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

Summary: "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"--

Item details

ISBN: 9780385546799
ISBN: 0385546793
Physical Description: print
xii, 270 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-267).

Formatted Contents Note:

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.