Not Afraid to Cheat in Front of Millions

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/marlins--alex-sanabia-proves-it-s-time-for-pitchers-to-step-up-their-cheating-game-194818228.html

Since the beginning of time, baseball has been one of the sports that cheating is part of the game. In our book, Sport in Contemporary Society, Part 6, Chapter 16, Eitzen defined the idea of "normative cheating" as "acts to achieve an unfair advantage that are accepted as part of the game" (p. 128). We know cheating takes place in sports but no says anything as long as it results in ultimately winning.  Recently, Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia hocked a loogie on a new baseball for a "spitball" with no shame and no discretion.   Jeff Passon makes the statement in his story, “They seem not to understand the beauty is in the subterfuge, the ability to cheat without getting caught.”

Other players who have recently displayed deviant behavior is Craig Kimbrel with placing pine tar on the brim of his hat.  Fans on Twitter made note of it and tweeted he should not make it so obvious.  I gathered from reading the random tweets they were not oppose to him using the pine tar but more offended that it was completely obvious what he was doing. 

https://twitter.com/duncandonuts19/status/329053313792372736 

Deviant behavior such as these incidents will prove to be a problem in the near future, especially when the game is intensely on the line.  Players blatantly cheating, do so because they know they will get away with it.  It is inevitable that one day the defining moment of game, a coach or manager will bring it to the umpire’s attention.  In cases like these, it will be at the umpire’s judgment to place a penalty to eject the player out of the game or simply give a warning.   

My question to future sport managers is should there be harsher penalties for intentional and obvious deviant behavior? Instead of the responsibility, being left to the coaches to “rat” out the opposing team, should the umpires be held more accountable in conducting a more “fair” game?   

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