A Sticky Situation ; Rogers Down Plays Impact of Smudge
The Washington Times › October 24, 2006
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Kenny Rogers stood in front of his locker at Busch Stadium yesterday afternoon for more than 30 minutes, surrounded by reporters who kept asking the same question over and over: Did he have an illegal substance on his pitching hand during the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series on Sunday night?
The real question, though, might have been this: Even if Rogers did have pine tar (or something else) on his palm early in the Detroit Tigers' 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, did it really make a difference?See the full content of this document
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A Sticky Situation ; Rogers Down Plays Impact of Smudge
The answer to that question varied yesterday, depending on who was being asked. What was clear is that Rogers wouldn't have been the first major league pitcher to try to get an edge by rubbing a little pine tar on the ball.
In fact, it's kind of an unwritten-yet-accepted practice throughout the sport."It is not really a big i...See the full content of this document
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