MLB 2017 season

[suh_fan93]

https://twitter.com/baez12m/status/850080182241079296

 

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[PaulCrewe]

Possibly pine tar.

This was the culprit. A big old glob of it.

 

[BigRedBuster]

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.

 

[desertshox]

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.

 

[BigRedBuster]

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.

 

[BigRedBuster]

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.

 

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[Mavric]

#LGM

 

[Mavric]

In the Mets lineup today, the 4 through 8 hitters are batting .198, .211, .178, .207 and .167.

Ouch.

 

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