Monday, August 23, 2010

Op-Ed Columnist - What Roger Clemens Wants - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - What Roger Clemens Wants - NYTimes.com: "Except that cheating did taint Thomson’s famous shot. For decades, it was rumored that the Giants’ amazing 1951 stretch run — they made up a 13-game deficit to force the playoff with the Dodgers — had been abetted by a sign-stealing system devised by their manager, Leo Durocher. Finally, the truth leaked out: For the last 10 weeks of the season, and throughout the showdown with the Dodgers, the Giants used a centerfield telescope and a complex system of signals to tell their batters what pitch was coming next."


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