Award-winning sports broadcaster Bob Costas describes the method the Houston Astros illegally used to decode and communicate the opposing teams' pitching signs during their 2017 championship season. #CNN #News
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@joshfilomeno4 жыл бұрын
Host: “In 15 seconds tell us what stealing signs means” Bob Costas: “No thank you”
@brodyharris76314 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣. He must have thought he said do your best in 15 minutes haha. Costas is the man though. IMO
@PNL_King4 жыл бұрын
Josh it would be impossible to do so, hence the term "intricate..."
@TheAlmightyClipse4 жыл бұрын
I LOL'ed
@Turbo99874 жыл бұрын
TBH I could listen to Bob Costas talk baseball for hours
@mylovesongs24294 жыл бұрын
@@Turbo9987 Costas is awesome! So articulate!
@markdemos754 жыл бұрын
And now Pete Rose is sitting somewhere saying “Really?”
@mattflynn18384 жыл бұрын
Stole my line Mark! Pete Rose gets a lifetime ban for betting on his own team to win! WTF
@jasminewashington59534 жыл бұрын
Ikr, he's royally pissed at the fact that he gets a lifetime ban for gambling on his team, but the players are not punished at all. I'm like this is some bull
@danielamourose63614 жыл бұрын
I beat ya to the punch, bud. I mentioned on several other Astro-cheating vids, " Some where, Pete Rose is laughing. I think that's better. But its all good. Great minds think alike
@thenynick36984 жыл бұрын
Matt Flynn Yes he does. It’s very clear about a lifetime ban for gambling. Gambling on games you’re involved is severely detrimental to the game. If people ever thing games are rigged or fixed the game goes away, and MLB knows it. Even in the Black Sox Scandal days, they knew it then.
@thenynick36984 жыл бұрын
Pete deserves his lifetime ban. I don’t understand why Pete is even relevant with this scandal, it’s two different infractions. It’s not the same.
@jeffswanson31754 жыл бұрын
Can we all agree that the Miami Marlins aren’t one of the 8 teams suspected of cheating?
@jeffswanson31754 жыл бұрын
TheBrabon1 I would say that would be a true statement!
@Chris-vw3zf4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@kf-vo1fk4 жыл бұрын
Lame. You just stole something else’s comment 👎
@The713Sonic4 жыл бұрын
No, disagree. Everyone in the league is cheating.
@JohnDavis_904 жыл бұрын
@@kf-vo1fk everybody stealing bruh.
@brodyharris76314 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas is the man . One of the GOATS. Used to love when he would call Bulls playoff games in the 90s. Such a great part of my childhood love of sports lore.
@PauliebNY4 жыл бұрын
“Astros used a very intricate system” Costas: It wasn’t intricate at all. They hit a garbage can with a bat. LOL
@mattflynn18384 жыл бұрын
Player's were also wearing devices on themselves to indicate pitches. Costas won't say it yet because it hasn't been proven yet.
@PauliebNY4 жыл бұрын
Matt Flynn - that was a conspiracy theory/rumor made up by a fake twitter account lol. Pay no mind to that nonsense.
@PauliebNY4 жыл бұрын
Ian Ford - MLB released a statement saying there were no buzzers or wires of any kind.
@midnmusic22174 жыл бұрын
@Ian Ford Oh shut the fuck up "Lifetime ban" you hear how dumb that sounds?
@SteveMe216854 жыл бұрын
Ian Ford is this the year Altuve won the MVP??? MF’r should be stripped of that for sure
@stonedprophet24634 жыл бұрын
"Sending shockwaves around the world." Who writes this stuff?
@jeffgo57424 жыл бұрын
Stoned Prophet lol everyone is calling it that
@300hiker4 жыл бұрын
Libtards, that’s who!
@johnnyph124 жыл бұрын
Clearly Trumptards
@chiskwyeb4 жыл бұрын
We’re all tards for watching this.
@jedimindtrick754 жыл бұрын
It's a bit dramatic but we are talking about CNN. lol
@dj0120012 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr Costas, for your thoughtful, interesting and intelligent responses to these critical questions. One time, several years ago, I thought you shot from the hip - and incorrectly too. I was wrong; you were right. I apologize. Your basic decency and integrity allow the rest of us to really breathe. You raise the level of honesty, integrity and professionalism to the field of Journalism. And you are interesting and fun.
@brainsmasher66174 жыл бұрын
They're talking about baseball in January. Mission accomplished.
@ooammo6324 жыл бұрын
Right
@Grebe904 жыл бұрын
true but once the spring ball or season starts no1 will care again
@vernpascal15314 жыл бұрын
@@Grebe90 -Exactly. This isn't close to the game when I was a teenager in the late seventies, and as a young man watching The Dodgers and Big Red Machine.. Now it's just mainly an over analyzed boring greed fest.
@jackssense40554 жыл бұрын
LOL. Right.
@TrumanStalls184 жыл бұрын
brain smasher 😂😂😂 this comment wins
@jayt45334 жыл бұрын
I’m glad he brought up the advantage the astros had knowing when not to swing. That’s a huge advantage when pitchers lose their ability to make batters chase pitches.
@jeffgo57424 жыл бұрын
Jay T that didn’t know not to swing. They knew what pitch it was. Which is still a ton of help
@jbc13394 жыл бұрын
As what bob costa said their using the camera on the center field to decode the catchers sign... why don't you blame the tv network ... were in the era of high technology everybody's using it.... astros just outsmart their opponent a little bit more...
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
As a fan of baseball I feel lied to. As a Dodger fan I feel this is the ultimate betrayal. If I was a fan of the teams that won by CHEATING then I would feel ashamed.
@ronyan4 жыл бұрын
Except that if you try to look back at that season, the only conclusion you can draw stats-wise is that the benefits were very marginal. The home vs road numbers tell an interesting story of little-to-no benefits for the offense. Foolish Baseball did a good video on it. It ended up just being a really stupid thing to do rather than offering large benefits.
@bobheck73034 жыл бұрын
@Louis Reed WTF? RIDICULOUS!
@jlobiafra4 жыл бұрын
Can we all agree that the Florida marlins aren’t one of the eight teams suspected?
@josewmeldondo4 жыл бұрын
Marlins fan here, can comfirm 😂😂😂😂😂.
@seanm32264 жыл бұрын
Carlos M That’s the “Miami” Marlins.
@jlobiafra4 жыл бұрын
Sean M oh damn they have been so irrelevant I didn’t know that, I thought they won 2 World Series as the Florida Marlins?
@aj42k4 жыл бұрын
Just remember they won 2 but not as Miami Marlins.
@NotExplicable4 жыл бұрын
@@seanm3226 still accurate in a way 😂
@alexmerlo26904 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas once again proving why he’s still one of the premier sportscasters of our generation. It’s unfortunate that he has to talk about this cheating scandal but he did so eloquently.
@johnhebert38552 жыл бұрын
Yes. I cannot imagine having the vocabulary and eloquence of verbal execution that allows one to ALWAYS use the correct word and to have the ability to turn a perfect phrase on a dime. No one can explain stuff in such an understanding and engrossing manner as Bob. Not even Julian. I guess Howard Cosell had this too, but his was in an overly ostentatious manner.
@frankbradford96164 жыл бұрын
Please don’t give Bob Costas a public forum. We have not forgotten
@HughJorgan14 жыл бұрын
I’m with Pete Rose’s comments on this, Any player who knowingly used the info at the plate must be suspended and fined.
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
Pete Rose was a Boyscott to this crap.. and The Media and Baseball Cover it up as usual
@jefffraley70944 жыл бұрын
Put Pete in the HOF
@kenthorne46114 жыл бұрын
Tough to prove which batters used the garbage can banging
@nickr40154 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Players are as guilty as the managers. Goes to show that MLB, and alike buisnesses have Zero integrity. It's a good thing Beltran was fired, as well, want with being a player in 17.
@6ix8354 жыл бұрын
@Louis Reed MAJOR diff here is teams were issued warnings about cheating PRIOR to 2017 Playoffs - due to $$$ invested in A/V staff, added cameras, in dug-out displays etc due to replay challenge rule changes. This scheme involved multiple levels fr mgmt to players - now cheaters got caught - deal w/ the consequences, spilled milk + all ...
@josephsantos15764 жыл бұрын
Belichick: “Amateurs”!
@lisanadinebaker51794 жыл бұрын
I just snorted my drink!!! Good one!! Thank you for that!!
@vivianfonger4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@ranelgallardo70314 жыл бұрын
Russian Olympic Team: *bows down*
@nedisahonkey4 жыл бұрын
Good jokes but you get way more useful information from videotaping signs since the play calls in the nfl are radioed in
@arthurmiller94344 жыл бұрын
@Joseph Santos: Bellick is the Albert Einstein of competitive strategies.
@skwhite16954 жыл бұрын
Really well put by Costas “...it’s about the integrity of the competition”
@johnm83114 жыл бұрын
The managers are the “adults” in the room 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@emanijeans4 жыл бұрын
They are all adults!! Lol.
