suh_fan93 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 https://twitter.com/baez12m/status/850080182241079296 Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Possibly pine tar. This was the culprit. A big old glob of it. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Possibly pine tar. This was the culprit. A big old glob of it. So....technically, the batter could have been out because pine tar was too far up on the bat. I guess I don't know any other way it would have gotten on the ball. Kind of the George Brett issue. Quote Link to comment
desertshox Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 All sorts of ways to get it on there, including intentionally put it on there. And it's not like they wash chest protectors daily. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 All sorts of ways to get it on there, including intentionally put it on there. And it's not like they wash chest protectors daily. Which....begs the question....is there a benefit to the pitcher if a little bit of pine tar is on the ball? If so, is it against the rules for either the catcher or pitcher to have pine tar on them while on defense? I've never heard of pine tar being used in this way by a pitcher. It's usually Vaseline on the underside of the bill of his cap to get on his thumb. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Never mind...I guess it's a common thing. Catchers sometimes put pine tar somewhere on their uniforms, often around the shin guards, to help give them a better grip. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 In the Mets lineup today, the 4 through 8 hitters are batting .198, .211, .178, .207 and .167. Ouch. Quote Link to comment
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