Cheated: The Inside Story of a Scandal That Shocked America and Changed Baseball Forever
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Andy Martino
- ISBN：0385546793
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Reviews
Chris
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Many are aware of the Astros cheating scandal from 2017， the year they were crowned world series champions。 For those who aren't aware， the Houston Astros were found to be using technological instruments to get an advantage on their opponents by using video and communication technology to steal signs from the catcher as he's relaying them to his pitcher， which unlike using your eyes， is against the rules of Major League Baseball。 Cheated chronicles the scandal in 2017 as well as documents the hi Many are aware of the Astros cheating scandal from 2017， the year they were crowned world series champions。 For those who aren't aware， the Houston Astros were found to be using technological instruments to get an advantage on their opponents by using video and communication technology to steal signs from the catcher as he's relaying them to his pitcher， which unlike using your eyes， is against the rules of Major League Baseball。 Cheated chronicles the scandal in 2017 as well as documents the history of sign stealing， both legal and illegal， dating as far back as the 1900 season and the ways in which it was done。 The majority of the book， however， details the investigations into the Astros， the Red Sox， and Yankees， who were each accused of illegal sign stealing in 2017-2019。 Martino demonstrates how MLB Commissioner Bud Selig didn't put much effort in to investigating the sign stealing complaints。 Martino shows how Selig， whose own reputation had been tarnished by his inaction during the steroids era， was too busy trying to redeem his own reputation by completely ruining the reputation of known performance enhancing drug user Alex Rodriguez。 Current commissioner Rob Manfred also angered players and fans by not punishing players for their respective roles in the controversy and cheapening the importance of winning the world series by referring to the trophy as "a piece of metal。"Martino has clearly done his research here as this is very well detailed。 He writes in a way that isn't an information dump and makes his main subjects human， even the villains。 It also serves as a cautionary tale of what can happen when a team decides to place such an emphasis on winning that they are willing to break the rules to do so。 If you're a baseball fan， I would highly recommend reading this fascinating book。 My appreciation to Doubleday， Andy Martino， and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Jeff Ford
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Cheated is an incredibly well sourced and well written tale of the Astros cheating scandal in 2017。 The Astros won the World Series that year， their first in franchise history。 What should've been a feel good story for the city and the team was overshadowed by a massive sign stealing operation that gave the Astros hitters a competitive advantage。Martino does a great job chronicling the history of sign stealing throughout major league baseball。 This was fascinating to me， as sign stealing has evo Cheated is an incredibly well sourced and well written tale of the Astros cheating scandal in 2017。 The Astros won the World Series that year， their first in franchise history。 What should've been a feel good story for the city and the team was overshadowed by a massive sign stealing operation that gave the Astros hitters a competitive advantage。Martino does a great job chronicling the history of sign stealing throughout major league baseball。 This was fascinating to me， as sign stealing has evolved in the technology age from a legal practice that was really only possible by a man on second base， to an entire media operation designed to steal and communicate signs。 The book did bog down at parts when Martino was introducing and telling the story of the various characters involved， and we didn't really dive into the actual cheating scandal until about halfway through the book， but the backstory of the teams， players， managers， and office execs enriched the reading experience overall。While I was familiar with the scandal， there is enough detailed and new information in the book for it to be totally worth the read。 I almost feel like this story has not been reported on enough， as the COVID pandemic postponed the 2020 baseball season and dominated the news， Any baseball or sports fan will love this inside look at one of the biggest scandals in sports history。I was given a free ebook copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kevin
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