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Maybe the writers for Jeopardy! have a camera in The Athletic’s offices.
Last night, just a few hours after Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that the Astros had been stealing signs during their 2017 World Series season, Jeopardy! aired a very, very appropriate clue:
“This sneaky alliterative baseball action has been done using a telescope (1951) and an Apple watch (2017).”
The correct response: “What is, stealing signs?”
Contestant Steven Grade, a sports industry consultant, was quick to buzz in with the correct response.