@seminolefantodd47364 жыл бұрын
The Houston Asterisks.
@rickquesada9254 жыл бұрын
Ha ha!!
@BloodoperaBlackvomit4 жыл бұрын
This is the best nickname of all time! :D:D Hope it sticks.
@sum1udontnoe1494 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah lol funny asf. As a gophers fan always enjoy watching the Seminoles football and basketball!
@drewm74554 жыл бұрын
Lol if you were my son I'd be a proud father
@ericshepard66694 жыл бұрын
Homerun comment.
@BlindTom614 жыл бұрын
That was nothing more than a slap on the wrist for a billionaire.
@arcticwanderer21094 жыл бұрын
billionaires care about their prestige and honor way more than money. $5 million is pocket change for him but his reputation is forever tarnished which will bother him until he is alive.
@pakpala14 жыл бұрын
Olympics strip cheaters of medals. In America, they keep their championships.
@andresreyes53984 жыл бұрын
5 million is the maximum fine under the MLB constitution
@jeffgo57424 жыл бұрын
pakpala1 doesn’t matter if you take there little trophy they still won the World Series that year
@josephsantos15764 жыл бұрын
I agree it should be a lot more, but Fyi, owners in mlb cant just take their own money and give it to the team, the teams spend what they have earned.
@gastonave4 жыл бұрын
LOL at "sending shock waves around the world!".
@askmemum4 жыл бұрын
Hungry children in Zimbabwe are SHOCKED about the Houston Astros
@SunS4liffe4 жыл бұрын
Ikr. American news media🙅🏼♂️
@kanyewest13654 жыл бұрын
I didn't think anyone cared about baseball anymore
@edwardbass16054 жыл бұрын
Kanye West it’s true, a lot of people 30 years old and younger these days have very short attention spans, a slower moving game like baseball most likely makes them nod out in seconds or switch to staring at their phones like zombies for hours on end.
@martintrejo19504 жыл бұрын
@@askmemum well yes they are shocked. There Dodger world Champ T-shirts might be a collectors piece now
@kt420ish4 жыл бұрын
Jomboy told us about this months ago. Welcome to the party
@bigdofba4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone really think the owner didn’t know?
@zeinerperez58124 жыл бұрын
DES that’s exactly what I was thinking!
@jeffgo57424 жыл бұрын
Jack D great point sir
@jbod-83874 жыл бұрын
@Jack D Exactly! Not every owner is like George Steinbrenner or Jerry Jones orAl Davis. A lot, in fact most owners are very hands off when it comes to the day to day operations of playing the game itself. That's what the GM's, managers, and coaches are for. So it's very possible that the owner didn't know.
@carlosm.63484 жыл бұрын
jbod 6887 he is not hands off at all. He definitely knew, he’s the one that sets the astros culture. He’s not a man that doesn’t know what’s going on
@jbod-83874 жыл бұрын
@@carlosm.6348 You have no idea that he definitely knew. You're speculating. You don't know for sure, and neither do I. I said it's possible he didn't know, and of course it's possible he did, but you don't know he definitely knew.
@michaelyoung30544 жыл бұрын
I love Bob Costas! I remember watching the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta when he hosted those games. Ah those were the good 'ol days...
@ralphus444 жыл бұрын
I have so much respect for Bob Costas. Such a knowledgable baseball fan who truly loves the game.
@richardgladstone89754 жыл бұрын
Love Bob Costas work. Great talent.
@geotechms4 жыл бұрын
4:55 yes, the Astros think the reward is worth the risk, especially since they get to keep their rings.
@MDJ-wb1pn4 жыл бұрын
This was really hard to watch. Not because it’s about a baseball scandal but because it’s on CNN.
@orbonds36034 жыл бұрын
Counterfit news network
@rynolascavio33814 жыл бұрын
No one has made the observation that this is all happening on the 100th anniversary of the Black Sox scandal in 1919.
@collinloretitsch4731 Жыл бұрын
At 7:29 Bob literally talks about it. He brought up the entire 1919 black Sox scandal
@steverok674 жыл бұрын
Bravo, Bob. One of the most thoughtful, insightful, and articulate people in the history of media.
@rickmontgomery30372 жыл бұрын
Very much agree, and well said...
@ericw43774 жыл бұрын
Alex Cora's been fired as Red Sox manager.
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
He should be in jail right?
@ckalnicki4 жыл бұрын
loc power - Moron.
@jeffgo57424 жыл бұрын
Sending shock waves around the world
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
Ban him from MLB. Period.
@taze274 жыл бұрын
He should be impeached.
