As it turns out, the Florida Marlins had suspected the Phillies were guilty of stealing signs long before the Philadelphia bullpen coach was caught gazing through binoculars at Coors Field earlier in the week, which has led to a reprimand from Major League Baseball.
"We've always had our suspicions," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said that the way the tiered bullpens are configured in Philadelphia, with one on top of the other behind the center field wall, their suspicions reached a point last season where bullpen coach Steve Foster and bullpen catcher Pierre Arsenault looked over the top and inside the Phillies pen to make sure they weren't stealing signs from that vantage point.
"We never caught anybody," Gonzalez said. "But we had our suspicions. It's so eas ...
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Florida Marlins Always Suspected Philadelphia Phillies of Sign Stealing
Posted: 14th May 2010 by Joseph Jones in MLBComments Off on Florida Marlins Always Suspected Philadelphia Phillies of Sign Stealing