This remains the best quantitative look into the effect of the signal, imo. They laid off breaking pitches extremely well starting in the second inning (it usually took a few at-bats to crack the signs) but declining in efficacy as the game went on or when there were men on base (i.e. after opposing teams changed up their signs). ETA: This did not really improve their run scoring, on net.
FWIW the MLB report stated that they’d use different numbers of bangs for different offspeeds. I still don’t know why you’d null-signal for fastball though.
Only self-hating Astros “fans” named devin who don’t understand that flags fly forever and who will never understand the skill it takes to actually put a 95 mph fastball in play, much less for a hit, and who is naiive enough to ignore all the “smoke” coming from the rest of the league regarding stealing signs, as if this practice was not going on forever. Where did Beltran bring the system from,? Goe Jirardi and the Niiw York Hankers?
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Not a bitter old retired lawyer who’s most common retorts are “wfw” or “fuck you”. Who’s commentary adds nothing to dialogue. Try to say something coherent, old man.