Federal Judge Dismisses Daily Fantasy Players' Lawsuit Against Red Sox and Astros Over Sign-Stealing

The Houston Astros have admitted to cheating the system in Major League Baseball, and many believe the check is in the mail for some 2018 Boston Red Sox-related suspensions, too.

But that doesn't mean everyone tangentially involved in the baseball world gets to profit off the pity party, too.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit this week levied by daily fantasy players, who alleged they, too, were wronged by the unfair playing field in MLB over the past several seasons. The judge, however, believed the connection was too tenuous to be proven.

We take the federal court's side on this one -- as much as we've enjoyed ripping the Astros for their transgressions, and the Red Sox for their alleged ones, you can't even prove in a court of law that Houston and Boston gained distinct advantages from the data they acquired. How, then, would you possibly be able to prove that a bunch of DFS stars (who make a living on gaming the system themselves, for what it's worth) are owed anything?

While it's hilarious to try to squeeze every penny out of this scandal, there wasn't enough substance here for anything more than a laugh.