Thoughts on all things Binoculars, Signs, Douchebags, and Extra Home Games

Jim Tracy in this situation is douchey. He saw Mick Billmeyer using binoculars from the bullpen. He told the umpires and got him to stop, yet he continued after the game. Let's follow their exchange, shall we:


: "I'm not going to have a tremendous reaction to it other than to tell you, as far as I'm concerned, it's out of line. And cheating, until you get caught, nobody says that you don't explore something like that. But if you're cheating and you get caught, you know what? Then you'd better do something about it.

That's my reaction to that. A pair of binoculars staring down the gun barrel of the hitting area, I don't think a club in baseball that's competing against that team would take too kindly to that. Now you can come up with all kinds of different reasons as to why you had them and what you were doing with them. Are we to believe them at all? Or is it OK for us to think that there might be some type of competitive advantage that you're trying to gain for yourself?And then you start reflecting back on some of the thing that have taken place in previous games and it makes you sit here and wonder a little bit."

: "Absolutely no. Absolutely ... no. Absolutely not."

"I didn't know anything about it. Mick watches Ruiz catch. That's what it was. We took care of it. I can understand why they'd be concerned about it, but at the same time that's the truth. That's what happened. That's absolutely true. We were not trying to steal signs."

Because we beat them. That's why. ... Keep crying. I'm sure if they can steal signs, they'll steal them. And believe we will, too, if we can get them. Yeah, we will. Legally. If you're dumb enough to let us get them, then that's your fault. That's been in the game for a long time.

: "There was a suggestion made that we should stop crying, that we're complaining about it because we got beat. We're complaining about it because it's wrong, OK? And when I read a statement that [the Phillies] are using binoculars to check their catcher and how he's setting up and things like that, then you should use the binoculars when your team is on defense and not offense, OK?"

: “I shouldn’t have said a word, but I didn’t say anything about Colorado or anything about him crying or anything like that. If I did something, I’ll definitely talk to [Tracy], but I didn’t say anything about Colorado. I didn’t say anything about that particular game. … At the same time, I shouldn’t have said nothing. Usually, I say we’ll take care of that by beating them. I’ll let Louisville talk to them.”

I love you Charlie. You have won my heart in and I'm ashamed I ever (thought) I hated you or spoke badly of you. It's pretty much bullshit that Jim Tracy is going around crying to whoever will listen. The best remedy for the Phils is to just keep on winning. Fuck the Rockies, fuck the Mets, fuck the Yankees, fuck the Red Sox, fuck the Dodgers, fuck Jim Tracy, and FUCK ANYONE ELSE WHO THINKS THE PHILLIES ARE CHEATING. Jealousy is an ugly thing.