@nyy1903434 жыл бұрын
"If you know what the pitcher is going to throw, chances are you have a much better chance of hitting it"...that's brilliant
@scotthankins17794 жыл бұрын
Right lol, thanks John Madden!
@steveglazer49664 жыл бұрын
Lmao 😂
@brodyharris76314 жыл бұрын
Leave good ol Bob alone haha. Was def a John Madden moment he had going on there
@traviskrueger95314 жыл бұрын
Not everyone watching CNN is a sports fan, there are going to be people watching this that know as much about baseball as you might know about cricket
@BOSSSHAWN4 жыл бұрын
This is why baseball isn’t popular anymore. You have to make a statement and strip them of their title.
@lynnturman81574 жыл бұрын
Man I just love Bob Costas. You can tell he puts a lot of thought into whatever it is he has to say.
@simransandhu5764 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas is the best commentator ever in sports.
@michaelkennedy46464 жыл бұрын
This interviewer did a great job leading the conversation
@gmaneis4 жыл бұрын
Costas is so good at his job. Now I really understand this stuff.
@violetadelprado81033 жыл бұрын
Really ??? Maybe you are from houston !!
@farrukh97104 жыл бұрын
Costas always has great thoughtful dialogue.
@ericseckman61384 жыл бұрын
From a sports caster I liked to a person that says " if you don't like the cheating then quit watching " really no integrity there. But remember now we are living in the days that what ever is right is wrong and what ever is wrong is right.
@jwrsob4 жыл бұрын
A clean slate is removing the Astro's World Series!
@thomasfletcher19714 жыл бұрын
That was a great explanation . Every team tries to "steal" the catchers signals , the Astros used the media television camera in center field in the dug out to watch the catcher and relay by banging on a garbage can . High tech to banging on a garbage can . Who knew ?
@Ace_K_124 жыл бұрын
You know the man genuinely meant every word he read...
@KMTBCEAlkebulan4 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas remains the most articulate baseball pundit. excellent commentary.
@evilbob75974 жыл бұрын
They should also blackball every player involved as well.
@varevalo874 жыл бұрын
Peter Zelenkov which I’m sure EVERY player was involved, I want to see what they are going to say
@AltaMay114 жыл бұрын
@@varevalo87 I highly doubt they'll say anything. All PR people will be strongly suggesting they zip it.
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
@Alta May players will keep their mouth shut but not fans. I can't wait to see if they schedule the assteriks in LA. I'm sure they won't. Assterisks in NY or boston in NY will be ripe with chanting as it should be. This won't be forgotten for a looong time. Especially in LA!
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
@@AltaMay11 Ya well they all Should be Banned and Stripped off all of their money and Titles.. Verlander has 0 now
@Latecomersband4 жыл бұрын
@@onevato like NY and LA aren't stealing signs. Lol
@mrtravels72724 жыл бұрын
I always wished and hoped for Costas being the commish of baseball one day.
@user-is2nl7yd9c11 ай бұрын
Hopefully this is all they will ever be remembered for
@periculumesse15254 жыл бұрын
Excellent analysis. Bob Costas commentary was very thoughtful.
@rabbitsfoot84 жыл бұрын
yes Bob they lost a few draft picks and got fined 5 mill...pretty sure every MLB would take that for a world series
@kevinchen80344 жыл бұрын
Michael Washington the reputation tho and the legacy will be affected
@mattflynn18384 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right! But I am afraid that it was more than just the Astros. Alex Cora was managing the Red Sox in 2018 and they won the world series...he was just fired as well. Coincidence?
@KardiFan20004 жыл бұрын
@@mattflynn1838 It could be a coincidence. No proof (yet) that the Red Sox cheated.
@TAnd-nq6if4 жыл бұрын
I can't remember the last time I looked forward to the baseball season
@billl11274 жыл бұрын
1969 for me.
@masterdoubleyou4 жыл бұрын
Lol. What now?
@mariavelar69613 жыл бұрын
Costas is such a class act
@bobpeterson11234 жыл бұрын
I liked this interview. Good questions... good answers, Bob.
@leonardodalongisland4 жыл бұрын
They need to revoke the rings, erase the teams entire season including the WS victory
@stilistisch4 жыл бұрын
Why? For contravene against a gentleman's agreement?
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
KZbin should take down all their stupid WS videos. Bunch of lies!! LA WAS THE BETTER TEAM!!
@jsobers4 жыл бұрын
So where should the money that the owner made go?
@andrew_owens76804 жыл бұрын
They need to execute the coaches by drawing and quartering, enslave their children and take all their women. Then they need to erase the team's name and ostracize their families for 5 generations.
