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Originally Posted by rokdog49
The funny thing is, cheating in baseball has been an accepted part of the game’s tradition forever. Things like “doctoring” baseballs with foreign substances were looked upon as part of the game if you could get away with it. I’m pretty certain there are still “corked bats” being used here and there.
Back in the old days, they used binoculars and sat out in centerfield stealing signs.
Then there’s the steroid scandal which people in the media knew about while it was happening and were silent.
When a society accepts deceit in professional sports as a means to an end, why are the talking heads “shocked?” They aren’t, they just pretend to be.
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I partially agree that it has always happened. But, sign stealing by a teammate or person in the stands takes some time to relay it to the batter, so it doesn't always work. This was a real time camera direct to the dugout who then instantaneously signaled the batter. Hence, it was 100% effective.
However, I still don't know how the other teams didn't realize this almost immediately and switch their signs.