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Originally Posted by Zeke
if placed properly, it's grip for the BALL as well when meeting the bat. Which is why it is supposed to be limited where it's used (just on the handle for the hands).
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No. That is incorrect.
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Originally Posted by ptlyon
On the handle is fine, but if you approach the barrel if the ball contacts it, it can have affect on the ball. Giving you an advantage.
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No. That is incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Zeke
That's exactly what I thought
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You thought wrong. As previously stated by a couple of other posters, the intent of the rule was to keep pine tar from getting on the ball. It had NOTHING to do with any effect that pine tar would have on a batted ball. They didn't want dirty baseballs, and they didn't watch pitchers to gain an advantage by throwing a ball with pine tar on it.
That's why Lee MacPhail upheld the Royals' protest. It was a goofy rule that the Yankees decided to try to take advantage of earlier in the season. They were just waiting for their chance.
One thing I'll never forget is that ****ing idiot Don Fortune laughing about it on that evening's sportscast and saying "Billy Martin is the best manager in baseball". Don Fortune deserved the beatdowns that Fatlock gave him on his radio show several years later.
(Hey, what the hell happened to the Fatlock smiley???
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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990
Billy Butler will look good in pinstripes for 2015 season.
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HELL NO. THAT IS ****ING INCORRECT.