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Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:11 am
by Fat Strat
According to cpebbles and now Dave Duncan...
Sensing the Brewers had hacked their signs, the Cardinals changed them immediately after Morgan, and Carpenter struck out two of the next four batters to end the inning.
"If there's something there, there's something there," pitching coach Dave Duncan said. "If there's not, there's not."
Read more:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball ... z1TsuG9H2X
Someone must have been relaying the sign for "hanging curveball" from the scoreboard in centerfield...
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:13 am
by JackofDiamonds
I hate when we start doing this dance every year.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:13 am
by Faceman
oh boy, this is gonna be a firestorm.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:14 am
by ghostrunner
"If there's something there, there's something there," pitching coach Dave Duncan said. "If there's not, there's not."
It is what it is, unless it isn't.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:15 am
by AWvsCBsteeeerike3
HAHAHAHAH. What a bunch of whiny mother [expletive]. Shut the [expletive] up and hit the [expletive] ball and don't let them do the same and you'll win a lot more games. For. [expletive]. Sake.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:17 am
by vinsanity
It will be interesting to see how the next two days go at least. If they suspect we can assume signs will be changed for the next two games and what happens if Jax and Garcia go out and tear through the lineups? Would it mean there's something to the accusation?
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:20 am
by fanforever
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:21 am
by ghostrunner
Might be valid, but we're "the boy who cried wolf" now.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:22 am
by cpebbles
It's almost statistically impossible for them not to have been stealing signs at home all year. Their home/road splits are beyond ridiculous. They aren't getting any real benefit from having a runner at second (Where sign-stealing is an accepted part of the game and most teams get a big boost). McGehee is pretty much the only player on the team not beating projections.
Besides, worst-case scenario, we piss off some Brewers fans needlessly.
Re: Brewers are Stealing Signs
Posted: August 2 11, 9:28 am
by Faceman
Guys, the article talked about everything else. There is a blurb at the bottom where Duncan responded to something.
Do we really have to make it out to be more than it is?
ETA - teams steal signs (or try to) and people try to stop them from doing so. It's not like we are talking corked bats or something. Much ado about nothing.
