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Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck
Rogers did not cheat, & did not get caught. The only people who can make a determination on cheating are the umpires, & they determined that there was no foreign substance on his hand. Therefore, no cheating.
Now, if you want to argue that the umpires didn't do their jobs, that's another issue. But neither you nor anyone else on these forums can 'catch' Rogers cheating, since it's not up to you. I have enough faith in MLB umpires to let them make the call - if they determined he was using a foreign substance, then they would have tossed him, & have been right to do so. Since they didn't, Rogers didn't cheat.
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You cannot say, with a straight face, that Rogers did not cheat. That position was THOROUGHLY destroyed by the photographic evidence. THOROUGHLY.
Your logic is completely screwed up. Amazingly convoluted, and totally without merit.
For WHATEVER reason, the umpires decided not to "inspect" his pitching hand, but rather "observe" it, and order him to wash his hands.
I am 100% convinced that the umpires had no desire to "inspect" Rogers, knowing FULL WELL that they would have to suspend him.
This may have been LaRussa's doing, or they may have decided on their own to say: "wink, wink, you've been busted, wash your hand, QUICK!"
Either way, he is GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY, on at LEAST three separate occasions.