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Dodgers - Cheating Scandal

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by lnchan, Jun 4, 2021.

  1. dc rock

    dc rock Contributing Member

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    Was it the Astros whistling? If not it didn’t happen.
     
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    MLB Highlights just casually edited out the whistle controversy and didn't show the whole incident Stanton cheating. Lindor got angry and goes off for 3 Home Runs.
     
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    As long as they weren't using electronics or binoculars or something of the sort, why is it cheating? It's perfectly OK for a player or team to recognize a pitcher's 'tells' and use them.
     
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    because MLB says it is cheating and teams are not allowed to signal hitters from the dugout...

    This is from the 2019 ALCS when the Yankees were accusing the Astros of whistiling from the dugout.

     
  6. Buck Turgidson

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    BINGO

    There is nothing wrong with stealing signs, when you need technology to do it, that creates the problem.

    **** you, Manfred.
     
  7. rockets1995

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    I think MLB Fans are slowly understanding that MLB is based on cheating.

    The Astros are not the only team, The 2 Big Market MLB teams cheat the most are The Yankees and Dodgers. Red Sox got scapegoated but not as severe, rehired Alex Cora, SMH.

    MLB tried to destroy the Astros it didn't work. AJ Hinch, Jeff Luhnow were released. Astros lost Draft Picks

    The Astros Players and Front Office and Owner all are motivated to win a Championship.
     
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    The concessions the Astros made to MLB leave me with a feeling of rooting for Benedict Arnold. But I do. That's a confession, not a point of PRIDE.
     
  9. Marshall Bryant

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    Did anybody else take note of the False Flag whistling at the Astros last two games?
     
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    They aren't called the Dodgers for nothing.
     
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    Tyler is such a douche nozzle
     
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    I think whichever DA made this decision is going to take a lot of sh*t for it. I think it would have been better to get his butt kicked in court than not even try
     
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    Beating women is ok apparently, as long as they are a masochist.
     
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    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    Beating on a trashcan is much worse than beating on a woman's skull in LA's view.
     
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    One sick thug
     
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    Or maybe the story isn't quite what the media has portrayed.
     
  18. marks0223

    marks0223 2017 and 2022 World Series Champions
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    They do have the texts that say rough sex is consensual. Question was can you consent to what amounts to a felony beating?
     
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    You seem certain this beating took place as she alleges. Were you there?

    We've seen pictures. They are horrible.
    We've seen texts where Bauer apologizes. But that does not prove their encounter caused what you see in the photos. And that doesn't prove Bauer was admitting to the damage in those photos. She didn't send Bauer those photos, did she?

    The woman also alleges she was sodomized without consent while unconscious in their FIRST encounter. Unfortunately, that hurts her credibility because she went BACK.

    And she's now lost her restraining order case, and no charges are being filed. I'm guessing the cops know more than you or me about the case.
     
  20. juicystream

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    Cops don't exactly have a perfect record. It was pretty clear from the judge's order in the restraining case that he was slut shaming. He could have denied the order for the simple fact that Bauer didn't seem to be harassing her, but he went beyond that.

    It would have been an impossible case to prove. I do know knocking someone out isn't okay just because they ask for it. I know having sex with somebody that can't consent is not okay.
     
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