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Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, Cheating, Illegal Sign Steaing, MLB, PEDs, Penalities for Cheating, Red Sox, Sox
If the current allegations that my beloved Red Sox illegally stole signs in the 2018 baseball season using video replay, they should pay the heaviest of prices.
No matter that other teams do and did something similar.
No matter that it could only happen if there was a runner on second.
No matter any of the other excuses that are being made.
They, and other MLB teams, had been explicitly warned by MLB against this sign stealing.
They had been caught and fined earlier for using an Apple watch to relay signs.
Using technology to cheat, which is increasingly possible and available, cheapens the game, and cheaters need to know that continuing to do so will cost them heavily.
Just as the penalties now for use of PEDS (performance enhancing drugs) have become severe, so too should the penalties for this cheating be severe.
MLB , in my humble opinion, should throw the book at the Sox:
- Suspend Alex Cora (whom I’ve greatly admired, until now) for a year from managing. And a second infraction under his watch, if he returns to baseball, should result in his permanent removal from baseball.
- The Red Sox should lose their first two draft picks in the coming year.
- The Red Sox should be fined a significant amount of money (in the millions).
- Any further such violations by the Red Sox, these penalities should double.
What say others?
Don Mitchell said:
Congratulations, Richard, for seeing past your fandom. I agree this nonsense needs to stop.
Land Wayland said:
As the penalties increase, so will the techniques of stealing and relaying signals. Signs should no longer be transmitted through visual signals but should rely on encrypted transmissions to a strap around each players arm or leg. The actual sign being transmitted could be preceded by a “alert” buzz that would let the receiving player know the sign was coming and then, 2 seconds later, the signal would be transmitted. Other signs could be sent to individual players to direct them to reposition, or that a pickoff throw is coming, to steal or try the hidden ball trick. The metrics staff or the manager could even suggest to what pitch to throw next; whether the “suggestion” must be followed would depend on the team or the pitcher
Peter said:
Interesting that back to back WS champions in ’17 and ’18 cheated. The Houston Trashtros and the Boston Red Sucks should have their rings taken away. Disgraceful.
Kevin C said:
The only way to beat the Yankees is to cheat I guess. Must be a New England thing – Patriots like to cheat also.
Anon-2 said:
Irony…..John Henry is jealous of the Patriots (who were falsely accused of cheating) and now his (former) manager is implicated.