The Atlanta Braves found themselves in quite the strange situation over the weekend against the Yankees.

While the series against New York ended in a series loss for the Braves, Atlanta coach Eddie Perez found himself in the middle of drama involving Jazz Chisholm.

Now, Perez is having to deal with a MLB investigation into the matter that could result in discipline for the long tenured coach.

At the center of all of this is that the Braves were not happy that Chisholm was apparently stealing signs from second base and relaying them to Yankees hitters.

Perez maintains that he was just chirping at Chisholm to stop stealing signs and tell him “be smart” and cut the antics out.

New York maintains that the gesture to Perez’s head was a threat toward Chisholm that he would get his head thrown at if he didn’t stop.

In all honestly, the likely result of the investigation is MLB telling Perez to not make that gesture and for everyone to act like adults while handing down minimal punishments.

Here is the problem: what Chisholm did was neither wrong nor against the rules and if the Braves have a problem with it, they need to look in the mirror.

Braves are at fault with this Jazz Chisholm sign stealing accusations mess

Braves fans are obviously going to be in their feelings about this situation give that sign stealing is an understandably ugly accusation at first glance and Chisholm is a polarizing figure among Braves fans.

At first glance, Atlanta’s frustration with Chisholm seems understandable.

However, stealing signs and pitchers in games without the use of technology like the Astros did is not only completely legal, but a time-honored part of baseball history.

There are lines that players and teams cannot cross, but a baserunner is free to pass along information he sees with his own eyes to hitters and that is exactly what Chisholm did with Anthony Volpe over the weekend.

If the Braves don’t like it, maybe they shouldn’t be employing pitchers like Rafael Montero that could be tipping their pitchers or at least getting hit like they are.

The league has already allowed the use of PitchCom system to prevent THIS EXACT THING from happening and Atlanta still managed to find a way to give away what pitches were coming.

This is a classic case of a team getting caught playing by the rules, but the opponent being mad that it worked.

Normally, the Braves have been the ones to push the boundaries and extract advantages where they can. Atlanta can’t be mad when someone else does the same.