The Astros Cheated
It’s pretty crazy when you look at the difference between the Astros players at home and on the road.
Seems that a half dozen of them are much better hitters in Texas.
And what’s aggravating about it is that I was sure that the Yankees were a better team in 2017...
...but they lost 4 games to 3.
The Yankees lost all 4 games in Houston.
It’s alleged that they used a camera to zero in on the catcher’s signs and then they flashed a signal to the hitter via whistling or banging on a garbage can!
And sign-stealing has always been a game within a game but the feed into the dugout and watching it on television and then telling a batter when a fastball is coming...
...is way over the line.
It’s cheating.
And it was a huge deal within the organization...
...coaches were in on it.
...manager had to be in on it.
All the players.
It angers me.
Baseball is my favorite sport, by far, and while it’s not perfect, there needs to be some harsh penalties handed out here.
The integrity of the game can’t be compromised.
There had been a whole lot of whispers about the Astros.
I have my suspicions about their pitching staff.
Some of their pitchers have gained velocity and improved their spin rate.
They go to their hats on every pitch.
Perhaps they’re cheating at the plate as well as on the mound.
I’m not sure what the penalties should be but the league needs to respond swiftly. There’s a huge advantage in knowing what’s coming.
Might be the difference between winning a World Series and losing in 7 games to a team that truly had a home field advantage.
And give Judge the 2017 MVP, that he deserved.
Seems that a half dozen of them are much better hitters in Texas.
And what’s aggravating about it is that I was sure that the Yankees were a better team in 2017...
...but they lost 4 games to 3.
The Yankees lost all 4 games in Houston.
It’s alleged that they used a camera to zero in on the catcher’s signs and then they flashed a signal to the hitter via whistling or banging on a garbage can!
And sign-stealing has always been a game within a game but the feed into the dugout and watching it on television and then telling a batter when a fastball is coming...
...is way over the line.
It’s cheating.
And it was a huge deal within the organization...
...coaches were in on it.
...manager had to be in on it.
All the players.
It angers me.
Baseball is my favorite sport, by far, and while it’s not perfect, there needs to be some harsh penalties handed out here.
The integrity of the game can’t be compromised.
There had been a whole lot of whispers about the Astros.
I have my suspicions about their pitching staff.
Some of their pitchers have gained velocity and improved their spin rate.
They go to their hats on every pitch.
Perhaps they’re cheating at the plate as well as on the mound.
I’m not sure what the penalties should be but the league needs to respond swiftly. There’s a huge advantage in knowing what’s coming.
Might be the difference between winning a World Series and losing in 7 games to a team that truly had a home field advantage.
And give Judge the 2017 MVP, that he deserved.
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