Objection to Phillies binoculars one of several made against the team recently- NY Times

5/12: "The Colorado Rockies accused the Phillies of using binoculars from the bullpen on Monday to gain an unfair advantage. On Wednesday,

• several people in baseball acknowledged that similar concerns were expressed by two of the Phillies’ opponents during
• last year’s postseason.

According to the people, who were directly involved in discussing the issue, the Los Angeles Dodgers told baseball officials during the National League Championship Series that they were concerned the Phillies were

• using video cameras to steal signs. The Yankees, whom the Phillies faced in the World Series, expressed similar concerns, as did the Mets in 2007.

Officials in the commissioner’s office looked into the accusations, reviewed tapes of Phillies games and found no evidence that they had broken rules."...

• from NY Times, "Phillies are accused of stealing signs illegally," by M Schmidt

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