Phillies: Sign Stealers?

On his Phillies blog, Wilmington News Journal Phillies beat writer Scott Lauber notes the Phillies have been accused of stealing signs:

Major League Baseball has not received a specific complaint about the Red Sox being victims of sign stealing, but the Phillies have been investigated for this in the past. The Sox played the Phillies last week, and one major league official thought the Phillies were taking Boston’s signs.

Lauber notes that after they were swept at CBP last year, the Mets accused the Phillies of stealing signs. “They can check us out any time they want,” Manuel said at the time. “When stuff comes up like that, it’s no big deal. They can sit up there during the game with the camera crew, for all I care.”

You may note the Phillies were allegedly stealing signs from the Red Sox, who beat the Phillies in the last two games of that series by a combined score of 10-4. Wouldn’t it be just like the Phillies to steal signs and receive absolutely no benefit from it?

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