The Houston Astros are cheaters

[Algernon Moncrieff]

2. It's sign stealing - let's not get carried away.

I grant - they used extensive video surveillance to do it, but essentially it's codebreaking. Teams make the signs in the full sight of everyone. If someone, through time and deduction, can figure out what those signs are, I see nothing wrong with those individuals alerting their team to what is coming. Here's a thought - maybe it's time to go away from 19th-century technology (informal sign language) and instead go to encrypted wireless to allow the dugout and coaches to communicate with the players.

Baseball has always looked at some cheating with a nod and a wink - especially greasing or scuffing a ball. Gaylord Perry wasn't vilified - his "cheating" was the stuff of legend. Gambling certainly has been a huge exception to that since your team threw the '12 World Series. Pete Rose won't be getting into the HOF anytime soon. Steroids were cheating - but everyone was doing it to greater or lesser degrees, and it is unclear how much was team-driven vs. player-driven.