recently retired players. Both, however, might be described best as baseball people, and were the right person for the job at the right time -- Baker to help bring stability to the Astros after the cheating scandal rocked the organization, Snitker to help ...
The Chicago Cubs were another cursed team. Heading into the 2003 baseball season, the team hadn't won a World Series in 95 years. The '03 team had the third-best record in the league and it seemed possible that they would finally break the Cubs' losing streak. Except on Oct. 14, 200...
The series — and Houston’s win — has been tainted by the Astros sign-stealing scandal. In January 2020, Major League Baseball determined the Astros’ championship was aided by an illegal sign-stealing scheme. Houston manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for ...
In their third World Series in five seasons, the Astros are again playing for a title in the wake of their sign-stealing scandal and investigation.
Chess is not the only sport forced to deal with cheating. Now the world of backgammon is rocked by its own scandal. The U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) announced their decision last week, following an investigation into cheating during the 2024 Genud Cup, an online event between the U...
HOUSTON -- The final out of the 2022 World Series was sailing toward Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker, and in the dugout Dusty Baker -- ever the professional -- picked up his pen and wrote a final mark on his scorecard. By the time Nick Castellanos’ fly
After losing to Atlanta in last year's World Series, Houston is 7-0 this postseason, earning the fifth pennant in franchise history and another chance at its second championship. The team's 2017 title was tainted by a cheating scandal. ...
The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart Mike Postle was on an epic winning streak at a California casino. Veronica Brill thought he had to be playing dirty. Let the chips fall where they may. Photograph: KEIRNAN MONAGHAN & THEO VAMVOUNAKIS ...
One of the biggest haters of the Astros this season was Los Angeles Dodgers fans who felt robbed of a World Series title due to the team’s cheating scandal. And they are kind of right. So it’s no shock that at the World Series, Dodger fans would be spotting a bit of the Astros ...
Baseball team loses World Series on purpose The 1919 White Sox pose for a group photo. They would after this year be known as the "Black Sox Scandal" team because of the allegation that eight members of the team accepted bribes to lose the 1919 World Series. ...