I keep hearing about the Astros and how they were cheating by stealing the signs/hand gestures from other teams. What I don’t get is how it’s cheating. If the catcher throws down a 1 and I know that means fastball, how would I be in the wrong if I rely that info to the batter?
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You would only be wrong if you weren’t playing the game. It is perfectly acceptable for a baserunner, usually a man on 2nd, to steal signs.
What is wrong is when someone not in the game does it. The reason is the home team has access to the stadium, so only they can put up cameras or spotters to catch and relay the signals, give them an advantage the visiting team does not have. It is really no different from putting a bug in the visitor’s bench area and listening in on the manager’s instructions to each batter.
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