Introduction : towards a philosophy of cheating
Cheating for beginners : the underhanded but not illegal. John McGraw and his 1890s Orioles. Home field advantages : groundskeeping.Cracking codes and baseball's midways : stealing signs. Arguing with umps. Delaying the game for fun and profit. The exotic bird of cheating : the hidden ball trick. Billy Martin, a cheater's cheater. Heckling, fan participation and riots
The illegal but cute. It's not how you swing the bat, it's what you've stuffed inside. Doctoring the ball. Gaylord Perry : greatest cheater ever
Thrown off the varsity team. Gambling and game fixing : the good old days. The worst thing to ever happen to baseball : the Black Sox scandal. Pete Rose, the only undeterred gambler. Steroids : blame enough to go around
Cheating our way into the sunset.
