share of latinos latinos: Altuve, Correa, Gurriel, González and Bregman's spanish is also quite good.

This is exactly like DeflateGate and Brady. The more I learn the more doubt I’m having that he’s actually guilty, but goddamn he sure put in an extraordinary effort to make himself look more suspicious than O.J. Simpson.

Cheating is a stain that stays forever.

This came out at a good time because a White Sox pitcher (Ryan Tepera) is now accusing them of cheating again (Edit): Also, I’m a Cardinals fan/a fan of baseball overall so neither team means anything to me, I’ll take my historic 17 game win streak and go away until next year

To be honest it’s pretty crazy how good he is. I’m 5’6 145 lbs and cant imagine being good or strong enough to hit home runs

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

I got a piece on?! Bro he said “¡La camisa no!” 😂💀

Before crossing home, I think Altuve was saying “ la camisa, no”, meaning “not the jersey”

If Carlos Beltran was indeed one of the masterminds behind the whole thing, then HE should be the face of it. Not Altuve. Say what you want but that’s my opinion on it. The fact that Aaron Judge had the audacity to say that Beltran didn’t “have to explain himself” for the incident after he got hired on to the Yankees’ broadcasting team really pisses me off after the way he trashed them just a few years prior.

2:18 it’s insane how much the fans impact the players!

Yall say yall dont see a tattoo but yall also didnt see any buzzer

If you know Spanish, you can 100% read Altuve’s lips saying “La camisa no, la camisa no” which means not the shirt, not the shirt…

Crowd: “CHEATER, CHEATER” altuve: *hits 3 run homer

I've seen so many people comment about players being caught up in their own feelings and acting like children. Well, how about the fans?? They can be just as childish, stubborn, and unwilling to listen about that as the players. This video I think helps that assertion with how the fans treated Altuve over something he didn't do.

As a Rangers fan back in 2013 that hadnt even heard about this scandal, thanks for putting this video out there. Idk if he cheated or not, but I never got that vibe from him once watching him play, interview, or interact with his team and others. I like the world better if I believe he didn't do it.

The best kind of reporting is a telling a true story everyone needs to hear even if they don’t want to. Good job man

I like how this video is split into being the same story but told in different ways

Here's where I come out on this...if you think it's that wrong, speak up and say something. That's what a real person of integrity would do

He does not say “ I got a piece on” what he says is “ la camisa no, la camisa no” (not the shirt, not the shirt) GET YOUR TRANSLATION RIGHT BROTHER!!!

100% Altuve wasn't saying "I got a piece on" He was saying "La Camisa" (Shirt) As in dont rip my shirt. But whatevs

And by the way... Even if he was an angel... He still let it go on.. He could have anonymously have contacted mlb as a whistle blower. He is GUILTY PERIOD bro.

He just won the World Series two hours ago, congratulations to him 🥳🥳

Excellent mini doc, great work. Altuve doesn’t need forgiveness, but an apology would be nice. I was guilty of wrongful judgment. Go Braves 2024

such a good edit at around 5 mins when the song is on subbed

I'm a football (soccer for Americans) fan, but I decided to watch the last few weeks of baseball. And I got to say baseball fans can rival football for being some of the most toxic supporters. I'm actually amazed.

I can’t believe how you can consistently put out such high quality and interesting topics. Thank you dude, keep it up.

Just for the record: Forget about "I got a piece on", because he said, in the clearest spanish anybody can see: "La camisa no". That just means: "Not the jersey". And I'm just starting, BTW.

As a Houstonian I have never stopped chearing for the Astros. I believe you stick with your teams no matter if you win or lose. Jose is a good dude that cares about our city and community. I don't blame fans that hate on the Astros organization as a whole but I would offer a point to consider. The use of gaining a competitive edge using video equipment was more of a wide spread issue than we are made to believe. The Dodgers, Redsox and Yankees teams have had their own sign stealing schemes used during the same time period but no one wants to talk about that. The Astros have been made out to be the scapegoat for sign stealing ... sent out to die in the wilderness. #2022WorldSeriesChamps

The Altuve situation is so crazy that when I went to Cooperstown All Star Village. We were sitting down waiting for our teams to be called when a team starts chanting “F Altuve” and banging on the tables. Some guy recorded this and posted it on Tik Tok. The video was later deleted and all the teams that participated in this chant were suspended and kicked out. There was more controversy’s that week to but that’s for another time. But still he was a good fielder but didn’t use cheats for that so I respect that.

i love how the Boston red Soxs probably cheated just as much but nobody talks about that

Knowing your teammates are cheating and playing on the same team is still cheating!