@e23204834 жыл бұрын
And strip all the steroid home run users of their stats like Bonds, McGwire, Sosa? The home runs happened the games happened put an asterisk next to the championship but it dam well happened.
@verysmarteducation4 жыл бұрын
The people who lost money gambling on the World Series should file a class action lawsuit against the Astros and those who cheated!
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
Yup everyone hates the assteriks except the dillusional assterik fans or the people who won a lot of money off their cheating ways... the true baseball fans feel ashamed and embarrassed but not the gamblers who won big nor should they... it's not the gamblers fault... this is all on the HOUSTON organization and their players that knew what was going on!
@chrisballas31284 жыл бұрын
A great breakdown of the whole mess that most can understand from a man who truly understands the game. I'm 60 and remember watching Costas doing Saturday afternoon baseball games on tv at a 12 year old. He did unfortunately omit a glaring reason for the HEAVY fines...GAMBLING. The vice that makes these teams so valuable and the alleged purity that differentiates the major sports from WWE and XFL nonsense.
@DaylightDigital4 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas knows the answers to questions you haven't thought of yet
@kevbomevbo34924 жыл бұрын
If the title can't be vacated, why not put an asterisk next to their title in the record books, something that will tarnish the record forever.
@rayjohnson27684 жыл бұрын
kevbo mevbo no players and fans of baseball will ever respect José Altuve again
@paulpierce13664 жыл бұрын
Ray Johnson rightly so
@douglei44134 жыл бұрын
@@rayjohnson2768 . Maybe now he'll chase offspeed pitches now on.
@330wiz74 жыл бұрын
Theres an asterisk dont worry
@brodyharris76314 жыл бұрын
They will
@lonecrapshooter674 жыл бұрын
Steal signs on Bob Gibson back in the day and he'd whistle a fastball upside your head.
@orbonds36034 жыл бұрын
If only every person alive was bob gibson...what a perfect world it would be.
@diamonddog134 жыл бұрын
At least you knew it was coming.
@stevendurham99964 жыл бұрын
He, sure, would, and, then He would go up to the plate, and bat, same as Don Drysdale.
@roxanner20994 жыл бұрын
MLB: The Astros can keep the title. Yankees fan: drives to Houston. Takes trophy. Throws it away. Feels better.
@bobsaget832 Жыл бұрын
As a life long Astros fan, this will forever be so depressing. The only thing the Stros can do to even kind of make it up to the fans is by winning a World Series clean
@nh55871 Жыл бұрын
They did it woohoo!
@bobsaget832 Жыл бұрын
@@nh55871 and it was beautiful! Parade tomorrow 😬😬
@nh55871 Жыл бұрын
@@bobsaget832 yes it was!!!!!
@Midnightingeorgia4 жыл бұрын
"Banging on a trash can".... Who would have imagined that the human brain was capable of such sophistication. I don't know how the opposition stood a chance.
@OnlyEdandTheAlmost4 жыл бұрын
Is there another debate tonight or something? Need a larger on-screen graphic.
@jaimegarcia9654 жыл бұрын
Only Ed and The Almost Yang isn’t in it, not interested 💁🏻♂️
@my3dviews4 жыл бұрын
If you think baseball is rigged, then that is nothing compared to the Democrat Presidential race. Cough cough, super delegates.
@Ciridan4 жыл бұрын
@@jaimegarcia965 another dipshit
@iamamish Жыл бұрын
"Bob, in 15 seconds explain sign stealing" Bob: *talks for 2 minutes about everything except what sign stealing is*
@Clodrock4 жыл бұрын
A real clean slate would mean erasing your 2017 World Series Championship.
@hunter41344 жыл бұрын
This wasn't reasonable punishment the Dodgers got snubbed and conveniently lost to the Red Sox the next year to the astros former bench coach the title should be revoked
@rikk72634 жыл бұрын
Hunter what do you do with all the teams that won with guys on PED’s? I suppose forget about that?
@ba_2three4584 жыл бұрын
Your Dodgers lost bro. Red Sox only had a few great innings. Had nothing to do with "stealing signs".
@shootermcgavin184 жыл бұрын
the red sox beat the piss out of the dodgers and what they did is not the same as the astros nor was it used in the postseason do a little research before you whine
@bluorangefyre4 жыл бұрын
If we're revoking titles, I say the Twins should give up their 1991 trophy because of Kent Hrbek.
@ImSNB4 жыл бұрын
bluorangefyre 1991 was fair play
@gfear244 жыл бұрын
When it comes to the steroid era, I am reminded of an old poem from that time. "Babe Ruth did it with hotdogs and beer. Hank Aaron did it with class. Barry Bonds went and did it with a needle stuck in his ass."
