Cheated : the inside story of the Astros scandal and a colorful history of sign stealing
(2021)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
796.35764/MARTINO,A

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 796.35764/MARTINO,A Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, [2021]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

xii, 270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780385546799, 0385546793 :, 0385546793, 9780385546799
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Introduction: "I'm gonna kick his fucking ass!" -- How we got here -- No, the 1951 Giants don't justify the Astros -- The advent of TV and scouting cameras -- The path to Beltran -- The education of A.J. Hinch -- The education of Carlos Beltran -- Last step toward the Astros: advent of the replay rooms -- The construction of the Astros -- The Yankees and the Dodgers open their windows -- The electronic-sign-stealing era kicks into high gear -- Enter Hinch and Cora -- The scheme begins -- Yep, the Astros used the trashcan in the World Series -- The Astros' front office starts to come apart -- Mass paranoia -- The final stand -- It all falls apart -- "Fuck you" -- Epilogue

"The definitive insider story of the cheating scandal that rocked Major League Baseball in 2019, bringing down high-profile coaches and players, and exposing a long-rumored "sign-stealing" dark side of baseball"--