re: Stealing Signs is all a coverup.

Posted by Hurricane Mike

Member since Jun 2008

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:37 pm to FightnBobLafollette

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And first idiot to bring politics into this thread.

Found the first idiot that doesn't know the FCPA.

Posted by High C

viewing the fall....

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:41 pm to Hurricane Mike

I’ll have you know that FightnBob is the most intelligent, well-informed poster on this site. Just ask him.

Posted by A Menace to Sobriety

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:44 pm to chew4219

Ahhhhh what do ya know the good ole Dodgers being gigantic hypocrites. Who would've thought?

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:53 pm to A Menace to Sobriety

This isn't in the same universe as what the Astros were doing annnnnd considering yall have a Cuban, something tells me yall have your hand in this as well

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Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler

Member since Dec 2011

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:55 pm to WestCoastAg

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annnnnd considering yall have a Cuban, something tells me yall have your hand in this as well

Sounds like the ole “everyone is doing it” excuse IYAM

Posted by WestCoastAg

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 4:56 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler

I wouldn't throw out hypocrisy I guess is the point

Posted by Californio

Member since Nov 2019

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 5:25 pm to chew4219

Why don’t you own it and take responsibility instead of the continued deflection and finger pointing. The Astros have a pathetic fan base. This is not a conspiracy theory. It has been proven and admitted that you cheated. The 2017 team at least, will always be known as cheaters. That’s it.

Posted by 81Tiger

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Member since Sep 2009

6828 posts

Posted on 2/20/20 at 6:04 pm to VADawg

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The Dodgers didn't do any of that.

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A Justice Department investigation into Major League Baseball’s operations in Latin America and the trafficking of Cuban players has expanded in recent months, with former league and team officials among those contacted by FBI agents and called to testify before a grand jury

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Agents in the Los Angeles and Miami offices are contributing to the investigation, and are pursuing possible crimes including human trafficking, money laundering and visa fraud

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The 3 most common types of human trafficking are sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage. Forced labor, also known as involuntary servitude, is the biggest sector of trafficking in the world, according to the U.S. Department of State.

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Cuban players and their families have been kidnapped, held at gunpoint, threatened with torture, falsely jailed by corrupt police officers, and have endured other traumas at the hands of smugglers demanding money.

Posted by 81Tiger

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Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 6:13 pm to VADawg

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The Dodgers didn't do any of that.

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The Dodgers went as far to develop the document to detail the "level of egregious behavior" displayed by their own employees in Latin America.

Graded on a 1-5 scale from "minimal" to "criminal," four of their own employees ranked a 5, described as "criminal; oversees the operation of people and money."

Posted by ThePTExperience1969

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Member since Apr 2016

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Posted on 2/20/20 at 6:20 pm to chew4219

I’ve never observed a greater collection of idiots react as nonsensically and with faux outrage to something concerning sports as I’ve observed relating to the Astros sign-stealing. No one’s defending the cheating but to express this amount of outrage over this when baseball consists of a treasure trove of cheaters dating back centuries is disingenuous let’s be honest.