@EGGUZMAN4 жыл бұрын
lol..That was funny!
@mariatapanes87634 жыл бұрын
#nuffsaid
@mariatapanes87634 жыл бұрын
@@m.o.5291 AT least he confessed it!!! alot more than i can say for today's athletes!!
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
Baseball Doesn't Care.. The Media holds the water like the Democrats.. and its Disgusting
@briancrawford694 жыл бұрын
Except bonds was never caught or tested positive
@deweywatts84564 жыл бұрын
Bob said it correct at the end: "Stop watching"
@berrettamusicacademy99804 жыл бұрын
8 other teams had sign stealing schemes ?? I've never heard anything about this. Electronically ???
@davidbrown83034 жыл бұрын
I had a cousin who got in trouble for stealing signs. They said he could have cost a bad traffic accidents stealing street signs.
@elkslayer73994 жыл бұрын
😂🤣Been their done that- I even have the orange t-shirt to prove it😂🤣
@elkslayer73994 жыл бұрын
@Jake Roberts Does not matter where you go as long as you get somewhere
@yerout71684 жыл бұрын
Lol jokers everywhere
@monacoathlete27554 жыл бұрын
As long as the big money is on the line, then it'll always be ' do whatever it takes ' for the money and glory. It's human nature.
@davidwing41504 жыл бұрын
John Benedict Just like the US political system.
@peterfrknpan66744 жыл бұрын
John Benedict way to defend and deflect
@juanbetancourt71154 жыл бұрын
@@peterfrknpan6674 if you want integrity in sports go watch little league baseball or pop warner football...professional sports are a business first...what matters is the bottom line--winners get paid losers end up working at the airport--so ya as far as cheating goes...players, managers, head coaches, trainers, owners, leagues and on and on CHEAT...stop being so naive
@ronmueller28854 жыл бұрын
true buts its more so an American nature.
@galoguevara60494 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas is 100% correct that cheating and stealing the signs is not only meant to unfairly help a batter hit a pitch (by knowing what's coming), but also about not swinging at a pitch. By knowing what's coming, the batter can lay off the pitch, in order to work the count to the batter's advantage (and adds more pressure on the opposing pitcher). But he left out another extremely important factor that unfairly helps. It helps the Astros' base runners. If the base runner also knows that a slower, off-speed pitch, away from the strike zone is coming (like in the dirt) - it means the catcher will will be slower to catch the ball, regain their balance, wind-up their arm, and throw the ball to his infielder. This means the base runner will have a much higher chance of stealing the base on those type of pitches (especially if they know its coming). The runner can take a bigger lead of the base, and take off immediately. Imagine a base runner easily stealing base to get into a scoring positions, or a double steal. This changes the dynamics of the at-bat, the inning, and the pressure on the opposing pitcher. This cheating has a big impact on the game.
@mwg911hk4 жыл бұрын
This may have been the first time I've watched CNN by choice and not by force like in an airport.. lol
@askewedchimp4 жыл бұрын
Bob Cosatas is amazing. Always was.
@jeffreyholmes96074 жыл бұрын
I echo those sentiments
@vernpascal15314 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyholmes9607 -The difference between Costas, and so many is not only that he is smart as hell,but has always had a strong social conscience. He didn't look the other way on steroids and it hurt his career.
@bobheck73034 жыл бұрын
@@vernpascal1531 love of the game.
@MrConrad19504 жыл бұрын
They need to lose her World Series title trophies and rings. All extra money paid to world series champion should be returned.
@90210bribri4 жыл бұрын
Now I know why Altuve didn’t want to take his shirt off after he hug that HR.
@Joetrout4 жыл бұрын
Maybe did not wanna tear it up so he could give it to someone or keep it?
@BTTrollz4 жыл бұрын
@@Joetrout that's not what he said about it.....
@jasonburke1474 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas is the best.
@anthonyjones22284 жыл бұрын
Love Bob Costas👍
@Youtuber123454 жыл бұрын
If MLB put the monitors in the dugouts, it’s kind of stupid to then be shocked teams used them for other purposes.
@DeMichelePoker4 жыл бұрын
Baseball can't let catchers do signs anymore. It has to send the signs over phone/earpierce to the pitcher from the bench. If the catcher even puts his glove on the inside or the outside of the plate, batters will know which side it will be on. The catcher has to put his glove down the middle. To prevent wild pitches, both the catcher and the pitcher have to be fed signs over phone/earpiece so that the catcher knows it's going to be a slider on the bottom outside corner. If baseball doesn't do this or something like it the sport is literally finished.
