d.: Well, Cal.E. is gearing up for the big games this evening. She will not be joining me for our usual banter. That gives me a chance to vent about something that, I am sure you are all aware is a sore subject with me by now.
Now that the silly multi-millionaires vs. the billionaire’s lockout is over, I will turn my focus to baseball., One team in particular. Per Chandler Rome, The Houston Chronicle (April 2, 2022) has reported the outspoken Yankees, who accused the Astros of stealing the 2017 World Series by cheating (and Jose Altuve of stealing the MVP award from Aaron Judge), have asked a circuit court to seal records of a letter sent to them by MLB commissioner Rob (he is NOT a) Man,Fred. The Yankees have already been ordered by a U.S. District Court Judge to unseal the letter. What are the Yankees trying to hide? I think we all know the answer to that question. For once, Rob should BE a MAN and order the Yankees to unseal the letter himself.
Addressing this issue, though, the Astros DID cheat. That has been proven. Here are the statistics that tell how WELL they cheated: Three total hits over the course of 81 home games for the Astros were believed to be attributed to the “’sign-stealing scandal.” None were game-winning hits. The two focal points of the East and West Coast sportswriter’s ire, Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve, totaled none of those three hits. Nada, none. Additionally, Altuve asked that his teammates NOT use the trashcan banging technique during his at-bats. He said it was too distracting. Further, he scolded his teammates for using the method.
I have never played baseball in almost fifty-nine years on this Earth. I (or my dog, or even Cal.E., a fictional character) could get ZERO hits with or without help from my teammates. Let’s address the real issue. Location.
Bill Billicheat has the reputation as the “Greatest Football Coach of All Time.” He is not. He is the greatest CHEATER of all time. Twice he has coached his teams to Super Bowl victories when it was PROVEN that his team cheated to do so (My youngest son, A VERY good receiver when he was younger, could catch a deflated football with one hand. He was ten at the time. Imagine how well a six-foot, six-inch tight end could catch a deflated football. And no, the other team was NOT playing with the same ball. Each quarterback picks out the two or three balls he likes the best from his team's cache of balls before the game. That is why the referee stops play and changes balls after each change of possession, to let the quarterback use his preferred ball.). Billicheat placed cameras on his opponent’s practice fields, for which his team was fined $500,000. The Patriots won the Super Bowl in the year that that was proven to happen. No one said they were cheaters. Hmm.
Also, anyone who ever played in the offensive line when on the football field knows that a lineman must be set for one count before the ball is snapped. I have been forced to watch MANY Patriots games over the years by the national networks if I wanted to get my fill of pro football. When the Patriots made a big play, they would usually go into hurry-up mode. Their linemen were NOT set for one count (nor their receivers, or running backs). I counted numerous times in numerous games. They were never called for an illegal motion penalty on any of those plays. Why?
EAST COAST BIAS!!!
Be a man, for once in your life, Rob, and punish the Yankees for past transgressions. Hold a press conference and admit that you were biased when you handed out punishments to the teams that were caught cheating. Then, do the honorable thing and resign. Baseball, and all sports, will be MUCH better off if you did the honorable thing. I know you will not. You will be forced to resign when you are disgraced for the biggest coverup in sports since, well steroids in baseball? Players and managers gambling on baseball? Spitballs?
Again, to quote Jim Rome, "It’s baseball. If you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.”
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