Pineda Ejection

[maninblack69]

Tried it against the Red Sox again - this time got caught.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/yankees-right-hander-michael-pineda-ejected-for-having-illegal-substance-on-neck?content_id=73145346&partnerId=as_mlb_20140424_22558924&vkey=news_mlb&ymd=20140423

[umpstu]

Boy, it was so obvious too.

[mjr_2013]

Really guys, it's just dirt... Shiny dirt, that is remarkably similar to pine tar!

[Chip]

It was too obvious for the Red Sox to ignore. He was really flaunting it. There are so many ways to be more subtle if that's what you're going to do.

[Richvee]

Geez...Just put it on the bill of your cap like all the other guys do. 

[Rich Ives]

Cone and Leiter were commenting on Yes and said they used to do that stuff sometimes.  Most pitchers so something "now and then".  Gaylord Perry anyone?

 

Too obvious this time.

[Jocko]

Funny thing is, he was about to strike out the side and hadn't touched his neck once. The ball (s) didnt have a mark on em.

[pnewton]

Clearly I am a biased Red Sox fan but I love the WFAN call from NY about how the Sox don't want to start this when they have two pitchers that put oil in their stringy hair to put something on the ball.  What a way to defend such blatant cheating.  I think we all know that many MLB pitchers use something on the ball, but at least make it look like you might be getting guys out legally.

[Mike Prince]

This rule probably gets broken on a regular basis in MLB. Pineda got EJ'd because he made no effort to conceal it. Obviously he needs it based on his performance last night.

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[maven]

This rule probably gets broken on a regular basis in MLB. Pineda got EJ'd because he made no effort to conceal it. Obviously he needs it based on his performance last night.

 

Agree with your first sentence.

 

Disagree with your second: he was EJ'd because Farrell requested that the umpires inspect him. "OK, pal, let's see your glove, your hands, oh, lookee here, pine tar on your neck. Buh bye." If Farrell doesn't come out, neither does Pineda.

 

No comment on your third sentence.

[Thunderheads]

hide it ..... like Joe Nathan does ....on the top of his cap

[Mike Prince]

 

This rule probably gets broken on a regular basis in MLB. Pineda got EJ'd because he made no effort to conceal it. Obviously he needs it based on his performance last night.

 

Agree with your first sentence.

 

Disagree with your second: he was EJ'd because Farrell requested that the umpires inspect him. "OK, pal, let's see your glove, your hands, oh, lookee here, pine tar on your neck. Buh bye." If Farrell doesn't come out, neither does Pineda.

 

No comment on your third sentence.

 

OK, seeing you like to pick things apart, read between the lines.  If Pineda is not so blatant and stupid with his application of the pine tar, Farrell stays in the dugout, does not request the inspection and this is a non-issue.  He has said as much in several published interviews.

[grayhawk]

The Gaylord Perry story from "As They See 'Em" was one of my favorites.

 

"You're getting warmer."  

[maven]

 

 

This rule probably gets broken on a regular basis in MLB. Pineda got EJ'd because he made no effort to conceal it. Obviously he needs it based on his performance last night.

 

Agree with your first sentence.

 

Disagree with your second: he was EJ'd because Farrell requested that the umpires inspect him. "OK, pal, let's see your glove, your hands, oh, lookee here, pine tar on your neck. Buh bye." If Farrell doesn't come out, neither does Pineda.

 

No comment on your third sentence.

 

OK, seeing you like to pick things apart, read between the lines.  If Pineda is not so blatant and stupid with his application of the pine tar, Farrell stays in the dugout, does not request the inspection and this is a non-issue.  He has said as much in several published interviews.

 

 

Sorry to pick apart: occupational hazard, I'm afraid.

 

You might be right about that. But given the history of these 2 teams and Pineda's previous record, it might have been inevitable.

[zm1283]

How stupid is the baseball "code" on this one. It's illegal, but no one cares as long as you conceal it? Why not just make it legal? 

[CentralOhioUmp30]

I turned on my MLB TV app after the fact to look at this.  I liked a point the Red Sox commentators made; they said batters actually like pine tar being used because more strikes are thrown.  Never really thought of it that way.

[Thunderheads]

I turned on my MLB TV app after the fact to look at this.  I liked a point the Red Sox commentators made; they said batters actually like pine tar being used because more strikes are thrown.  Never really thought of it that way.

it makes the pitchers more accurate

[JHSump]

 

I turned on my MLB TV app after the fact to look at this.  I liked a point the Red Sox commentators made; they said batters actually like pine tar being used because more strikes are thrown.  Never really thought of it that way.

it makes the pitchers more accurate

 

Kinda like saying pitchers like batters to use corked bats, because it makes the batters swing more.  

[CentralOhioUmp30]

Better grip on the ball= less chance of getting drilled by a pitch to the helmet

[MadMax]

Is there a "Check For Pine Tar" mechanic or procedure? A) Hands... B) Gloves... C) Turn around... 

 

Read Gerry Davis's lips, "That's pine tar." Too funny.

 

I love how everybody starts having their diatribes about who's using pine tar and why and the lack of grip in cold weather. Solution? Build stadiums with roofs and controlled climate interiors. We better have a Congressional inquiry about this, and we really should blame Al Gore and his thinktank for this. Pre-emptive blaming. He said that we're in a Global Warming Crisis, and now we've got Yankee pitchers having to use pine tar because their hands are too cold to grip a ball... in April. Better to blame first and early.

[Chip]

How stupid is the baseball "code" on this one. It's illegal, but no one cares as long as you conceal it? Why not just make it legal? 

 

How do you write a rule that says you can use a little -- enough to get a better grip -- but not a lot -- enough to alter that performance of the ball? We may all agree that it's OK to use a little dab so the ball doesn't slip, but what about when someone slathers the whole ball with it?