Morning sports update: John Farrell says he would have shut down signal stealing via Apple Watches if he knew it was happening
Isaiah Thomas penned an emotional goodbye to Boston, Doug Fister helped the Red Sox extend their lead atop the Yankees in the AL East, and the kickoff to the NFL regular season is officially here.
John Farrell says he would have shut down signal stealing via Apple Watches if he knew it was happening: The Red Sox manager appeared on WEEI’s Dale & Holley with Keefe Wednesday morning to discuss the recent scandal.
Here’s some of what Farrell had to say:
“Here’s the thing, the fact if I was aware this was on-going — it’s not so much the device itself, if the device is being used, yeah, that is clearly against the rules — so it would have been shut down,” he said. “I can appreciate and understand the question here regarding, ‘Hey, it is going on in your dugout, how did you not know?’ I can’t deluge into the complete specifics of it all, but had I known about it, hey, that is not acceptable.”
“I would have been disappointed had I known about it and still it was taking place,” he continued “The fact is that was not the case and we’re dealing with the consequence.”
Isaiah Thomas writes goodbye to Celtics fans: ‘I fell in love with Boston’: Former Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas took to the Players’ Tribune to express his full thoughts on the recent blockbuster trade that sent him from Boston to Cleveland. Walking readers through the news as it was broken to him (by Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge), Thomas included how his children reacted and how he thinks the trade can help shape fans’ opinion of players. (Boston.com)
Doug Fister sharp again, Bradley homers; Red Sox beat Jays 6-1: Fister (5-7) allowed four hits, struck out nine and walked three, improving to 3-1 in his last four starts with a 1.50 ERA. (Boston.com, via AP)
Dustin Pedroia says why such a fuss over sign stealing: “It’s part of the game,” said second baseman Pedroia, one of the players implicated in the sign-stealing scheme. “Our adjustment to that stuff is: go out to the mound and change the signs. … It’s been around a long, long time. We were doing that at Douglas Junior High School, where I played. So I don’t think this should be news to anybody.” (Boston.com, via AP)
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— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 7, 2017
Teams want Red Sox severely punished for stealing signs: “There are 29 other teams very interested to see what happens to the Red Sox,” said one American League general manager. “This needs to be dealt with sternly by the commissioner’s office. If it isn’t, the Red Sox got away with one.” (The Boston Globe)
