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Re:How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case by b06tmm on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:31AM (#22089819)
I don't see this as an issue, unless expressively forbidden.

The goal is to win, by all means necessary. Like war.

I'm almost 60 now, but in my twenties I thought "why don't teams have people in the stands to do just this, steal the signs."

I was a phreaker back then and always wanted to call the Twins dugout just to see if I could.

Re:How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case by danso on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:01PM (#22092795)
Sports is explicitly not like war. There's actual rulebooks, and regulators with the power to completely ban teams and players.
Re:How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case by astura on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:32AM (#22089826)
Stealing signs using a cameras/video/technology is forbidden.

Four people have already lost their jobs over this, additionally, Astros were fined $5 million and lost four draft picks.