http://amp.si.com/mlb/2018/05/01/tre...chers-cheating
What you guys think?
http://amp.si.com/mlb/2018/05/01/tre...chers-cheating
What you guys think?
Last edited by msstate7; 05-02-2018 at 12:20 PM.
I don’t buy it. I think this article does a good job explaining that, while it’s not impossible, it’s also not very parsimonious to assume.
"For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."
Bauer is a pretty smart dude. I wouldn't immediately dismiss anything he says about pitching.
Verlander went to the Astros August 30 last year. He is probably the best example to look at.
Values from 2017-2018, before and after the trade...
FA: 2536 RPM -> 2603 RPM
SL: 2510 RPM -> 2633 RPM
He added spin rate with the Astros.
Did they immediately teach something to a 35 year old pitcher that he was immediately able to implement?
Or did they have him use something sticky on his fingers?
If they had him use something sticky, does anyone really think they are the only team to know about using sticky stuff?
jpx7 (05-02-2018)
I want to know how Morton added 10 mph to his fb
cajunrevenge (05-03-2018), jpx7 (05-02-2018), Runnin (05-02-2018)
Let's say tomorrow that mlb finds out the Astros were cheating with multiple pitchers... what does mlb do? 1 guy gets a suspension, but a cheating staff would surely get someone fired or draft picks, right?
4maddux_cy's (05-04-2018), bravesfanforlife88 (05-02-2018), cajunrevenge (05-03-2018), jpx7 (05-02-2018), Runnin (05-02-2018)
4maddux_cy's (05-04-2018), Carp (05-02-2018)
Feeling this thread lost focus and finished earlier than expected.
Coppy
4maddux_cy's (05-04-2018), Ozzie Swanson (05-03-2018), Tapate50 (05-02-2018)
Well.
The Cardinals thought the Astros had stuff valuable enough to commit a federal crime by hacking into their systems.
Just saying.
jpx7 (05-02-2018), Managuarantano's Volunteers (05-02-2018), Tapate50 (05-02-2018)
Verlander becoming unhittable at 35 years old, and Morton throwing 95-96 with an unhittable curve certainly makes you wonder.
Tapate50 (05-03-2018)
Klaw posted an essay of his evidence and seemed impressed
How ironic would this be after Houston brought charges against st Louis?