This may be the era that needs five takes to evaluate a game, but only two things stand out in the wake of the suspensions resulting from the sign-stealing saga that stunned baseball and seriously damaged two of its best teams, the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox.
Observation No. 1: Baseball is a victim of technology. First came the radar guns, which was innocent enough. Then came slow motion, super slow motion, animation for entertainment purposes (yes, that’s part of it), the challenge system, and review booths with monitors adjacent to the dugout. Next up? Robot umpires … enough already.
Observation No. 2: How stupid were the masterminds of this elaborate scheme to think they wouldn’t get caught? In this age of player movement did they really think this very amateurish plot would remain a secret? Please.
