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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
The Astros literally had a coach set up watching a video feed feeding them pitch calls which they proceeded to communicate to the hitters at the plate for an entire season. I’d argue that’s a far more severe form of cheating than simply doing what a large portion of the league was already doing in the 90s/00s (which wasn’t actually against any MLB rule and which they didn’t even test for until 20 years ago).
And if any of these writers actually cared that much about doping, they’d never have let David Ortiz in either.
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The players knew it was wrong. Even if Fay Vincent's 1991 memo had no teeth to it, it was against the law.
Donald Fehr and the MLBPA were vehemently against testing anyway, so it had no chance to be included in a CBA. Fehr cried privacy concerns. Fehr only relented to testing when the players were shamed publicly.