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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool
First of all, it absolutely, 100% was NOT pine tar.
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Please post the link to the test results of what was on his palm. Then and only then will I buy into what you're saying.
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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool
Putting something on your HAND to get a better grip is NOT applying a foreign substance to the ball to alter the characteristics of said ball.
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...9/ai_n14673169
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BASEBALL A really sticky situation; Suspension raises more questions
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The, Jun 19, 2005 by TOM HAUDRICOURT
What's worse? Cheating with pine tar or cheating with steroids?
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Brendan Donnelly was given a 10- day suspension for being caught Tuesday night with pine tar on his fielding glove. Section 3.02 of Major League Baseball's official rules calls for that penalty for any pitcher found with a "foreign substance" on his glove or person.
Donnelly didn't get a chance to actually doctor a baseball, being caught before he threw a pitch after Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson asked umpires to check his glove. But the 10-day suspension was levied nevertheless by discipline czar Bob Watson.
This is why folks have problems with baseball's current drug policy, which calls for a 10-game suspension on a first offense for steroid use. Politicians, fans and media alike criticized MLB for not suspending players longer for drug use, and Commissioner Bud Selig eventually asked the union to accept tougher penalties, including a 50-game suspension for a first offense.
The union has yet to respond, but that's a story for another day.
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Jay Howell was ejected for pine tar on his glove in the 1988 NLCS, too.