{"id":429324,"date":"2022-04-09T23:52:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions\/"},"modified":"2022-04-09T23:52:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T20:52:15","slug":"mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets, Nationals put fans through never-ending introductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e7432e996\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e7432e996\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions\/#%E2%80%9CMets_Nationals_put_fans_through_never-ending_introductions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets, Nationals put fans through never-ending introductions&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions\/#Huggins_induction_shows_hoops_Hall_has_no_scruples\" >Huggins induction shows hoops Hall has no scruples\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-nationals-put-fans-through-never-ending-introductions\/#Amazin_Cano_PED_ban_gets_mentioned\" >Amazin\u2019! Cano PED ban gets mentioned<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_Nationals_put_fans_through_never-ending_introductions%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets, Nationals put fans through never-ending introductions&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/phil-mushnick.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Phil Mushnick\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/phil-mushnick.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/phil-mushnick.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>     <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Had it been a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ed parody of the excesses within Major League Baseball, it couldn\u2019t have been funnier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As seen, if not believed, Thursday night on SNY, the opening <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> rosters of the Mets and Nationals were introduced, and players and coaches lined up along the first-base and third-base lines until forced down both outfield lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not only was this perhaps the longest Opening Day intros in the Clocked Opening Day Intros Era, it included the largest cast \u2014 and in two acts, one per team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It began with Nats public address announcer Jerome Hruska reading from lists that began with the Mets\u2019 equipment manager, then took a turn with the intro of the Mets\u2019 \u201cperformance dietician,\u201d \u201cmassage therapist,\u201d \u201csports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> coordinator,\u201d \u201cassistant performance coach,\u201d \u201chead performance coach,\u201d \u201creconditioning therapist\u201d and \u201ccoordinator of rehabilitation and reconditioning.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were followed by the Mets\u2019 \u201cassistant athletic trainer,\u201d \u201chead athletic trainer\u201d and \u201cdirector of player health\u201d until it reached those in baseball uniforms, starting with two bullpen coaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One wondered if all the recent Mets injuries necessitated such a staff, or whether each charged by the diagnosis: \u201cStrained quad: $600.\u201d \u201cElbow inflammation: $750.\u201d \u201cFood poisoning: $500.\u201d \u201cFlu-like symptoms: $250.\u201d \u201cFlu: $299.99.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets015CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets and Nationals are introduced ahead of their Opening Day game.\" class=\"wp-image-21843019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets015CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets015CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets015CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets015CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mets and Nationals are introduced ahead of their Opening Day game. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets016CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mets Nationals\" class=\"wp-image-21843020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets016CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets016CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets016CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets016CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mets and Nationals are introduced ahead of their Opening Day game. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, the Nats: \u201cdirector of field operations,\u201d two \u201cclubhouse managers,\u201d \u201cequipment manager,\u201d \u201cvisiting clubhouse manager,\u201d \u201cumpires room attendant,\u201d two \u201cclubhouse attendants,\u201d \u201cclubhouse assistant\u201d and \u201cclubhouse and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> assistant.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then more: \u201cQuality assurance coordinator,\u201d \u201cmanager of advanced scouting,\u201d \u201ccoordinator of video and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>,\u201d \u201cmajor league video assistant,\u201d \u201cmanager of major league strategy\u201d (here I thought that was the manager!) and \u201cexecutive director of medical services.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still more: \u201cdirector of athletic training,\u201d both \u201cathletic trainers,\u201d \u201cstrength and conditioning coach,\u201d \u201cassistant major league strength coach,\u201d \u201ccorrective exercise specialist\u201d and a partridge in a pear tree, until those in baseball uniforms were introduced, starting with the \u201cbatting practice pitcher.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunates introduced first stood shivering on a cold, wet night, inviting flu-like symptoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets007CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Mets are introduced prior to their Opening Day win over the Nationals.\" class=\"wp-image-21843014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets007CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets007CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets007CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/040722Mets007CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Mets are introduced prior to their Opening Day win over the Nationals. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over 22 minutes, 118 were introduced, about as many left in the stands when the game ended, 3:36 after it began. And all after a 1:16 rain delay!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pure satire. But at least, unlike the Mets-Nats on Friday, it appeared on local TV and not just a streaming service.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Huggins_induction_shows_hoops_Hall_has_no_scruples\"><\/span>Huggins induction shows hoops Hall has no scruples\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Basketball Hall of Fame continues to enshrine college coaches who, with winks and nods from their schools\u2019 presidents, sold their souls to win games, and to land sneaker deals and cash bonuses. This Hall is lousy with coaches caught cheating, but that has become a given.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the recently announced inductees is Bob Huggins, now coaching his alma mater, West Virginia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Huggins\u2019 success, if you wish to call it that, was predicated on his 16 years as the head coach of Cincinnati, a program that became a bad joke for recruiting players with no business being in any college. His teams\u2019 rotten graduation rates \u2014 roughly 28 percent \u2014 would have been closer to zero had walk-ons not been counted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389226629.