Don't forget the technology aspect

Feb 19, 2020
10:54:34am

Medute All-American

When you create specific software designed to help you cheat, that's not something we should ignore. That's just amping it up another level.

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POLL: Would you take away the Astros and Red Sox World Series Titles?

Windward_Coug

2/19/20 9:53am

Well, nothing's come out of the investigation with the Red Sox

cougfan03

2/19/20 9:54am

True, but given Cora was one of the instigators in Houston it's expected that

Ned Schneebly

2/19/20 11:27am

I don’t care about the title as much as doing something to punish the players

Colorado

2/19/20 9:57am

Don't forget the 1951 NL pennant because Bobby Thompson's "shot heard round the

Scratch

2/19/20 10:03am

The old "well other people cheat too" argument is so tiring

Medute

2/19/20 10:15am

That's fine, but we need to be consistent. I'm all for stripping titles as long

Scratch

2/19/20 10:27am

It's all about team involvement, depth of cheating, and deviation from typical

Medute

2/19/20 10:38am

So yes to teams that have organized sign stealing from CF? And I am certainly

Scratch

2/19/20 10:47am

Don't forget the technology aspect

Medute

2/19/20 10:54am

A telescope and buzzers, like the 1951 Giants were using, was cutting edge tech.

Scratch

2/19/20 11:00am

Binoculars and signals from the Blue Jays dugout in 2015

gmj81

2/19/20 11:01am

Red Sox and their Apple watches sure sounds like technology to me.

gmj81

2/19/20 11:02am

Yep, if the Red Sox used Apple Watches to steal signals and win a WS

Medute

2/19/20 11:56am

Agreed but you gotta remove temptation and get rid of traditional signs

gmj81

2/19/20 1:02pm

Sign stealing rules weren't implemented until 1961.

Ned Schneebly

2/19/20 11:31am

I just don't know enough about the 1951 Giants

Medute

2/19/20 11:53am

I would praise them for their ingenuity and ability to think outside the box.

Baron

2/19/20 10:03am

Then you'd have to take away all of the Patriots' titles, too

chazen

2/19/20 10:06am

Maybe "vacate" the title, like they did with USC.

bluecheese

2/19/20 10:20am

The MLB is in a hard place. Do you let the steroid WS keep theirs, but not the sign stealers?

TheLoneCougar

2/19/20 10:44am

For the record, as an Astros fan

gmj81

2/19/20 10:46am

just do what the NFL does for QBs givem an ear piece and the coach can tell em

BYU Grounds

2/19/20 10:49am

Problem solved. I don't get the traditionalists who refuse such an easy solution

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