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Constant

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  1. 12 minutes ago, Hank Chinaski said:

    The flaw with this argument is that this assumes that they would immediately know that the scheme was largely ineffective overall at the exact point of implementation. Isn't it possible that they implemented the scheme because they assumed it would help, and after a while they found that it wasn't worth it? The timelines in the report support this idea. Players were quoted as saying it was a distraction. Non-Astros players have said that they thought something was up based on some of the swinging strikes by Astros players wherein they weren't anywhere close to making contact - suggesting that they "guessed" wildly wrong. The report indicates they stopped using the scheme. Etc.

    So most likely it is a combination of your scenarios...win-at-all-costs, try to get an edge? Sure. Big group of dumbasses? They're ballplayers, man, yeah.

    Of course they did it because they thought it would help, and it likely did in some ABs. It also may have hurt in other ABs. It is difficult to find data to quantify how much it really mattered. They hit better as a team in 2019 than they did in 2017. Even within 2017 they hit better on the road. That doesn't prove that it was entirely ineffective, but it also doesn't suggest that it really mattered much.

    Of course I'd prefer that none of this had happened at all. And it hardly matters what I prefer. I'm not saying they shouldn't get punished...whether (and to what degree) it helped isn't the issue there. And some fans will disregard that title or the accomplishments or whatever; that's part of the price too. That's all fine. My point is that the hyperbole about this being among the greatest scandals in the history of pro sports is laughably exaggerated when one considers how widespread sign-stealing in general has always been, and how little impact it actually seems to have made. That doesn't excuse the intent, I agree. 

    Well, considering this video comes from September ‘17 and there is video evidence of the banging in May of ‘17...I’d guess it wasn’t too distracting or ineffective considering they did it for an entire season. 

  2. “The problem I have is when other people take shots at us outside this competition," Hinch said. "When you guys ask me this question, my face, my name is by my quotes, my opinions, my reaction is all for you guys to Tweet out and put on the broadcast. But we have people that are unnamed, or you guys have sources that are giving you information. I suggest they put their name by it if they’re so passionate about it to comment about my team or my players.”

    “There’s nothing going on other than the competition on the field. The fact that I had to field the question before a really, really cool game at Yankee Stadium is unfortunate. But we can put it to rest. That will be the last question I answer about pitch tipping or pitch stealing.”

     

    More of Hinch making an ass out of himself. 

  3. "Man, I'm glad you asked that question, and I thought it would come up today. We talked about this the other day, and in reality, it's a joke, but Major League Baseball does a lot to ensure the fairness of the game," said Hinch. "There's people everywhere, if you go through the dugouts and the clubhouses and the hallways, there's like so many people around that are doing this. Then when I get contacted about some questions about whistling, it made me laugh because it's ridiculous. Had I known that it would take something like that to set off the Yankees or any other team, we would have practiced it in spring training, because apparently it works even when it doesn't happen."  -unemployed manager

     

    Pooooooooooooooor Houston 

  4. 10 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    I'm planning a trip in a few years once my son is a little older.

    Hoping to get one of these park rangers to give a talk.

     

    Down the rabbit hole I go...

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    Edited by Constant

    5 hours ago, Bert Orange said:

    Reserves:

     

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    I’m more annoyed than impressed by this for some reason. Mostly envy, I guess. 
     

    I’d suggest you watch the documentary ’Neat’ and pay special attention to the last few minutes and the story he tells. 

  6. 1 minute ago, Helobious said:

    Sounds like the stadium has basically emptied out. 6A D1 should definitely be the last game every year.

    Not sure why they played the D1 game in the afternoon. It should always go last. 

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