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Huggins is presented as a Hall of Fame inductee at a NCAA Tournament game. \" class=\"wp-image-21843037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389226629.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389226629.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389226629.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389226629.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bob Huggins is presented as a Hall of Fame inductee at a NCAA Tournament game. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite his gaudy W-L record, Huggins was forced out in 2005 when Cincy could no longer indulge his teams\u2019 academic negligence, not to mention recruits being arrested and his own DUI arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No problem. Kansas State quickly hired him. He left for WVU in 2007. Hall of Fame. And on it goes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Gambling problem? Excellent!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Mets, last week having named Caesars Sportsbook their \u201cOfficial Sports Betting Partner,\u201d will devote 13,000 square feet of Citi Field\u2019s space \u201cfor fans to enjoy the Caesars Sportsbook app\u201d within the \u201cExcelsior Level at Citi Field, with a multi-tiered dining room and outdoor patio seating complete with panoramic views overlooking left field.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So you can even watch the game when you\u2019re at the game to bet the game!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And if \u201cfans\u201d respond to Caesars\u2019 and the Mets\u2019 business plan by losing their money, as per the plan, the Mets may help some find jobs busing tables within that Excelsior Level dining room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Tiger Woods\u2019 rejection of Nike golf shoes during the Masters due to post-car wreck, er \u201caccident,\u201d foot concerns, became the biggest shoe story since Zion Williamson, during his one-and-done at Duke, blew his China-made Nikes, prompting the call to \u201cJust Glue It!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1970s, the Cosmos had a deal to wear Pony soccer shoes. Giorgio Chinaglia, who died of a heart attack at 65 in 2012, couldn\u2019t stand Ponys. Or run in them. So he took his favored shoes to the trainer, who taped the Pony logo \u2014 an orange chevron \u2014 on the sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389355688.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tiger Woods' shoes at the Masters. \" class=\"wp-image-21843063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389355688.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389355688.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389355688.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/1389355688.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tiger Woods\u2019 shoes at the Masters. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On rainy days, you could see the orange tape coming unglued, flapping free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Had Tiger Woods not finished his first round of the Masters with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler still on the course, 3-under, we might have never gotten to see Scheffler!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazin_Cano_PED_ban_gets_mentioned\"><\/span>Amazin\u2019! Cano PED ban gets mentioned<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The difference between Yankees and Mets broadcasts is often the plain truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thursday from D.C., Gary Cohen detailed Robinson Cano\u2019s PED suspensions, then asked how Cano could have been so bold (read: stupid) that he\u2019d do it \u2014 or be caught \u2014 a second time. He added that Cano didn\u2019t want to answer that question.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220408_MetsNationals067aCS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Robinson Cano\" class=\"wp-image-21843067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220408_MetsNationals067aCS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220408_MetsNationals067aCS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220408_MetsNationals067aCS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/20220408_MetsNationals067aCS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Robinson Cano<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though we could imagine Howie Rose speaking similarly on Mets radio, could you imagine Michael Kay or John Sterling saying such about a current Yankee? Not when they can pretend their audience is too dim to know better.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the way, in his first at bat under Buck Showalter, Cano grounded out, but ran hard to first. Was that for Showalter or was Cano just well rested?\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Leave it to MLB to continue to fix what ain\u2019t broken. Arm and hand signals of \u201csafe\u201d or \u201cout,\u201d \u201cfair\u201d or \u201cfoul\u201d will no longer suffice after replay reviews. Now umps must wear field microphones to be heard declaring their video-inspected call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What happens if the mics go dead? Further delay the game or revert to those signals that, for over 100 years, left fans utterly confused? Morons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Before striking out in the 10th on Friday, Giancarlo Stanton swung and missed at the first pitch \u2014 thrown in the dirt. It was absurd. Yet not a word from Kay or David Cone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That clever \u201cFree baseball!\u201d line of Kay\u2019s, heard again Friday on YES when the game went to the 10th inning, never gets old, does it?\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Indians-Yankees-Baseball-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michael Kay\" class=\"wp-image-21843077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Indians-Yankees-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Indians-Yankees-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Indians-Yankees-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Indians-Yankees-Baseball-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michael Kay<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They\u2019ll never learn: Through the first two rounds of CBS\/ESPN\u2019s Tiger Walks to His Next Shot Masters live coverage, so many others\u2019 best shots \u2014 especially long, holed putts \u2014 were so obviously shown \u201cplausibly live\u201d on tape that it wasn\u2019t worth being deceitful.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Last week, Brian Cashman called the Astros\u2019 sign-stealing \u201cillegal and horrific.\u201d Reader Alan Hirschberg: \u201cAt first I thought Cashman was talking about Alex Rodriguez.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Even at 65, Buck Showalter still looks like Elroy Jetson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Great <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, kids: N.J. has legalized online gambling on video games, such as \u201cCall of Duty\u201d and \u201cLeague of Legends.\u201d Seriously. Leave the house? What for, sunlight? Fresh air? (For help in overcoming related gambling addictions, contact the Super Mario Brothers\u2019 Rehabilitation Center nearest you.)\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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