2026 MLB Season Thread

[do work son]

Spoiler: seen on reddit not sure if real or if its even a buzzer

oh nah this **** really flagrant

edit: from the same reddit thread, someone holding out to be an audio engineer says that could be a microphone for a film team documentary. person has a mets flair for whatever thats worth.

 

[elpablo21]

This is so out of line

But Everybody cheats doe and wears a buzzer under their jersery right

 

[Benny Hinn]

Altuve, Bregman, Correa, and Verlander with no moral fiber

Tainted careers. Tainted title. F da Stros.

 

[stanfan]

Vacate the title. But they don't need to give it to the losing team, just vacate them. This is just so ******* lame.

 

[clyde the glide]

This really is an embarrassment

 

[Hahahaha]

I just want to know if the MLB knew about this? That’s crazy if they knew and didn’t do more.

 

[xxpizzo]

even bauer confirming it

forget whoever that girl is.. if another MLB player is saying it out loud something is deff true about it

bauer aint een shy bout any of this either, need him to just go fully auto of what everything he heard

 

[stanfan]

It's gotta be a wrap, this a clear competitive advantage that goes further than just some little league stealing signs ****.

 

[JCMojica24]

Astros are trash. Unbelievable

 

[CP1708]

Vacating the title does nothing. I watched them win the world series. (in 17)

I also watched the Nats beat them in 19. Cheating doesn't guarantee anything. Every team cheats, apparently the Astros are better at it than others. Maybe because they are also better players to boot?

The buzzer thing is funny tho. How does the buzzer work on your skin, and some dude under the dugout? How does the signal work?

 

[dland24]

 

[getback]

 

[dland24]

Trevor Bauer has come out and said that he has heard the same thing about the buzzers.

 

[getback]

Trevor Bauer has come out and said that he has heard the same thing about the buzzers.

Tweet is just saying that it ain't his niece. Not that the buzzer scheme is false.

 

[rolaholic]

This part of the story is hilarious

**** is like a TV show with the twists and turns

 

[do work son]

sign stealing is this generation's steroids. convince me otherwise.

 

[getback]

So someone outside the dugout was watching the center field feed to catch the sign from the catcher and then transmitted a "buzz" to the batter to alert him which pitch was coming.

How do you even feel good about that as a competitor? At that point you're not even facing a pitcher. You're facing a pitching machine.

 

[CP1708]

sign stealing is this generation's steroids. convince me otherwise.

Exactly what it is. So much pearl clutching from fans of other cheaters.

 

[nick.]

 

[CP1708]

So someone outside the dugout was watching the center field feed to catch the sign from the catcher and then transmitted a "buzz" to the batter to alert him which pitch was coming.

How do you even feel good about that as a competitor? At that point you're not even facing a pitcher. You're facing a pitching machine.

Mix up your signs, pitch quicker, and there's no way to do any of this accurately.

 

[getback]

Mix up your signs, pitch quicker, and there's no way to do any of this accurately.

Almost sounds like victim blaming though. I'm not gonna sit here and put the onus on the team being cheated because they weren't crafty enough to elude the cheaters.

 

[llerraj]

 

[getback]

sign stealing is this generation's steroids. convince me otherwise.

Don't completely disagree. Where do we draw the line? If the Stros have to vacate, do the Yankees have to vacate for having Balco row in the 90's-2000's? Other teams too. Manny was into the PEDs.

 

[Hahahaha]

Can’t compare them to steroids. That **** was borderline encouraged by MLB for HRs and ratings. Every team had someone on juice. If more than five teams are doing this with the wires and then some, then you can accept it. Until then, get rid of that title. **** that ****.

 

[clyde the glide]

This is worse than steroid imo