@dkaiser834 жыл бұрын
Once, my high school baseball manager thought another team figured out our activator signal, so we switched signals. They make phone apps that can figure out baseball signals, maybe instead of playing the blame game we should not keep the same signals for a 162 game season!
@onevato4 жыл бұрын
Run on the off speed pitches. They knew when the off speed was coming.
@johnallen94834 жыл бұрын
So... how many Houston Asterisks will get hit by pitches this year.
@captinbeyond4 жыл бұрын
Try getting it over the plate and you won't be crying about losing to the Stros'.
@texasbradley4 жыл бұрын
Probably the same amount of pitchers that will get a Texas ass woopin.
@juliusdickerson71674 жыл бұрын
The answer is, all of them John..... all of them.
@juliusdickerson71674 жыл бұрын
Punctuation megatron, Learn it! And it was a joke girl, calm down. Grow up and don't get your feelings hurt over this ya weak punk.
@letsgobrandon9874 жыл бұрын
Don’t ever ask Costas a simple question. I’ve never seen someone who loves his own voice that much.
@Dan-vb5fh4 жыл бұрын
Spot on.
@tombombadil59944 жыл бұрын
If you think it was just the Astros and Red Sox, you are a real baseball fan.
@dimbulb11784 жыл бұрын
Alex Cora... YOU'RE FIRED.
@jacobstienecker4 жыл бұрын
Let Pete Rose back in the fold
@caseknas14714 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@ba_2three4584 жыл бұрын
Especially being he bet on his team to win! Not lose! They didn't throw any games!
@gearbarrel62374 жыл бұрын
jacob stienecker 100000% agree
@kfgrip4 жыл бұрын
We still do not know if Rose changed lineups while coaching the Reds to give his bets an edge with a Reds loss. We only have his word that he bet for the Reds to win. No his ban should remain and someday after he has passed then and only then can his stats and records be entered into the hall of fame.
@edgittens21704 жыл бұрын
@@kfgrip "Let Pete in" seems to be the in thing to say now but I'm with you. He was known to have a gambling problem in the 70's . First he lied and said he wasn't betting on baseball, then he said he wasn't betting on Red's games and finally said he never bet on the Red's to lose. Plus, Pete ACCEPTED his lifetime ban so that all the proof against him and what he actually did would be kept from us.
@spaceo85684 жыл бұрын
Costas is a treasure.
@bobcarter43434 жыл бұрын
Bob Costas is so smart and articulate... Bring him back on the Olympics, I don't care about the cost.
@dierodri884 жыл бұрын
"..They devised this incredible, intricate system..." ...Banging on a trashcan
@dierodri884 жыл бұрын
@Roald Shakleton first I'm not trying to defend the Astros, but lets be honest. the CNN host is obviously trying to make it seem like the Astros had developed some "incredibly intricate system" to cheat. When really they were using the TV in the dugout or tunnel, which every dugout has (bob costas said this himself in the clip) now and is used to help make challenges. I could be wrong about this but i haven't read anything or seen anything (so far) that states the Astros placed secret cameras around the Park. What i have seen is that they were using the center field camera that we see on TV. if they are studying film, its not incredibly hard to figure out signs and match them up to the pitch. Did they cheat? yes. was it sophisticated, intricate, incredibly intricate? naw.
@danielkim6724 жыл бұрын
@@dierodri88 True, it is not James Bond level. There is a general clear understanding in MLB that electronics are banned in the dugout to gain an advantage. Managers can not even wear an apple watch. So to have a set up with computers and logging of signs, that has a level of sophistication that other teams would not be ready to deploy. THey will cheat anyway they can, but using computers, tv screens in the dugout to gain an advantage. Not a good look
@dierodri884 жыл бұрын
@@danielkim672 thanks for re-iterating my point. Not sure they had computers in the dug out as that would be overly obvious, but I'm sure computers were involved considering they moved the video room closer to the dugout. Also its not wrong to have film of the other teams signs the issue was that they were using electronics in real time to signal the batters
@andrew_owens76804 жыл бұрын
@Roald Shakleton With Morse code.
@danielkim6724 жыл бұрын
@@dierodri88 haha you're welcome!
@Ps7apple4 жыл бұрын
NFL takes freaking notes. Pats need to be punished.
@dpistons1494 жыл бұрын
They already were...
@Ps7apple4 жыл бұрын
dpistons149 The NFL punishments were soft as Charmin that why Pats continue, continue, and continue.
