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Eh, I doubt it. I'm sure teams do scout the signs intently and look for an edge. The real time feedback astros were getting and relaying to batters mid-sequence was what was out of line. And I really doubt "everyone did that" because this clearly stood above the rest.

Manfred silencing other owners from speaking while allowing Crane to disagree with one of the big findings that would implicate him is just really *chefs kiss*

creating consistent programs and teaching methods and information across levels so that players aren't re-inventing the wheel with each coaching staff.

While that’s great (and I’m sincere about that, like these moves), your qualifier is what I’m pointing out. I want Sox to want to be better than other teams, not just incrementally improving themselves.

While I am happy they are continuing upon this route, this is all still rather marginal. Last year I would have considered the Sox among the bottom of franchises in keeping up with technology and integrating it into their PD, and put them with the reds in that dept. Then the reds hire the Vandy pitching coach as their MLB coach and follow up by acquiring Bauer and then Boddy from driveline. That’s a dramatic surge to catch up and get an advantage over the competition. The Sox by comparison may be improving upon what they were doing, but who knows if it is even at a pace to keep up with others? Maybe only the Rockies and royals at this point could be peers to the Sox. The mariners, marlins, reds, orioles and tigers have started to make big movements to overhaul everything.

Also bravo for Passan not just parroting the harshness I’d the penalty (cough Rosenthal cough)

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28477741/why-anger-boiling-scenes-houston-astros-sign-stealing-punishments I wanted time stand and applaud after reading this.

I think he was a roaming pitching instructor last year. He started in BH.

So...Another point in Gerwigs favor then!

Eh, I have to really prioritize theatre movies with 2 kids. I’ll see it eventually.

I don’t hop on college pitchers trains until it’s clear they are good their last year because it’s too depressing to get @fathom updates when they start sucking. Preps are easier since we hear nothing about them once season starts.

Have quite a bit to get to, this makes me want to put 1917 on backburner.

I'd be pissed if I was Cherington. Shoulda held out.

Would be amazing if Goldstein is hired as GM.

I'd wait until sox can prove they can make the playoffs before declaring the yankees can't even step on the same field as them.

just watch, guy is going to join patriots org.

glad this happened. I wonder if it was part of the negotiation.

but it didnt

I think the one thing I wanted more than any other was Luhnow just had to be forced out of Astros. The one year ban that is a season long ban is a joke. He'll probably be whatapping the crap out of everyone anyway.

I am shocked the one they all pointed their fingers at was the one...no longer in their org.

What does this mean? Dotson is still here, so if he died going from Zalesky to Dotson ...

That isn't particularly rosy.

I would really like the author of Astroball to go back to his chapter of Beltran bragging about him picking up Darvish's signs and follow-up with whether this was actually just him looking at a monitor and communicating it to players.

Then they should just force the pitcher to announce what he is about to pitch before throwing it. Fans would love it.