1. 06-03-21 09:41 PM #1
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    MLB To Crack Down On Pitchers’ Use Of Foreign Substances

    It's not cheating if you don't get caught.

    Of course, foreign substance usage has become prevalent because of its performance-enhancing effects. Using a tacky substance to improve one’s grip on the ball correlates with increases in spin rate and accompanying pitch movements.


    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/...ubstances.html

    Last week, umpire Joe West confiscated the hat of Cardinals reliever Giovanny Gallegos as he entered the game, after making the determination that an illegal substance had been applied to the brim. Gallegos was not ejected, but Cardinals manager Mike Shildt was thrown out after voicing his displeasure.

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  2. 06-03-21 09:44 PM #2
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    The guy is wearing an LA helmet. Fake picture.
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  3. 06-03-21 09:44 PM #3
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    It’s worse than steroids it’s pitchers are so effective

    1 year suspension 1st offense
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  5. 06-03-21 10:30 PM #5
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    Who cares about baseball anymore honestly, cut games down to 6-7 innings at this point.
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    They are using sunscreen now, it's clear
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  7. 06-05-21 07:26 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by WireWire View Post
    Who cares about baseball anymore honestly, cut games down to 6-7 innings at this point.

    Watch your fukkin mouth
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  8. 06-06-21 08:55 AM #8
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    in other breaking news...water is wet...sheesh.
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  9. 06-06-21 02:48 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by WireWire View Post
    Who cares about baseball anymore honestly, cut games down to 6-7 innings at this point.
    They seem to be hell bent on shortening the game, that ought to do it.



    If the played 50 or 60 doubleheaders per season then they could be done before Halloween.

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  10. 06-06-21 02:52 PM #10
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    Just like steroids
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  11. 06-06-21 03:11 PM #11
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    Or instead how about they emphasize teaching young players to hit again instead of always swinging for the fences.

    Hence the probable reason pitchers are having more success these days.
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  12. 06-06-21 11:56 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hman View Post
    Or instead how about they emphasize teaching young players to hit again instead of always swinging for the fences.

    Hence the probable reason pitchers are having more success these days.
    Idk man. I’ve seen some movement on pitches in the last few weeks that it wouldn’t matter the approach at the plate, nearly impossible to even make contact on some of the nasty hooks I’ve seen lately.
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  13. 06-07-21 12:05 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by WireWire View Post
    Who cares about baseball anymore honestly, cut games down to 6-7 innings at this point.
    GO watch your 4th quarter basketball
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    Eidolon I agree with wire. Baseball games are way too long sometimes. Saw way too many 4 hour games or close to 4 hour games over the past few years. Even when you win it takes it out of ya.
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  15. 06-07-21 12:17 AM #15
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    What a joke. Crack-down?

    Where The Fk u been all season?
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  16. 06-07-21 02:52 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by eidolon View Post
    GO watch your 4th quarter basketball
    More of a hockey guy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericc View Post
    They seem to be hell bent on shortening the game, that ought to do it.



    If the played 50 or 60 doubleheaders per season then they could be done before Halloween.

    Either way I probably still wouldn't watch that often, just not a big baseball guy anymore, (Pirates fan )but I believe in the long run cutting games to 7 innings i think would benefit MLB, just my opinion.
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  18. 06-07-21 09:41 AM #18
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    Dodgers’ Dave Roberts doesn’t think pitchers who use sticky stuff are cheating

    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think pitchers are cheating until the rule is enforced.

    https://www.ocregister.com/2021/06/0...-are-cheating/

    Roberts has said previously that pitchers are motivated to push the rules by using sticky substances to improve their grip on the ball “because it’s proven to be effective, because it’s proven to improve spin and velocity and miss bats.”



    Roberts said there has been “chatter” around the topic because of the increased focus on the issue but he has not addressed the team – or the pitching staff, in particular – about it. And, he hasn’t tried to find out which of his pitchers might be offenders.

    It's not cheating until you get caught.
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  19. 06-10-21 10:15 AM #19
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    Referees receive pre-match scout reports on pitchers using foreign substances

    Foreign body crackdown is approaching MLB and is coming soon. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, it could happen soon next Monday. This is wild, given that no details have been provided about the major changes.

    https://www.jioforme.com/mlb-news-re...sports/496281/
    Earlier this week, Olney said MLB plans to involve referees deeply in cracking down on the process. This includes 8 to 10 checks per game if both fielders and pitchers seem appropriate.
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  20. 06-10-21 10:23 AM #20
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    Cole sure shut donaldson up last night
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  21. 06-10-21 11:06 AM #21
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    Baseball has always given a wink and a nod to cheating. Don Sutton is a Hall of Famer that bragged about cheating. Gaylord Perry won 300 games and was famous for his spitball. I can remember the Houston Astros using sandpaper on baseballs back in the 80s and it was talked about openly.

    After the steroid scandal and the Astros, the league is a little more sensitive about such things.

    Meanwhile, the league juices the baseball to get more home runs.
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  22. 06-10-21 01:33 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by ericc View Post
    Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t think pitchers are cheating until the rule is enforced...
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  23. 06-10-21 01:34 PM #23
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    MLB is seeing low across the league batting averages and not the scores they want.

    They are trying to figure out why as they usually have pretty tight control over this.

    They are losing control, and it's in a negative, non offense, non scoring, non batter performance way.

    That is no the MLB front office's idea of a successful MLB league.

    When the checks reveal nothing, expect that ball to get juiced again next year.

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  24. 06-15-21 07:40 PM #24
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    Tyler Glasnow Blames Substance Crackdown for Injury

    'I Truly Believe 100% That's Why I Got Hurt'

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb...urt/ar-AAL5gmf

    Tyler Glasnow admitted to using sunscreen and rosin to help with his grip and stopped using it after MLB began to crack down on foreign substances.

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  25. 06-16-21 05:48 PM #25
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    MLB: Yankees’ Corey Kluber Is Accused Of Doctoring Pitches With A Mix Of Rosin And Pine Tar By The Same Guy Who Said New York’s Gerrit Cole Does Too

    https://www.ozarkradionews.com/sport...-cole-does-too

    A former clubhouse attendant for the Los Angeles Angels has accused a second New York Yankees pitcher of doctoring baseballs in violation of Major League rules.

    Brian “Bubba” Harkins, who was fired in 2020 for providing sticky foreign substances to MLB pitcher, revealed that he supplied a mixture of rosin and pine tar to Yankees pitcher Corey Kluber.

    Kluber’s agent denied the claims saying Harkins never personally gave anything of the sort to Kluber nor has he ever used any substance prepared by Harkins in an MLB game. [emphasis added]

    Harkins had previously said he provided the same substance to Yankees All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole.
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  26. 06-27-21 02:24 PM #26
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    Hector Santiago the first person to be busted during a game!!
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  27. 06-27-21 02:32 PM #27
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    Trash sport
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  28. 06-27-21 03:54 PM #28
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    Cole got rocked today without his sticky icky. All these cheatin ass mfers fukk em all. Bunch of babies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KnuckleHeadz View Post
    Hector Santiago the first person to be busted during a game!!
    Has to be the dumbest player in baseball. Just hurt his team bad, as Mariners play a man short for 10-days
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    Quote Originally Posted by PlayzDont View Post
    Would you rather.... Sleep with Al sharpton or lose 50k on a rigged baseball game
    I’d give 50k to watch Al Sharpton bang your mom while she was bent over the leg of George Floyd’s statue
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