MBL: NEW TECHNOLOGY ONLY ADDS TO BASEBALL’S CULTURE OF PARANOIA
It probably felt like a cutting-edge caper at the time: The New York Giants, using an elaborate spyglass-and-buzzer system, would have the opposing team’s signs relayed from their center-field clubhouse at the Polo Grounds to the bullpen and then to the batter, passing along valuable information during the team’s pursuit of the 1951 pennant.
The question nowadays is whether there’s an app for that.
Stealing signs is as much a part of baseball tradition as stealing bases, but the technology available nowAstros was pointing his cellphone into opposing dugouts during playoff games against Cleveland and Boston. The Astros said they were just trying to defend themselves against any suspicious activity from opponents.