Well, Altuve can take solace in the fact he didn't end up like Shoeless Joe Jackson of the infamous Black Sox if nothing else.

Most underrated channel on the platform.

It must suck to be the one guy who didn't cheat yet still be the one most harassed.

He got the tattoo in San Francisco but they never played in San Francisco? You know where Oakland is right?

Wearing a buzzer would startle me so much, it's just far-fetched

Someone had to be the scapegoat. It’s a shame it was altuve. I’m a Cleveland fan, I’m as critical as anyone about the astros sign stealing, but I don’t think altuve is the right guy to vilify.

Lmao “I got a piece on” 😂😂 I hate the astros as much as the next guy but he’s really saying “la camisa no” 😂 (not the shirt)

You guys know Altuve speaks Spanish, right? 0:37 - "No! a me no le quites!" Why was he saying don't take my shirt away from me in Spanish? Because 1) They did it to him a few days before and left him bare chested. 2) His wife was not happy with that and made him promise not to do that again. Case Closed.

I don’t see how you can look at all of that and say “he definitely didn’t cheat you guys” At best the evidence is inconclusive and at worst it’s damning.

Altuve doesnt say "i got a piece on, no" he says "La Camiza no"

dude i didn’t even know you released this video and literally as a white sox fan all day yesterday i was trying to explain to people that the sox didn’t choke anything really. we just flat out got beat by a really damn good baseball team but the casual fan isn’t read for that conversation yet. tipping my cap to them boys in houston they can ball under pressure.

He’s got 2 now

He's not saying "I got a piece on. No!" He's saying "La camisa no! La camisa no!" in Spanish which translates to "Not the shirt! Not the shirt!".

The man is the perfect height to blast high fastballs because all he has to do is swing level and it's already underneath anything mid to upper strikezone

Who is here in 2022 when Altuve won his 2nd Ring?

altuve absolutely popping off right now is all the proof you need to know my precious altuve didnt cheat. dude is so clutch. astros in 6

The tattoo could’ve taken two sessions no matter how small, depending on time restrictions or even excessive bleeding

Altuve should get more love

An accomplice is just as guilty as the one committing the offense. He knew about and benefited from it. The Astro's should have had the World Series title vacated and all players and coaches banned from baseball for life.

Altuve is thee perfect example of what "Heart over Height" looks like. Dude is the freaken man bro. Mad respect

I recall that year 2017 that in the investigation that 4 players didn't like the trash cans....Altuve, Reddick, McCann, and Tony Kemp.

This is the most Astro fan video I’ve ever seen!

He didn’t say “I got a piece on”, 0:44 he said in Spanish “La camisa no”, which translates to “not the jersey” basically asking his teammates to not take his jersey off.

Altuve has been elite yet again in 2021 after how dismal last year was. Unless the Astros have some new grand cheating scheme for hitters (which is very plausible but I have some doubts given how much more scrutiny theyre probably under from MLB officiating), I think that Altuve is just really good at baseball, regardless.

