Speaking of sticky baseballs...

[Fishslayer]

So it's been 7 days since MLB started enforcing "no sticky stuff."

Today, for the VERY first time... I heard one of the talking heads finally mention what to me was glaringly obvious... the lack of huge, brown shiny slicks on the bill of just about every pitcher's cap.

Wanna know who was & wasn't? Just look at the videos.

Last year I watched a game where the pitcher was throwing just nasty, filthy unhittable stuff. Every four or so pitches it would start to flatten out. Quick rub on the brown slick on the cap bill... back to evil nasty.

 

[soFlaNative]

Oldest rule of any sport:
If you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Glove, hair, hat................
of course if you are really sneakey, behind your ear lobe works...........

I know nothing !!

 

[Model 19 6"]

I think it was Gaylord Perry who was accused of doctoring the ball. He said after retiring. I kept it under my chin and just looked down while they checked him over.

 

[Justin T]

The smart guys leave it to the catcher to hold the sticky stuff, or even the first baseman, who is third in line for ball handling frequency

Nobody checks the first baseman…

 

[LDM]

I think it was Gaylord Perry who was accused of doctoring the ball. He said after retiring. I kept it under my chin and just looked down while they checked him over.

He also said that if he really doctored the ball, it didn't matter. What mattered is that he had batters thinking he doctored the ball and that gave him an advantage.

 

[mtgianni]

Baseball has always been about misdirection. Stealing bases, signs, hiding the ball to prevent someone seeing your grip. Anyone remembering George Brett thinks about the pine tar incident rather than the great career. The truly stupid thing is changing rules with the season 1/3 over. That is what spring training is for.

 

[Rustyt1953]

The good old days...

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo_u4pMAlx0[/ame]

 

[Chubbo]

All these instances, help verify my opinion of organized sports.

 

[Golddollar]

I think it was Gaylord Perry who was accused of doctoring the ball. He said after retiring. I kept it under my chin and just looked down while they checked him over.

I have an authographed copy of Me and the Spitter by Gaylord Perry. I'll have to go back and re-read it.

While living in northeast Ohio I went to a lot of Cleveland Indians games. In one game I got to sit behind home plate and watch Gaylord Perry pitch straight on. When he would warm up for each inning, his last warm up pitch was always his sinker ball, and it really did look like the ball just rolled off a table.