Almost Got Away With It

I chose to read about the recent scandal going on in the MLB. The Astro’s, a Major League Baseball team from Houston, have been caught for cheating their way to success on the offensive side of the game. The team was able to inform the batter which pitches were being thrown to them, while they were in the batter’s box. By knowing the opposing teams’ pitching signs, players in the dugout pounded on trash cans with different beats for each pitch. As an athlete myself, I honestly think their scheme was quite creative. Softball and baseball players are always trying to pick up their opponent’s signs, both for offensive and defensive. It is a lot more difficult to pick signs nowadays because most teams use a number system that could only be understood if the opposing team had the actual card. The card holds about 100 signs, so during a game you don’t have to use the same number twice. This reading was enjoyable because the author threw in some jokes that were jabs at the Astro’s for their actions, but also rationalized with them. The author mentioned how everyone is trying to steal signs and everyone cheats in one way or another (on the field, I’m not just generally referencing this lol), which I think is true. The author sectioned his work out with different subheadings, which made it easy to read. He makes a lot of valid points such as, “There is literally nothing any Astro can say that will make this better,” and later, “None of that matters, because people will believe what they want to believe.” Overall, I really enjoyed this reading and you guys should check out all the craziness going on about it!