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Apparently the only way that umpires would check was if an opposing coach complained. Opposing coaches never complained because they knew their own players were
by oivey 5y ago
Apparently the only way that umpires would check was if an opposing coach complained. Opposing coaches never complained because they knew their own players were doing it, too. The league stepping in insures there won’t be any fear of that sort of retaliation.
- massysett 5y agoUmpires routinely touch balls because they take the ones that hit the dirt. Surely they’d notice then, unless the ones that hit the dirt aren’t adulterated for some reason.
- ralph84 5y agoCatchers have gotten good at either tossing the balls out of play themselves, or doing a quick wipe of the ball before handing it to the ump. Watch how Yadier Molina rubs up the ball after it stuck to his chest protector. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnS-H4Cc-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnS-H4Cc-4
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoWow is that blatant. You can tell everyone knows what's up, even the sportscasters, but no one wants to do jack.
- spicybright 5y agoThat's so pathetic. How can you call yourself a sport if you see players break rules so blatantly.
- caddemon 5y agoAlso, a whole range of substances are technically illegal, so even if you were using something less egregious than the recently engineered stuff you could still be retaliated against for reporting.