Having seen the Bulls live for the first time on Friday, now it’s time for me to head down to Soldier Field to see the Bears. When I made this plan, the Bears were still expected to be a playoff contender with reason to keep dreaming on Mitch Trubisky. Now? Well … I just hope it’s a fun game.
Major League Baseball is asking players about buzzing Band-Aids, furtive earpieces and pitch-picking algorithms as it tries to separate fact from fiction in its investigation into the Astros' sign-stealing scandal, sources tell ESPN. The latest news @espn: https://t.co/q2nNzg6n9G
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 23, 2019
A bunch of normally-stable plate discipline metrics (whiff/swing, swing rate at likely balls) take huge leaps forward at the exact moment they start consistently banging to indicate non-fastballs. Hard to see this as a coincidence. pic.twitter.com/55T0roQinh
— Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) November 22, 2019
But here's the kicker. At the exact same time as their sign-stealing started and their home performance jumped… their road performance also changed dramatically! pic.twitter.com/KRQyseVwnm
— Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) November 22, 2019
It's worth noting that none of the reporting so far has closed the door on a different method of stealing signs on the road. Rosenthal and Drellich are careful to say that they didn't use "the *same* system" away from Houston. But perhaps they had a different method.
— Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) November 22, 2019