I like his comments. Did a good job of making Fiers look like a dbag without calling him one.

the last of the bohemians said:

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The Astros might be a little amped next time they see Fiers on the mound

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Too bad he won't be batting against them.

I forgot we scored 9 runs off Fiers at MMP on Sept 9 in an inning of work.

We should show the highlights from that game on the Jumbotron next time he pitches here.

Maybe we can find some footage of him sitting on his coach in 17 when he was left off the playoff roster.

I really believe that's why he's so salty too.

Maybe when the A's come to MMP for the first time next year, we could do a tribute night for the 25 guys who were on the 2017 World Series roster.

"Ladies and gentleman, before tonight's game, we want to pay tribute to the 25 players who made our 2017 World Series title possible". Then have Bregman, Correa, etc walk out on the field for an ovation. Maybe have McCann and Gattis come out to throw the ceremonial first pitch. Give special props to Marwin and CFM on the Jumbotron.

Also, promotional t shirts with names of the 25 players for all fans. And do it on a replica ring night so the stadium is full.

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Three people who were with the Red Sox during their 108-win 2018 season told The Athletic that during that regular season, at least some players visited the video replay room during games to learn the sign sequence opponents were using. The replay room is just steps from the home dugout at Fenway Park, through the same doors that lead to the batting cage. Every team's replay staff travels to road games, making the system viable in other parks as well.

Red Sox sources said this system did not appear to be effective or even viable during the 2018 postseason, when the Red Sox went on to win the World Series. Opponents were leery enough of sign stealing and knowledgeable enough about it to constantly change their sign sequences. And, for the first time in the sport's history, MLB instituted in-person monitors in the replay rooms, starting in the playoffs. For the entire regular season, those rooms had been left unguarded.

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Mike Fiers soon to become the most hated player in baseball.

Cora is such a hypocrite for calling us out in 2018 during the ALCS

For those who can't read the article, here are some interesting quotes:

Three people who were with the Red Sox during their 108-win 2018 season told The Athletic that during that regular season, at least some players visited the video replay room during games to learn the sign sequence opponents were using. The replay room is just steps from the home dugout at Fenway Park, through the same doors that lead to the batting cage. Every team's replay staff travels to road games, making the system viable in other parks as well.

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"It was like having an open-book test and the open book is right there next to you and the teacher says, 'Don't look at the book,'" said one former player. "Whatever is available to teams, they're going to take advantage of it. Major League Baseball knows that. If you have this technology that's available where you have 20 cameras on the field, cameras that can look at signs, I mean, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see: Oh, if I'm in the video room and I see the guy's signs, you're basically playing the same game now that was played when I first came into the league and there was a guy on second base. You're trying to break the code."

And:

A staff member in the Red Sox's video replay room would tell a player the current sign sequence. The player would return to the dugout, delivering the message on foot, rather than through a wearable device or a phone.

"There was constant movement," said one person who was with the 2018 Red Sox. "They were always trying to figure out the system."

Someone in the dugout would relay the information to the baserunner, leaving the runner with two easy steps: Watch the catcher's signs and, with body movements, tell the hitter what's coming.

In daily hitters' meetings, Red Sox players and personnel would review their communication methods for that day.

The runner would let the hitter know if he was aware of the sequence. "Put two feet on the bag or look out into center field, and do something that's subtle," as one Red Sox source described it.

The runner stepping off the bag with the right foot first could mean fastball; left foot first, a breaking ball or off-speed pitch.

Such a system was far more difficult for opponents to detect than banging on a trash can. It also had a semblance of propriety, incorporating old-school, legal practices: A runner on base still had to use his own eyes before he could put the contraband information to good use.

And this is now the breakthrough we needed to avoid any real punishment. As soon as another big darling team has some allegations we're largely going to be covered.

You mean to tell me that other teams in the league are doing the same **** , and if we dig deeper we will find many more "strategic setups" taking place? FOH