but 99% of the population doesnt know or care that there is a difference.
it is still a violation of the mandate/rule which was no stealing signs via electronic means. it doesnt matter that it apparently only worked for the Red Sox with a runner on 2nd base. the team was still engaged in cheating via electronic means.
if you blow a .1 you still get arrested and charged the same as if you blow a .2.....
a workaround until the suspension is handed down would be for JH to put Cora on "leave with pay". this way he is away from the team during this nonsense. once the suspension is handed down JH can simply complete the firing and then be off the hook on the contract.
it wont look fair if he gives a 2 time offender the same punishment as a first time offender.
not to me anyways. and i would imagine not to many other baseball fans.
Red Sox deserve a more severe penalty IMO then what was handed to Houston.
Hinch took a baseball bat to the monitor on 2 different occasions to let his players know he was not in favor of the elctronic sign stealing and he still got a 1 year ban and fired by the owner.
WTF was apparently the architect of both the Houston scheme and the Red Sox scheme. to think he wont be more severely punished by Manfred is illogical.
As first time sign stealers via electronic means the Houston Astros lost 4 draft picks and were fined $5MM.
the Red Sox were reprimanded for #watchgate/#pedroiagate so this is there 2nd violation of cheating via electronic means. to think the red sox wont be more severly punished by Manfred is illogical.
I agree with Elk on this. Sox will get a more severe punishment as a two time offender. Thanks Pedey!
Cora will get multiyear ban.
$5MM fine for JH
1st & 2nd round picks gone for the next 3 drafts.
the Cliff rebuild just went from 1 season to 4....
thanks WTF!
good point. the video that circulated of the Astros with the audible trash can banging and the walkway video during the world series DVD set showing the table and trash can were pretty damning. ray rice wasnt really that bad until the video showed him dragging that girl out of the elevator by her hair......
it's an interesting idea but i just think he's....too dumb.
also, he did the whole apple watch thing which was pretty much the same cheating s*** WTF was doing. at least in the same ballpark as it.....