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Right. The mention of the Apple Watch was a little disingenuous. The sign-stealing could have just as easily been performed with any number of smart watches or
by passivepinetree 9y ago
Right. The mention of the Apple Watch was a little disingenuous. The sign-stealing could have just as easily been performed with any number of smart watches or even just a cell phone.
- seangrant 9y agoNot really disingenuous when the point was he was looking at his "watch" and then calling plays. Looking at your phone every time would be an obvious tell.
- astura 9y agoCell phones are banned in the dugout during a game in MLB http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/19/mlb-okays-apple-watch-for-use-in-the-dugout-cell-phones-still-banned http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/19/mlb-okays-apple-wa... >While there is no official rule against electronic devices, then-MLB operations chief Sandy Alderson effectively laid down the law with a memo distributed in 2000: >Please be reminded that the use of electronic equipment during a game is restricted. No club shall use electronic equipment, including walkie-talkies and cellular telephones, to communicate to or with any on-field personnel, including those, in the dugout, bullpen, field and-during the game-the clubhouse. Such equipment may not be used for the purpose of stealing signs or conveying information designed to give a club an advantage.
- Digory 9y agoThe Apple Watch, in particular, has been a Yankees bugaboo for awhile. There was a minor kerfuffle around Ned Yost wearing an Apple Watch in 2015 for the All Star game, building on Yankee complaints against Cleveland [0] Presumably Joe Torre had approved their return ... [0] http://www.kctv5.com/story/29888526/kansas-city-company-replaces-nedyosts-banned-apple-watch http://www.kctv5.com/story/29888526/kansas-city-company-repl...