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Cheating makes the Astros, for better or worse, America's team
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Five years after the Astros' trash-can transgressions, maybe it's time to let our grudges go - The Boston Globe
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No Houston Pro Team Has Been as Good for as Long as These Astros
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Is MLB right to let the cheating Houston Astros keep their title?, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Houston Astros sign stealing scandal - Wikipedia
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Winning At All Costs: The Houston Astros Story (Daryll) – Doubleday Double Talk
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Houston fans: they'll stand by their team through cheating allegations, but they'll abandon the most expensive seats in baseball when they're down 7 : r/Dodgers
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New Book Shows Astros Kept Cheating After 2018
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Astros receive bonus checks of, $516,347 and vote to share the money with employees and staff. There are some happy bay boys running around Houston today! : r/mlb
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The art of the 'boo': one way Baltimore might let the Houston Astros know what we think of cheating
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The Houston Astros Cheating Scandal Is Fun
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The Astros Are Baseball's Most Business-like Buzzsaw
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Are Swangin and Bangin Allowed at Minute Maid Park? An Investigation
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Astroball' author: Details of cheating scandal still to be unearthed