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Originally Posted by pewe
What makes you focus specifically on Altuve and Bregman?
Altuve didn’t even use the system, and the system made Bregman worse.
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Two best players on the team that did it - it makes sense to me.
Also, how did Altuve not 'use the system' by hitting on a team of guys who knew what pitch was going to be thrown? There's no doubt he was benefitting from 'the system' regardless of how he wanted to use it.
'The system' making Bregman worse is also funny too. Knowing the pitches being thrown to you in an at-bat can not be construed as 'hurting the batter.' That's a hard no from me.
They all benefited. Whether it was in base hits, or homers, or just playing on a team that generally had an unfair advantage on a lot of days... is benefitting. You were playing with more cards than everyone else. No one 'got worse' by having more information than everyone else. They were not doing us a favor by making Bregman worse by signaling pitches, I can promise you that.
They cheated in front of our faces and thought they would never be caught. A.J. Hinch then laughed in front of our faces about it, acting like it was a ridiculous question, thinking they would never be caught.
What is done in the dark will eventually come to light, and it came particularly true in this case, and they are laying in their bed (i.e., they've been labeled cheaters).