Blue Jays stealing signs?

[rocket]

It's not just another LaRussa bitching session. Interesting article with the stats to back up the claim

 

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/6837424/baseball-toronto-blue-jays-suspicion-again-stealing-signs-rogers-centre

[BeerHere]

Pretty compelling evidence even without considering the stats. The guy raising his hands on every fastball, and his position in his seat (above the pitcher from the perspective of the hitter).

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I'll be there in about a month so I'll put together a comprehensive report on my findings.

[erik316wttn]

I'll be there in about a month so I'll put together a comprehensive report on my findings.

 

Try to find the guy, knock him out, then take his place. Then go with your heart.

[Derwood]

You'd think that if this was true that it wouldn't be hard to stake out the CF bleachers with some cameras and see if they can catch him

[Formerly Snayke]

Tom Tango thinks it's bunk.

 

http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/index.php/site/article/stealing_signs_in_toronto/

[TruffleShuffle]

"We know what you're doing," he said, referring to the man in white, according to the player and two witnesses. "If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

 

well this player isn't a lunatic or anything.

[MWV]

"We know what you're doing," he said, referring to the man in white, according to the player and two witnesses. "If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

well this player isn't a lunatic or anything.

 

four members of an opposing team — identified by Bautista as the Chicago White Sox — claim the Blue Jays stole signs from outside the field of play during games at Rogers Centre.

Jays fans make light of the allegations:

 

http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/a3/38/ff5c972f406c832f0b4ad2b493b8.jpeg

 

[davearm2]

"We know what you're doing," he said, referring to the man in white, according to the player and two witnesses. "If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

 

well this player isn't a lunatic or anything.

Yeah since throwing at a batter to settle a grudge would be totally unheard of.

[SouthSideRyan]

You stole our signs, so I'm going to risk your livelihood. Yeah that dumb old worthless bastard Goose Gossage would be proud.

[davearm2]

You stole our signs, so I'm going to risk your livelihood. Yeah that dumb old worthless bastard Goose Gossage would be proud.

Do you categorize every pitcher that's ever intentionally hit a batter a lunatic?

[MWV]

I think it is reasonable to say that anyone who would inflict possibly life threatening injury upon another person in retribution for cheating at baseball is crazy.

[SouthSideRyan]

You stole our signs, so I'm going to risk your livelihood. Yeah that dumb old worthless bastard Goose Gossage would be proud.

Do you categorize every pitcher that's ever intentionally hit a batter a lunatic?

 

Do you categorize a person who would intentionally throw a ball 90 mph at somebody's head a lunatic?

[Guest]

You stole our signs, so I'm going to risk your livelihood. Yeah that dumb old worthless bastard Goose Gossage would be proud.

Do you categorize every pitcher that's ever intentionally hit a batter a lunatic?

 

This is such a terrible argument I'm half tempted to delete your post and ask you to try again.

[davearm2]

I think it is reasonable to say that anyone who would inflict possibly life threatening injury upon another person in retribution for cheating at baseball is crazy.

This is getting awfully melodramatic with the life threatening injury hysterics.

 

All that happened here is that Bautista was warned to quit cheating, or there would be retaliation, in the form of him getting thrown at. That's how baseball polices itself, and has for decades and decades.

Edited August 11, 2011 by davearm2

[SouthSideRyan]

"If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

[davearm2]

"If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

Oh please, don't be so literal and naive.

 

What did you expect him to say, "We find your cheating to be rather unsportsmanlike, and would kindly request that you discontinue it, or you will leave us with no choice but to graze your posterior region with a softly-tossed breaking pitch."

[Ding Dong Johnson]

"If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

Oh please, don't be so literal and naive.

 

What did you expect him to say, "We find your cheating to be rather unsportsmanlike, and would kindly request that you discontinue it, or you will leave us with no choice but to graze your posterior region with a softly-tossed breaking pitch."

Don't be so naive to think a dumb, meathead relief pitcher wouldn't do it.

[MSG T]

I think it is reasonable to say that anyone who would inflict possibly life threatening injury upon another person in retribution for cheating at baseball is crazy.

This is getting awfully melodramatic with the life threatening injury hysterics.

 

All that happened here is that Bautista was warned to quit cheating, or there would be retaliation, in the form of him getting thrown at. That's how baseball polices itself, and has for decades and decades.

 

Being done for decade after decade doesn't mean it's not idiotic.

[TruffleShuffle]

wait wait wait. everyone needs to be aware that davearm2 - davearm2 - just instructed someone to stop being so literal and naive.

[Sammy Sofa]

You stole our signs, so I'm going to risk your livelihood. Yeah that dumb old worthless bastard Goose Gossage would be proud.

Do you categorize every pitcher that's ever intentionally hit a batter a lunatic?

 

This is such a terrible argument I'm half tempted to delete your post and ask you to try again.

 

It's the davearm2 specialty.

[Clem Fandango]

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/1862/get-you-own-damn-man-in-white-sign-stealing-the-jays-and-so-called-cheating-in-baseball

[TruffleShuffle]

"If you do it again, I'm going to hit you in the [f------] head."

Oh please, don't be so literal and naive.

 

What did you expect him to say, "We find your cheating to be rather unsportsmanlike, and would kindly request that you discontinue it, or you will leave us with no choice but to graze your posterior region with a softly-tossed breaking pitch."

Don't be so naive to think a dumb, meathead relief pitcher wouldn't do it.

 

plus the article repeatedly refers to him as "livid", "enraged", and he's swearing at bautista. i'm pretty sure there's something between that idiocy that davearm posted above and telling a guy that he's going to get beaned in the head. how about just telling him he's going to get drilled? why the head?

 

but again, davearm probably knows this, and just posted something intentionally stupid to get people riled up. the terrorists win again.

[erik316wttn]

wait wait wait. everyone needs to be aware that davearm2 - davearm2 - just instructed someone to stop being so literal and naive.

 

And TruffleShuffle was there to make a smartass comment about another poster!

[TruffleShuffle]

erik = terrorist sympathizer