Florida Marlins relief pitcher Todd Jones writes in the Sporting News that every pitcher uses a little pine tar now and again, and that scuffing the ball is common.
Of course they do, and of course it is. These tricks are as old as the game itself. Still doesn't make it right.
You get caught, you pay the penalty. No whining, no complaining about double standards. You take your lumps, and play on.
That said, I don't care what "gentleman's agreements" there are in Major League Baseball-- if I am Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson, you can be damn sure I'm checking Todd Jones' glove every time the no-good lousy Cheater McCheater steps out of the bullpen.
Jones, I'd like to know: How. Dumb. Are. You? A dirty little secret is always dirty, but it's only little as long as it's a secret, you stupid retard.
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