It seems that the Phillies sign-stealing controversy isn't ready to die yet.
MLB commissioner Bud Selig plans to review the Rockies' claim that the Phillies were using binoculars to steal signs.
Selig said his staff would review allegations the Phillies were trying to steal signs when bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer was caught on camera peering through binoculars from the bullpen bench at Coors Field this week.
But that doesn’t mean Selig is ready to rip the Phillies.
"But I have to tell you now, you could get me started on history -- stealing signs has been around for 100 years," he told the AP. "In my days as a Braves fan way back when, Bob Buhl was caught in the bleachers in Wrigley Field giving signs to (Joe) Adcock, (Eddie) Mathews and (Hank) Aaron."
Bud forgot to mention allegations that arguably the biggest moment in our National Pastime's history, Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World," allegedly happened as Thomson's Giants team was stealing signs, according to the book The Echoing Green.
The Phillies for their part denied stealing signs, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki.
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"Absolutely no," manager Charlie Manuel said of the accusations. "Absolutely (bleeping) no. Absolutely not."
What do you think? Is this thing over or will sign-stealing allegations dog the Phightins for the rest of the season and possibly beyond?
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