It's funny. I'm a lifelong Yankee fan, and I seem to be one of the few Yankee fans I know that never hated Altuve, and that honestly didn't believe that he specifically had cheated. I was disgusted with others on that team, like Correa, who was the most defensive and unapologetic about the whole thing. I didn't sense that attitude with Altuve at all. To the contrary, throughout the whole scandal reveal and blowback, he just seemed to keep his head down and stay quiet. He has always come across to me like a person who's had to work hard and overachieve his whole life just to get a chance to succeed, due to his height. It honestly made no sense to me that someone who had worked so hard like that would then decide to start cheating, so this video's showing of Altuve not wanting to be involved with the scandal doesn't really surprise me. And I truly feel for him getting the brunt of the malice, as the face of the team. The fact that he struggled so mightily in 2020 isn't surprising at all, having to live with that every day. Even moments after he hit the 2019 HR against Chapman and I watched him interviewed, he just came across as a genuinely humble person (and mind you, that's how I was seeing him just minutes after he had ended my team's season - in other words, I wasn't exactly perceiving that at a time when I was particularly happy with him). I don't know if that's how he really is, of course - it's just how I've seen him.

guess what: knowing about a cheating scandal your team is perpetuating and not reporting it IS cheating

I think it's pretty well documented he resented and shut down taking stolen signs via trash cans. And dude is 5'5 inches tall and won the freaking MVP and is a multiple time all star, coming from a dirt poor upbringing that isn't even conceivable for the vast majority of Americans. The dude is fucking incredible. I hate the Astros and think the organization should have been severely punished. But Altuve is amazing and someone I showed to my short kid who didn't think he could be good at baseball to motivate him, and then he got really, really good. I don't think most people understand how insanely myopic, hidebound, and utterly resistant to innovation, change or difference baseball management is. For Altuve to make a team at all took a level of dedication and hard work most people will never even witness, let alone comprehend, let alone achieve, and for him to be on multiple all star teams and win an MVP award is just insane and won't be matched again for a long time if ever. Appreciate this dude while he is playing, because in all likelihood you won't see anything like it again in your lifetime. He is a freaking Unicorn.

This is a real situation is where since his confidence went down, his success went down. So when you feel like everyone is booing you (or know everyone is) don’t let it get to you. And prove them wrong. This also happened with Josh Donaldson in his freshman year (I think) But came to be one of the best players in the MLB. And got the MVP award. Never give your hopes up.

Was at Fanfest 10yrs ago for a Q&A and Altuva told us the story of getting signed. Said the scout told him to be there and no one believed he was supposed to be there but the scout wasn't there to vouch. The next morning he was eating cereal on the couch watching tv and his dad told him to go back because what would it hurt in case the scout was there. Otherwise he would be just moping around watching TV and sitting on the couch all day. He went again and the scout was there and Altuve feels he owes his dad big time for getting his lazy butt off the couch that day. Pretty good story of a good father IMO.

in the first clip 0:45 looks like he is saying "La camisa no, la camisa no" which is in Spanish and it translates to "not the shirt, not the shirt"

thats crazy, he did so well in the years leading up to their team being caught for cheating, then didn't do so hot after they were forced to stop cheating. must've been all the bullying i guess. smart thinkin

I remember seeing a documentary on Altuve where he worked out other tired and played bottle cap baseball. Along with him being short, he was an inspiration to me and I even got his glove

Even if he NEVER participated in the sign stealing scheme, ( which I doubt ); Altuve was well aware of the cheating going on with his teammates . If he disapproved, as he claims , then he should have said something . One ( former ) Astro came clean . The others are weasels whether active participants or not . They ALL benefited from the cheating . If he doesn’t want to be booed, he could demand a trade and tell people why !

Dude cheated

Okay yeah they never played in San Fran but they play Oakland like 3 times a year so it’s reasonable to go to San Fran from there

From someone who hates the Astros a lot, I gotta say I feel bad for Altuve, one of my favourite players in baseball, mans didn’t deserve all that hate, happy to see him comeback the next year and have a good bounce back season

Altuve was probably the biggest cheater of them all.

Not cheating and “looking the other way while the rest of your team cheats” are different things.

Altuve never said “I got a piece on, no! I got a piece on, no!” He said “La camisa, no! La camisa, no!”. That’s Spanish for “Not the shirt, not the shirt!”

Manager Dusty Baker said on Wednesday that the 2020 season was hard on everyone. “Then in the middle of that (Altuve) had some deaths in his family which he didn’t say anything about. There are things in life sometimes that people think don’t affect us and indeed they do.”