“The Boston Red Sox are stealing our signs using an Apple
Watch!!” – Yankees GM Brian Cashman
“Well they are stealing our signs using YES Network
cameras!!” – Red Sox executive Dave Dombrowski
“Is there a timetable for a resolution for the Red Sox
stealing the Yankees signs?” – New York Post
“Quick” – Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball
I may be embellishing a little bit for dramatic effect but
the above is basically how the whole sign stealing debacle has gone down thus
far between the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox and the league. The latest
quote though is a small update on the scandal as Commissioner Manfred expects
to rule and act on this quickly, which is great news for the sport. Honestly I
don’t expect much to come of this, maybe a fine or two which are generally drops
in the bucket for these multi-billion dollar teams and multi-million dollar
players, but maybe it will set a precedence and put a stop to it. Who knows?
You have to come down strong and heavy though on the Red Sox
if you ask me, and not just because I am a Yankees fan. Again I turn to the
word precedence. The Red Sox admitted to the wrongdoing leaving no doubt that
the act occurred. Many other teams are probably already stealing signs using
electronic devices despite it being against MLB rules and many of those teams
are looking at this decision to base their decision of whether they continue to
do so or not. If the penalty is a slap on the wrist and a simple wag of the
finger back and forth I doubt it deters many teams or any teams from continuing
to steal signs illegally. If the Red Sox get the hammer dropped down on them
though it may deter the electronic part of the sign stealing just a bit.
If you think I’m crazy look at the early failed steroid
testing punishments and the number of players still using and failing tests
compared to the current penalties and number of failed tests. It isn’t a
coincidence.
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