# MLB: Postseason 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 30, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030 "2015-09-30T13:04:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/541 "2015-10-20T19:48:27Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Accusation of the Jays stealing signs is not new. And to be honest, it would be most effective against a guy like Cueto, who doesn’t have unhittable stuff, he just does a great job mixing it up. > > Not saying I believe it, but if there was a guy in the outfield passing along signs, that’s BS and shouldn’t happen. If someone on the playing field (e.g. a runner on 2nd base) is passing along signs, that’s part of the game and pitcher/catcher need to do a better job of disguising signs. Is it illegal, per rule book, for players to wear an electronic device for hearing information? I imagine it is, because they don’t do it. At least I have never heard of them being used. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/542 "2015-10-20T20:29:35Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > So apparently the reason why the Jays rocked Cueto so hard last night was that they were stealing signs from the centre-field bleachers. :dubious: > > Too bad we forgot to do that in Games 1 and 2 in the ALDS. Well, it’s obviously because the Rogers Centre is wired out the wazoo with surveillance equipment for just this purpose. :rolleyes: Honestly, some of the anti-Jays bigotry I’ve been hearing on TV since they made the postseason is just ridiculous. It’s all I can do to not throw something at the TV just about every time that idiot Harold Reynolds opens his mouth. I never could stand the sound of his voice, but the fact that he suggested (when a foul was hit into the stands at the Rogers Centre) that this was different from a game in the US because Canadian fans can’t catch a foul (they “cain’t kitch”, to be precise) was pretty much the last straw. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/543 "2015-10-20T20:36:19Z")
They have to take a split second to decide whether to make the save with their glove or their stick. ---
**Author:** ![kbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kbear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/544 "2015-10-20T20:45:47Z")
The Jays are killing me. Living in the Uk for the last 12 years, I’ve not followed baseball like I used to. So yeah, a little bit of a bandwagon jumper this year…I went to the World Series in 1992 so I remember how exciting it is to have the home team winning. But I’ve forgotten how stressful it can be when THEY’RE DOWN 5-0 IN THE SECOND INNING! it’s all I can do not to leave the room. :-/ ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/545 "2015-10-20T21:43:48Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > They have to take a split second to decide whether to make the save with their glove or their stick. You can’t catch a baseball when you have a Molson in one hand and poutine in the other. The ball ends up bonking the Canadian right on the tuque, but fortunately Canadians have had their heads hardened by years of being hit with hockey pucks. At least I’m pretty sure that’s Harold Reynold’s theory. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/546 "2015-10-20T22:38:25Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > You can’t catch a baseball when you have a Molson in one hand and poutine in the other. The ball ends up bonking the Canadian right on the tuque, but fortunately Canadians have had their heads hardened by years of being hit with hockey pucks. At least I’m pretty sure that’s Harold Reynold’s theory. You’ve been sneaking a peek at Harold’s [scorecard](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B02ByHRCMAAbUZY.jpg), haven’t you? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/547 "2015-10-20T23:34:54Z")
Not too much Harold doesn’t know. He has been everywhere. Sometimes more than once. Knows every player. We are lucky to have him, no? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/548 "2015-10-20T23:53:33Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Yeah, I think that it goes back as far as when the Jays had the likes of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios patrolling the outfield. Maybe the media should track down one of those guys and ask if there’s anything to it. > > Oh wait. Former Blue Jay Greg Zaun admitted to stealing signs, but I don’t think he said how. I know the Red Sox have changed up signs in Toronto even with no runners on. Not sure if KC did that today, couldn’t watch much of the game. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/549 "2015-10-21T00:45:51Z")
Hendricks is not doing very well… ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/550 "2015-10-21T01:11:20Z")
Liam Hendriks? He did great, he’s the only Blue Jays pitcher who the Royals didn’t score on. Wow, that game really cleansed the ol’ KC palate of the taste of Cueto’s flop. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/551 "2015-10-21T01:12:04Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Former Blue Jay Greg Zaun admitted to stealing signs, but I don’t think he said how. I know the Red Sox have changed up signs in Toronto even with no runners on. Not sure if KC did that today, couldn’t watch much of the game. I think the Royals were stealing Blue Jay signs today. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/552 "2015-10-21T01:37:45Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Liam Hendriks? He did great, he’s the only Blue Jays pitcher who the Royals didn’t score on. Hey, Pennington wasn’t charged with any runs either… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/553 "2015-10-21T01:57:10Z")
The ol’ wild pitch K to score the go ahead run for the Mets in the 6th. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/554 "2015-10-21T02:11:53Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Hey, Pennington wasn’t charged with any runs either… :smack: He didn’t say “Jays shortstops that the Royals didn’t score on”… ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/555 "2015-10-21T02:38:12Z")
The ivy appears to be the Cubs best defender. Also Murphy and Schwarber are now franchise leaders in postseason home runs ---
**Author:** ![TaoPilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TaoPilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaoPilot)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/556 "2015-10-21T04:49:24Z")
So the Cubs could be out tomorrow if they lose. What bitter irony if they get knocked out on the exact day that Marty McFly saw the sign proclaiming Cubs win 2015 World Series. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/557 "2015-10-21T04:51:33Z")
> [@TaoPilot](#): > > So the Cubs could be out tomorrow if they lose. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the Cubs WILL be out tomorrow if they lose. Unless there’s some way that i am unaware of for them to go down 4-0 without getting eliminated. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/558 "2015-10-21T04:53:20Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Unless there’s some way that i am unaware of for them to go down 4-0 without getting eliminated. 🙂 It being the Cubs, they can probably figure out a way to be eliminated at 3-0. ---
**Author:** ![TaoPilot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@TaoPilot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TaoPilot)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/559 "2015-10-21T05:40:23Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the Cubs WILL be out tomorrow if they lose. > > Unless there’s some way that i am unaware of for them to go down 4-0 without getting eliminated. 🙂 Come back in from that limb. So I forgot a comma. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030/560 "2015-10-21T06:59:01Z")
> [@TaoPilot](#): > > Come back in from that limb. So I forgot a comma. > > Sheesh. You didn’t. 🙂 And the Cubs swing the bat like shit. You have to MAKE the pitcher pitch, not swing so quickly to put yourself down in the count. Plus there were some bobbled balls on the Cubs field. UGH! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-postseason-2015/733030.md?page=29)