So, though it’s been 12 years since I’ve posted on RW, I’ve followed the threads every year. The specious arguments here have compelled me to come out of the woodwork.
No one is denying that sign stealing is part of the game. No one is denying that technology has been involved throughout the history of baseball. But, while technology was occasionally employed (example from 1898 here, 1951, 1987, etc) it seems that it has become so rampant it recent years that multiple teams, including and perhaps spearheaded by the Red Sox, felt compelled to complain to the commissioners office. This