pine tar

The 2018 American League Championship Series is a joke! If Major League Baseball had any morals at all they would disqualify both the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros and start the series over with the New York Yankees and The Cleveland Indians because there's proof that both the Red Sox and the Astros are cheaters.

Just two starts after a goopy substance ignited a Red Sox-Yankees controversy, Michael Pineda took the mound against Boston again - subtly, apparently, still not something he understands. In the second inning, the righty appeared on the Fenway Park mound with pine tar smeared across his neck.  The Sox objected, the ump investigated - not that he needed to - and Pineda was tossed, setting off a fir

Michael Pineda got tossed in the second inning of Wednesday's game against the Red Sox for having pine tar on his neck. It's the second consecutive start against Boston that Pineda has been accused or found of using the illegal substance. Baseball people say that pine tar gets used all the time by pitchers who are looking for help with grip...

As I watched Michael Pineda embarrass the Yankees AGAIN last night, everyone's advise of "cheat better" rang through my ears. It's clear to me that Pineda needs to learn from crafty veteran Eddie Harris in "Major League".    

In the 2nd inning on Wednesday night in Fenway, Michael Pineda was ejected from the game as the umpires found what they believed to be pine tar on the pitcher's neck.