Poll: Majority say strip Astros’ title

The Houston Astros should vacate their 2017 World Series championship over the signstealing scheme that has rocked MLB, a majority of people surveyed in the Seton Hall Sports Poll say.

The more than 650 adults surveyed in early February came down hard on cheaters in general, with well over 80 per cent saying that breaking the rules to gain an unfair advantage over an opponent “really hurts the game.”

“We very rarely get that kind of support in the 80s,” said Rick Gentile, director of the poll.