Ouch. Now that's a smackdown. Yes, of course he was cheating. And, as Simmons pointed out the other day, Rogers bears all the markings (late-career resurgence, increase in velocity, extreme rage) of a steroid guy.
I'd been wondering why we don't hear anything anymore about pitchers scuffing the ball. We've come a long way since the glory days of Gaylord Perry's spit, Mike Scott's emery board, and (of course) Joe Niekro's sandpaper.
Posted by Stephen Silver at October 26, 2006 10:04 PMRIP Niekro.
Posted by: Jeff S at October 29, 2006 12:07 AM