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Originally Posted by packs
I would agree with that. Personally I’m unconcerned with substances on the baseball as opposed to substances in the body. Batters use pine tar and it’s not seen as cheating (except for one famous occasion). Rules are rules and I understand the punishments for pitchers now but if you can use a substance to grip the bat there’s not a lot of separation to me when a pitcher does it.
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It's funny though, if a batter uses a corked bat I think most people see red. But a pitcher scuffs the ball, not so much.
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