Re:How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case
by danso on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:01PM
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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
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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.
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.