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swoboda · 06-10-2021, 11:37 AM

Using my 1000th post for this.
Cheating in baseball is sadly part of the game, and players who do it often don't stop even when caught and punished. Spitballs, corked bats, stealing signs via lookouts, steroids, HGH, testosterone, vaseline, spider goop, and whatever comes next. The frailty of human character is exposed, some resist but many succumb, because "everyone else does it " and because all of these things work.
There is no reward for the average player to remain ethical, unless the penalties for cheating are severe, but the penalties will not be severe because you can never penalize players in large numbers severely.

06-10-2021, 11:37 AM	#9
swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,230	Using my 1000th post for this. Cheating in baseball is sadly part of the game, and players who do it often don't stop even when caught and punished. Spitballs, corked bats, stealing signs via lookouts, steroids, HGH, testosterone, vaseline, spider goop, and whatever comes next. The frailty of human character is exposed, some resist but many succumb, because "everyone else does it " and because all of these things work. There is no reward for the average player to remain ethical, unless the penalties for cheating are severe, but the penalties will not be severe because you can never penalize players in large numbers severely. __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson