"I would expect that if it’s used, it’s more discreet than the last time."
That's what Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters prior to Wednesday night's 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees when asked about the suspicions that Michael Pineda had used pine tar to doctor the ball during his last start against the team.
It was a fair assumption on Farrell's part, but it could not have been further from the truth, as Pineda brazenly took the mound in the second inning with what was very obviously pine tar on his neck.
This time around, it earned him an early trip to the showers and will likely net him a suspension as well. In the process, it raised a ...
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Michael Pineda, Yankees as Guilty of Stupidity as They Are of Cheating
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