So you never cheated in Monopoly? It's a game. Jeez.
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Yes, it's part of the game
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No, cheating is cheating
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{"commentId":9493326,"authorDomain":"larry-ribbeck"}
Baseball needs to clean up it's act. Come clean on drugs, and all other cheating! Baseball players should be excellent "behavior" role models for our children.
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#1 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:33 PM EDT{"commentId":9493998,"authorDomain":"engleltc"}
try having the parents be excellent role models for their children. this business of every athlete being a role model is pure bull feathers. If a player is cheating on drugs, or with women or stealing signs and thwe media gets a hold of it, they will print it and let the player deal lwith it. Stop bveing such a panty waist
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#2 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:55 PM EDT{"commentId":9496997,"authorDomain":"aaron1979"}
Stealing signs, tendencies, etc to help your team is fine. However, if signs are stolen blatantly (like the runner on second holds up 2 fingers when he thinks a curve is coming, instead of having a creative way to relay the sign)... the next time he's up, he'll get a "1" right in the earhole.
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#3 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:34 PM EDT{"commentId":9501341,"authorDomain":"wlpiv"}
Calling it stealling makes people think its wrong simply by the use of words. Its just like poker your looking for tells in the other team to try use against them. If your observant and can capitalise you are doing good if the other team jukes you by swithing up then it could hurt you. Those spouting about this as anouther way baseball needs to clean up its act then maybe you should go live by yourself on a deserted island somewhere. Role models are people too and just like everyone else make poor decisions from time to time. If you say you haven't then your lying.
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#4 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:36 PM EDT{"commentId":9501816,"authorDomain":"jerald-koontz"}
There is no reason it cannot be considered fair when both teams have the opportunity to do it. That keeps them "on an even playing field", so to speak. So why not? Who wins may just depend on who is better at it... just like every other aspect of the game.
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#5 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:52 PM EDT{"commentId":9505742,"authorDomain":"lebloom1801"}
There be no rule against stealing signals in ANY sport, it is part of the GAME! Those say other are not sports fans.........
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#6 - Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:01 PM EDT{"commentId":9525418,"authorDomain":"jmartin-3"}
A time honored part of the game. As long as it is a player on the field doing it, and not some grounds keeper hiding in the score board with a pair of binoculars.
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#7 - Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:28 PM EDT{"commentId":9532245,"authorDomain":"Bearmountaineer"}
The signs are shown in public. If the opposition can decode them from positions on the field or dugout, then it's ok. However, what the Giants did in their playoff against the Dodgers in 1951(?) would not be ok - as they had a telescope off the playing field and a way to signal to the players what the pitch was going to be....
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It has been part of the game since the games conception.