So, Pineda is a cheater, a liar, and really, really stupid...

[joeybee12]

Everyone knew it was pine tar 10 days ago when he pitched against America's Team, so he was cheating, he said it was dirt, everyone knew he was lying, and last night confirmed that. But come on, he does it the verynext time he pitches against the Red Sox! Does he and the Skankees staff not realize Farrell and the others would be looking for it? Geesh! Play clean for one game, you idiot.

[El Supremo]

1. Why does every God-Damn Mother-Fucking prime-time TV game have to be these two teams???

Every one else would rather see the Rangers and A's.

[KamaAina]

2. Not me.

[El Supremo]

4. I was so hoping for a complete sweep of The Bay Area.

Came close!

[KamaAina]

5. Nice post, Goodhair!

[Bluzmann57]

3. Because the rest of us live in fly over country

I mean, the St. Louis Cardinals arguably have the best organization in MLB but the networks can't show them. The Pittsburgh Pirates seem to have gotten it together and have a decent team, but are they on prime time? Noooooooooooooooooooo...
I see that tbs no longer carries MLB on Sunday. I wonder if that has anything to do with the constant showing of red sox/Yankees/Phillies? I think it does.

[TBF]

6. Well I think the Milwaukee Brewers deserve

much more air time. In fact, you all probably don't even know we have a new mascot this year (stray dog that the team adopted):

Hank the dog:

[joeybee12]

7. I knew about that...someone had posted an article somewhere here...

Maybe the Lounge...the dog's a cutie.

[madinmaryland]

8. Shit. At least Gaylord Perry was able to do without any issue...

It was just fucking stupid what he did.

[El Supremo]

9. He sure reminds me of Eddie Harris in that picture. >>

[hughee99]

10. I think he might have tried to play it clean, but changed his mind

after getting lit up in the first inning. I think even the other Yankees players and management were embarrassed at how blatant it was, especially given the start 10 days ago and that they just warned Pineda (either not to do it, or at least try to be discreet about it).

I was a little surprised to here some of the local sports talk people IN BOSTON play down the effect of pine tar, and only really took issue with how blatant it was. It's surprising because this is the sort of stuff they'd be all over (a YANKEE getting caught with a foreign substance). It seems, at least according to one of the guys who played professionally, there's sort of an unwritten rule about using something to improve your grip and that a lot of managers won't call you on it unless it's blatant. He said infielders do it, and it's common for catchers to have it on their shin pads to help pitchers get a grip on colder nights.