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Originally Posted by AnotherAlias
I have. Many times. I played some semi-pro ball and we used it all the time. On cold days it helps with the grip on the ball. It doesn't necessarily transfer onto the ball, but it is a foreign substance and is quite illegal to use on the mound.
Sadly, we'll never know exactly what it was on his hand because they let him off the hook.
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I know it is, because it alters the ball. And applying something to the HAND is not the same according to the rulebook as applying it to the ball.
There is no way that was pine tar unless it transfered to the ball. There's just no way.
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My point is that there is a precedence. It isn't the first time a pitcher has been caught using pine tar to help with his grip of the ball on the mound.
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Pine tar helps breaking balls break better. That's different than what I'm saying.