Ethics in Baseball?

Game Two of the World Series and I am thinking about ethics in baseball. Not to accuse anyone of anything other than looking out for their own self intrest. But first let me take you back to the controversy that will follow the White Sox
for-ev-va. (<-- classic Sandlot reference)

"The 1919 World Series resulted in the most famous scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was, however, front-page news across the country and, despite being acquitted of criminal charges, the players were banned from professional baseball for life. The eight men included the great "Shoeless" Joe Jackson; pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude "Lefty" Williams; infielders Buck Weaver, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Fred McMullin, and Charles "Swede" Risberg; and outfielder Oscar "Happy" Felsch." (article and image courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society, http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox.html )

Well, it seems as if the curse of poor ethics follows them still today. In the seventh the home base umpire called Dye hit by a pitch. He was obviously not, it hit his bat. But Dye got on base adding an extra run. But I am not complaining that the White Sox won or even that those runs were scored. Dye didn't even admit that he wasn't hit, that the call should have been called a foul. Whether or not the umpire would have changed his call is up to him. It just seems that in the world series lets not say that we got hit buy a pitch when it really hit the bat and was a foul ball. It seems a lot like cheating to me, in a lying by omission kind of way. It is a little different than thinking you got to the base before the ball or that the pitch was a ball. Come on Dye at least admit that it didn't hit you.

Well, Astros you have a chance now in your home town. If we win this series or if we don't I am proud of our Astros for making it this far and really working hard. We love the Houston Astros. We loved them before and we will love them after, whatever the outcome of this game might be.

P.S.- I don't want to sound like a sore loser. In the White Sox defense they have said nice things about the Astros and have been a good team to play against. At least it aint the Yankees.