On Tuesday, The Athletic reported — using three anonymous sources — the Boston Red Sox used the video replay room near the dugout to aid in electronically stealing signs in 2018, when the team won 108 games during the regular season and the World Series.

The report said players would wander into the unguarded replay room during regular season games to decipher opponents' sign sequences. That information would be relayed to a runner on second base. The runner would signal to the hitter whether the incoming pitch was a fastball — right foot off the bag first — or an offspeed offering — left foot first. This system, according to The Athletic, only worked with a runner on second or sometimes first.

The Red Sox led the league in runs scored in 2018 (876). The method stopped during the postseason when MLB instituted an in-person monitor inside the video replay rooms, a practice that carried over into the 2019 season.

swishnicholson wrote:I'm beginning to think Aubrey Huff is not a very good person.

stevelxa476 wrote:Man, they don't fuck around in the Venezuelan League.

ReadingPhilly wrote:ptb is going to be the hitting coach for the high-a san jose giants.

Squire wrote:Houston penalties for "bang-a-can gate":

1. GM Jeff Luhnow suspended a year
2. Manager AJ Hinch suspended a year
3. Lost of 1st and 2nd Round Draft picks in both 2020 and 2021
4. $5 million fine on the organization

Uncle Milty wrote:Interesting new defensive metric for infielders:

https://www.mlb.com/news/statcast-intro ... ld-defense

Rhys and Cesar tied for the top spot on the Phillies followed by............Sean Rodriguez, based on 50 minimum attempts.

ReadingPhilly wrote:

stevelxa476 wrote:Man, they don't fuck around in the Venezuelan League.

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