@davidberglund88794 жыл бұрын
Duh, p s, the Pats were punished. In fact, they were punished far beyond what the NFL rulebook laid out. Do your research.
@davidberglund88794 жыл бұрын
@@Ps7apple In what way are the Pats continuing to cheat? Sounds like you're just another envious fan of some far less successful franchise. To imply that the N.E. Patriots incredible run of success is due to nothing other than cheating is either total ignorance or lying. They were so great for so long because they have the GOAT coach and (had?) the GOAT QB.
@Ps7apple4 жыл бұрын
@@davidberglund8879 they got caught video taping 3x. You sound like the same sorry Patriots fans defending your cheating SB wins.
@hicks7274 жыл бұрын
I can't believe not ONE of the astro players blew the whistle . ALL of them thought it was ok?
@DavidSilva-fq7nt4 жыл бұрын
Love Bob Costas and his love of baseball.
@nky88nscfl4 жыл бұрын
“Cheating stinks” lol
@rockhero22744 жыл бұрын
Yeah it smells like fart
@nky88nscfl4 жыл бұрын
Rodrick Evans just funny how a grown man sounds like a kid playing tag.
@victorpetrescu65864 жыл бұрын
@Rodrick Evans you must be fun at parties
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
@Rodrick Evans Ban Astros all Players for life NOW
@aj42k4 жыл бұрын
How is that funny? You dumb gen z bastard.
@VagabondiOfficialTV4 жыл бұрын
Bab Costas the professor 👨🏫
@thespaceram28794 жыл бұрын
@BKK there are conservative jerks too like orange. So what is the difference?
@funkid58684 жыл бұрын
So everyone's mad cause these players found a loop hole in the system... they just outsmarted everyone
@julianbell91614 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t really sound like a loophole. It sounds to me like blatant cheating
@wadebennett23014 жыл бұрын
Bob is a wise Man , well said.
@camtinley4 жыл бұрын
"Shockwaves around the world" ... haven't heard a word about it in Australia.
@MrTrainREX4 жыл бұрын
Cam Tinley too busy with fires?
@camtinley4 жыл бұрын
@@MrTrainREX Could be the reason.
@nedisahonkey4 жыл бұрын
I mean it's the national sport of Japan and that's on the other side of the planet so it's technically true 🤷♂️
@harryfrezza19314 жыл бұрын
Cam Tinley hope you guys are ok down there...
@camtinley4 жыл бұрын
@@harryfrezza1931 Thanks, Harry :) Fortunately I'm on the west coast of Australia and the fires are mainly on the east coast. A good friend of mine left Western Australia to live on the east coast however and he was the first fatality. Very sad. Barry Parsons was his name.
@pboyle12204 жыл бұрын
“Intricate system”. They banged on a gd trashcan
@peterfrknpan66744 жыл бұрын
Patrick the electronic technology asshat The ability to used cámaras in the outfield. Relay it ELECTRONICALLY to the dugout. Are you really this stupid ?
@bobheck73034 жыл бұрын
VANDALISM TOO!
@chadscott87334 жыл бұрын
@@peterfrknpan6674 yeah but had they used a smarter method like not banging GD trashcans, we wouldn't be having this convo
@tylergodspeed824 жыл бұрын
Patrick looks like they also wore buzzers
@chadscott87334 жыл бұрын
@@tylergodspeed82 that's fake news. If you believe that, then you have to do believe the report saying the Yankees used buzzers too.
@dietbleach93624 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling baseball is going to be viewed differently on TV next year
@davidjohnson89764 жыл бұрын
Bob Cosras the best at what he does no doubt.
@1hard2findbro4 жыл бұрын
Costas for commish!
@bcb764 жыл бұрын
1hard2findbro he would be a perfect fit.
@ARIZJOE4 жыл бұрын
Manfred is a very fine commissioner.
@terrorsquadchronicles4 жыл бұрын
Botox
@ARIZJOE4 жыл бұрын
@@terrorsquadchronicles Botox, so what? Also ate french fries with power forward Marvin Barnes. Very big deal.
@seanm32264 жыл бұрын
1hard2findbro No. He’d make the Braves and the Indians change their name. And San Francisco’s nickname is offensive to tall people.
@TheBenKlemme4 жыл бұрын
But Pete Rose is banned for life for betting on games that weren't his own games.
@stevencramsie91724 жыл бұрын
The lie is always worse than the act.
@pancak3554 жыл бұрын
He should remain banned just because of how stupid it was.
@kadams8574 жыл бұрын
They have a few big ass signs in the clubhouse saying don't do it sorry Pete