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> MLB is currently embroiled in an even bigger cheating scandal "bigger", depending on definition used, is definitely subjective here and many would consider t
by kodablah 5y ago
> MLB is currently embroiled in an even bigger cheating scandal
"bigger", depending on definition used, is definitely subjective here and many would consider the Astros' scandal to be bigger.
- slg 5y agoI don't know what definition you would need to use for the Astros scandal to be "bigger". This one involves more players, more teams (including the Astros as an early adopter of this type of cheating), has been going on for longer, and seemingly has had a larger impact on on-field results. It is still early, but the initial numbers suggest that at least 1/3 and potentially 2/3 of pitchers were using these substances[1]. Batting averages have already jumped from .231 to .245[2] since MLB has threatened punishments. [1] - https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik/status/1404062161853423618 https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik/status/140406216185342361... [2] - https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik/status/1404065344642297857 https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik/status/140406534464229785...
- kodablah 5y ago"bigger" as in having a massive outsized advantage compared to their opponents that contributed to a championship. The reason individuals, but not so much teams, are vilified for the steroid era is that it was relatively widespread. There are a lot of wrongs in baseball, some explicitly illegal some not, but ones that cause extreme disparity perpetrated at the organization level (the level championships are won at) cause the most outrage for the size of their unfair effects, be it Black Sox or Astros.