cheating is still accepted in baseball

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pine tar on kenny rogers pitching hand for all word to see and baseball does nothing

laughable

why does baseball enforce certain rules?

why is baseball so hard on steroid users?

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they should enforce this rule too... it is ridiculous... both Kenny and Bonds (etc) should be penalized... cheaters are winning  >

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and he scuffed the ball

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WORLD SERIES NOTES

Cardinals' McRae says Rogers scuffed

By Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer

October 25, 2006

ST. LOUIS  By Tuesday, Kenny Rogers, St. Louis Manager Tony La Russa and the umpires had all offered their explanations as to how the yellowy-brown substance had stuck to the Detroit left-hander's thumb and how it was removed.

The World Series was prepared to move on, at least until Rogers' next start, which is scheduled for Game 6, until Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae jumped in with further indictment of the Tigers left-hander.

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McRae told USA Today the Cardinals had gathered at least five balls from Rogers' Sunday night start that were similarly scuffed.

"He wasn't just cheating by using pine tar; he was scuffing balls too," McRae told the newspaper. "He had to be using his fingernails or something."

Despite the new accusations, McRae, La Russa and Cardinals General Manager Walt Jocketty declined substantial comment, other than to say they weren't commenting. It does not appear the Cardinals intend to forward the allegedly scuffed baseballs to Major League Baseball, and it is possible McRae went public in an attempt to deter Rogers from any future ball tampering.

Approached by reporters asking for clarification as he emerged from the Cardinals' dugout for batting practice, McRae smiled and said, "No, no, no, no. It's the World Series, guys."

Said La Russa: "My conversation on that is going to be zero…. I'm not involved with it anymore, and I don't want our club to be."

Said Jocketty: "We're done talking about it."

Reminded that it was his hitting coach who furthered the controversy, Jocketty held his hands up and snapped, "We're done. The club is done talking about it."

Jocketty then strolled over to a television reporter and discussed the situation at length, off the air.