Here's how Dodgers revelations in Astros book will hit different this time
SPORTSMAP ROUNDTABLE
15 February 2023
ESPN Houston's John Granato and Lance Zierlein react to excerpts from Evan Drellich's new book about sign stealing in MLB. The book is titled, Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess.
While Astros fans are probably sick of this topic, this book also highlights how the Dodgers were accused of stealing signs by the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series.
The Dodgers have always been the thing that bothers me the most,” said a member of the Boston Red Sox, per the Boston Globe. “Because they’re the biggest cheaters in the whole [expletive] industry. … They were doing it against us in the ’18 World Series. They got caught by Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball did nothing.”
With these statements in mind, the guys discuss how much this new information will matter for the average baseball fan.
Plus, is it going to take someone attaching their name to these quotes for most people to take these claims seriously?
Be sure to check out the video above to find out!
Catch The Bench with John Granato and Lance Zierlein weekdays from 7-10AM on ESPN 97.5 and 92.5.
Stephen Curry scored 31 points and the Golden State Warriors built a huge lead and held on to beat the Houston Rockets 95-85 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.
The seventh-seeded Warriors led by 23 in the third quarter, but second-seeded Houston cut it to 69-60 entering the fourth.
A basket by Amen Thompson with about 5 1/2 minutes remaining got the Rockets within four. Curry hit his fifth 3-pointer of the night a few seconds later to make it 82-75.
The Rockets cut it to four again with about 2 1/2 minutes left on a 3 by Fred VanVleet. This time Moses Moody hit a 3-pointer to start a 7-0 run that made it 91-80 and sent fans streaming for the exits.
Game 2 of the best-of seven series is Wednesday night in Houston.
It was the 100th career playoff coaching victory for Golden State’s Steve Kerr, who moved into a tie with Larry Brown for sixth-most playoff wins.
Curry was 12 of 19 from the field, hitting 5 of 9 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler added 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals in his playoff debut for the Warriors after joining them in a trade from Miami in February.
The Rockets, who returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2020, got 26 points from Alperen Sengun in his first career postseason game. But VanVleet and Jalen Green struggled, making just 7 of 34 shots.
VanVleet was 2 of 13 from 3-point range on a night Houston made just 6 of 29 3-pointers and was 11 of 20 on free throws.
The Warriors got a spot in the playoffs with a 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night in the Play-In Tournament.
They got yet another playoff victory over the Rockets after eliminating them four times from 2015-19.
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