Posted on 04/24/2014 3:32:51 AM PDT by rickmichaels
BOSTON - Michael Pineda got away with it the first time.
He should have quit while he was ahead.
The New York Yankees right-hander, who used a substance believed to be pine tar on his right hand when he faced the Boston Red Sox in New York on April 10, was ejected in the second inning of Wednesday night’s start against the same team with pine tar on his neck.
“Yes, it was pine tar,” Pineda said after that game, adding, “It won’t happen again.”
It was a frigid night at Fenway Park, the game-time temperature at 50 degrees but a 24 mph wind blowing and making it much colder. The Red Sox, who did not complain the first time, simply had to this time.
“It looked from the dugout that there was a substance on his neck,” Boston manager John Farrell said. “You could see it. I could see it from the dugout; it was confirmed by a number of camera angles in the ballpark. And given the last time we faced him, I felt like it was a necessity to say something.
“I full respect on a cold night you’re trying to get a little bit of a grip, but when it’s that obvious, something has gotta be said.“
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Where is Harry Reid on this!
I don’t want to over interpret, but it seems like the message everywhere in our society is that cheating is OK if you can get away with it (e.g. sports, politics, business, academics, research, etc. etc.).
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Yes, you are exactly right. It saddens me.
The NY Yankees are the UNC Tar Heels of baseball.
Arrogant cheaters, through and through.
“You’re putting evidence on the ball and sending it to the umpire’s neighborhood.”
Supposedly everyone does it but they at least have the brain capacity to be discrete. Being caught once is bad enough but twice in such a short period of time suggests a special level of idiocy.
Really?!?!?! Did he think he’d get away with it.
This guy needs to be suspended for awhile just for the sheer stupidity.
I love baseball. Next time he should wear a toolbelt with a beltsander and a drill.
How freaking hard is it to put anything, whether it’s for grip or something that truly is going to make the ball run or dip in a dark glove?? I mean come on.
Freegards
Once when our highly rated HS football team went to play an opponent we arrived to field that was almost under water. We were lightning fast compared to them so they watered their field for 3 days before we arrived (it hadn’t rained in weeks).
We thought it was funny but it worked, they held the score down to 35-6. The year before it was 55-0 on our home field.
What made it more ridiculous was the TV cameras repeatedly zeroed in on his neck, and everyone watching the game could see the pine tar.
Also the Red Sox commentators, Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo, were commenting about it before the Red Sox manager went to the home plate umpire.
It certainly wasn't a well kept secret. - Tom
Maybe true. But I bet Pineda has a higher than fifth-grade reading level.
So why are batters allowed to use it to get a better grip...but not pitchers? Why not ban the substance all together?
Zing! :)
He’s one witness away from infamy.
note: rare photo of an incident with an umpire using a choke hold to restrain a player.
Th brown spots will show on the rotting ball going up to the plate.
Most batters will notice the discoloration and ask the umpire to check the ball. You see this all the time when a ground ball is hit and the players will flip the ball to the umpire who may take the ball out of plate.
If you outlaw pine tar some pitchers will just cut the ball with their belt buckles. Or the catcher will cut the ball and throw it back to the pitcher.
Always a way.
I love auto-text rotating ball
Pine tar? What pine tar?
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ROFL!!!
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