Michael Pineda has a no-hitter through four innings against the Red Sox! He also appears to have dunked his hand in maple syrup or ... something unmentionable. To Twitter!
Michael Pineda has some ‘splaining to do, is possibly cheating
Or perhaps he has incredibly unfortunate hygiene.
A no-hitter through four innings! This is great for Michael Pineda... oh... pic.twitter.com/FziFVyYF8s
— NegativeDunkalectics (@negativedunks) April 11, 2014 pic.twitter.com/piobXw0x2Y"@I_bleed_red_sox looks obvious here
— Paul Cherubino (@bpbino44) April 11, 2014 #RedSox broadcasters @DonOrsillo and @Jerry_Remy talking about Pineda having pine tar on his hand. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/dvGIKzfPJH
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) April 11, 2014 What is on Michael Pineda's pitching hand??? #yankees #redsox @ESPNNYYankees @AndrewMarchand @Buster_ESPN pic.twitter.com/mokPjNxKV5
— Joey Santanello (@joeysantanello) April 11, 2014 That's enough to draw your own conclusions. Maybe the dude just likes fudge. I like fudge. If there's a fountain of it in the Yankees' dugout, it would take a strong man not to wave his hand through it as he went out to the mound. I'm not that strong. Don't judge him.
But it’s probably pine tar, which pitchers have used since the invention of the pine tree to get a better grip on the ball, which in turn helps them throw tighter breaking balls. Kenny Rogers was famously busted in the 2006 ALCS. There might be an explanation ... but danged if those pictures don’t seem damning.
When you realize how much pine tar looks like poop, it brings a different perspective to that George Brett video.
