What a Creep: "The Houston Astros" (Baseball Cheats)

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>What a Creep</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Season 5, Episode 4</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Houston Astros</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/176387/Astros_5.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="216" /></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here’s the pitch: In the 2017 season, the Houston Astros used TV cameras to steal signs from opposing team’s catchers, and communicate the signs to their hitters in real-time by banging on a trash can. It sounds kinda stupid, but it’s a big deal. The Houston Astros won the World Series in 2017, due in no small part to their cheating.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We put this story together with a little help from our friends at </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28476282/everything-need-know-mlb-sign-stealing-scandal"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">ESPN</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/astros-cheating-open-secret/2020/02/11/1830154c-4c41-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Washington Post</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y75oYaaaGBU"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">CNN</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewzdIvVavpY"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Baseball Bits</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on YouTube</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2XNW1qHN9w"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jomboy</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on YouTube</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://theathletic.com/1363451/2019/11/12/the-astros-stole-signs-electronically-in-2017-part-of-a-much-broader-issue-for-major-league-baseball/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Athle