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5-at-10: Baseball and cheating, UT questions, U.S. Soccer, Rushmore of male voices

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts loses the ball trying to force out a runner at second base during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts loses the ball trying to force out a runner at second base during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts loses the ball trying to force out a runner at second base during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

By Jay Greeson 5 min read

Baseball’s doubling dealing

Cheating is OK unless it’s not.

That’s the message and dilemma baseball faces right now. The hubbub in MLB right now is that Boston used Apple watches to steal signs form the Yankees.

Cool, right?

Stealing signs has been part of baseball since the Babe and Ty Cobb and dead ball and day games during the week. But, and there’s always a but right, what is the dotted, hazy line between cool cheating and crummy cheating?