The Astros are being accused of cheating against the Red Sox.
That’s a much more digestible explanation for their 3-2 series lead than blaming Alex Cora for leaving in Chris Sale too long.
Several Twitter sleuths dug up videos of whistles supposedly emanating from Houston’s dugout before Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez hit their home runs in Games 3 and 4.
The Twitter user “Incarcerated Bob,” who’s probably best known for spreading ridiculous and fake trade rumors, pointed to an audible whistle before Altuve hit his game-tying blast in Game 3.
On Wednesday, another Twitter person, “@PFReardon21,” singled out whistles that were heard before Yordan Alvarez’s solo home run and three-run double.
This isn’t the first time the Astros, who ran an elaborate sign-stealing operation in 2017, have been accused of using whistles to tip pitches. Some Yankees players accused them of the practice in 2019.
The Red Sox have not lodged any complaints, at least to our knowledge. This is just some good ol’ fashion fan speculation.
Given the Astros’ sneaky history, any plausible allegations of wrongdoing can’t be dismissed. The question is, where do these accusations fall?
WEEI’s Lou Merloni tweeted he thinks most of the whistles are “too late for the hitter to use,” but categorized the whistle before Alvarez’s home run as “bad.”
But as long as the Red Sox don’t complain, it’s hard to justify giving much validation to these claims. That is, unless Alex Cora has a secret deal with his old team to keep their subterfuge on the down low. Maybe it’s a tit-for-tat situation.
Now that’s an exciting storyline heading into Game 6.
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