OT: Astros going to new lengths

[Southpaw]

Next up.... Apple Watches

 

[Ronin]

Ken Rosenthal
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All those asking if I “knew something” when I asked Altuve about refusing to allow teammates to rip off his jersey . . . hardly. In my rush to get onto the field, I did not even see Altuve cross home plate. Producer suggested question in my ear as I conducted the interview.

 

[BC867]

Here is an article recapping how MLB has become a prisoner to technology.

https://sports.yahoo.com/analysis-baseball-become-prisoner-technology-074011340--mlb.html

 

[Ronin]

Jack McDowell says Tony La Russa had sign-stealing system with White Sox in '80s

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-russa-had-sign-stealing-system-white-sox-80s

 

[WildBB]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...-russa-had-sign-stealing-system-white-sox-80s

Along the the start of PED's soon afterwards starting with his A's.

 

[Ronin]

Along the the start of PED's soon afterwards starting with his A's.

TLR probably “if you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.”

 

[AZCB34]

Every team is trying to steal signs and every team is using technology to do so to one degree or another.

 

[BC867]

Every team is trying to steal signs and every team is using technology to do so to one degree or another.

As in most things in life, there are degrees.

Evidently the Astros crossed the line.
And, I guess, the Red Sox as well.

As with murder and assault & battery,
premeditated offenses are treated
more harshly. 1st degree. 2nd degree.

A baserunner standing on 2B who sees
a Catcher's signs (which can be changed)
is not the same as a sophisticated system
of ongoing research and communications.

The multi-billion dollar industry of professional
sports is supposed to exist the entertain the
fans.

Likewise, plagiarism in articles and music
are not allowed and penalties are applied.

 

[Ronin]

Per sports center, Astros and Red Sox will not be stripped of their titles.

 

[Ronin]

Astros owner says players will apologize for sign-stealing scandal at spring training

https://sports.yahoo.com/astros-own...ing-scandal-at-spring-training-030545954.html

 

[BC867]

https://sports.yahoo.com/astros-own...ing-scandal-at-spring-training-030545954.html

The players will apologize? What about the owner who oversees the team?

And owner Jim Crane is being honored as Houston Executive of the Year? For what?
Cheating? Whether he knew about it or not, it's bad management.

Wow! A 6 sentence post with five question marks! Actually, that sounds appropriate
in this case.

 

[Ronin]

The players will apologize? What about the owner who oversees the team?

And owner Jim Crane is being honored as Houston Executive of the Year? For what?
Cheating? Whether he knew about it or not, it's bad management.

Wow! A 6 sentence post with five question marks! Actually, that sounds appropriate
in this case.

The players should apologize and so should the owner.imo

 

[AZCB34]

The players should apologize and so should the owner.imo

None of them should apologize since the apologies will not be sincere.

 

[Ronin]

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[BC867]

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Said it was “not like every game we had it going on.

So if he went in with a gun and held up a Circle K, but only once or twice a week, not like every day, it's OK.

Lame!

 

[Ronin]

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[Chris_Sanders]

Wow they are going to lead the MLB in HBP. League will police what the commissioner lacks the stomach to do

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Just when you thought the worst of the Houston Astros cheating scandal had come and gone, new details uncovered by the Wall Street Journal are showing just how widespread the cheating scheme was in Houston’s front office.

Not only did Astros players and coaches use a camera, TV screen and garbage can to electronically steal signs and relay them to hitters, but the entire operation was fueled by an Excel spreadsheet developed by a then-intern that used an algorithm to decode opposing team’s signs.

Members of the Astros front office called it “Codebreaker,” according to documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal, and often referred to their tactics as the “dark arts.” The system and the front-office employees that manned it were part of the process of figuring out opposing teams’ signs and ultimately getting the information to Astros players to use on the field.

https://sports.yahoo.com/explosive-...ut-the-astros-cheating-scandal-000636683.html

 

[GatorAZ]

https://sports.yahoo.com/explosive-...ut-the-astros-cheating-scandal-000636683.html

They really went to new lengths!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Ex-Dodgers pitcher files lawsuit against Astros, wants them to forfeit $31M

https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-dodgers...ros-wants-them-to-forfeit-31-m-190648512.html

 

[Ronin]

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[GatorAZ]

https://www.nbcsports.com/washingto...ere-tipped-about-astros-cheating-dodgers-cora

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Astros owners coming off as a douche

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