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Ferrets are Cool

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13. That could very well be true, but at least, at that point, there would be a clear

Reply to Auggie (Reply #10)

Tue Jun 15, 2021, 03:29 PM

Jun 2021

delineation of where the line has been drawn. As it is now, no one knows what is too much or too little....well, they probably KNOW what is too much, but they can pretend ignorance.

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What is Spider Tack, and why do MLB pitchers love to cheat by using it? [View all] Auggie Jun 2021 OP

Hi-tech spit. marble falls Jun 2021 #1

FYI: A weighted substance and a tacky substance are a little different. Auggie Jun 2021 #3

Ouch! Anon-C Jun 2021 #2

I understand MLB is quietly debating adopting a 'sticky' ball and Rawlings is good to go Brother Buzz Jun 2021 #4

I have always wondered why baseball didn't adopt a "sticky" ball. Then ANYONE using ANYTHING Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #6

Bet pitchers will use extra tack even with a "sticky" ball Auggie Jun 2021 #10

That could very well be true, but at least, at that point, there would be a clear Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #13

Sports are full of cheaters Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #5

Next thing you know they'll be deflating the baseballs. sop Jun 2021 #7

+1 Auggie Jun 2021 #11

Why 4Q2u2 Jun 2021 #8

Anyone remember Lester Hayes and Stickum? Blue Owl Jun 2021 #9

Yep ... Auggie Jun 2021 #12

And now they just use gloves that stick more than Stickum did. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #14