The Revenge of the Yankees Upon the Sign-Stealing Astros

As a Yankees fan, I've grown to intensely dislike the Astros.  They are good, smug, and have an edge about them that really makes it hard to lose to them, as the Yankees have.

I am not surprised about the recent revelation that the Astros developed a sophisticated form of cheating, which entailed using a centerfield camera to capture the catcher's signs to the pitcher, and then banging on a hidden trash can twice to alert the batter to the type of pitch that was coming (usually a breaking-ball).

One of the Yankee farm teams (the Staten Island Yankees) has decided to take revenge by trolling the Astros with a delightful give-away program.  (s.t. John Siston)

If you’re paying any attention – at all – to Major League Baseball these days, you’re well aware of the Houston Astros’ blatant and relatively appalling use of technology to steal signs through the use of cameras, monitors, text messages and … banging loudly on trash cans before certain pitches – including their at-bats during the World Series.

As punishment, the Astros just lost their GM and manager to a one-year suspension (they’ve both since been fired) in addition to a $5M fine (the max allowed by the league office) and a loss of their first and second round pick in both the 2020 and 2021 and draft. Frankly, I believe that’s a stern, but just response by MLB, even if it comes up short in a few ways.

Of course, the league isn’t the only one punishing the Astros for their misdeeds. The rest of baseball is taking care of that just fine:  https://twitter.com/SIYanks/status/1217180321973776385?s=20

Yep. The New York Yankees Class-A affiliate (the Staten Island Yankees) are hosting the Astros’ affiliate (the Tri-City Valley Cats) on September 3rd this season, and they’ll be handing out mini TRASH CANS AS THE GIVEAWAY!!

You can find the article here:  Yankees Minor League Affiliate Trolls Astros

Absolutely brilliant and great pay-back!