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  1. Edgy MD
    Edgy MD wrote: Even more innocently, one's metabolism could theoretically turn his or her naturally occurring hand oil and/or sweat to be stickier than the mean, especially when combined with resin and/or dirt. it's just guesswork that the umps are forced to exercise. If the pitcher has a natural condition that turns his sweat sticky, he is one lucky pitcher. I can just picture it now - agents spending millions in medical research to determine how that happened and if their client pitchers can be similarly infected. LOL! Later I didn't think it was laugh-out-loud funny. I only meant to indicate that, if what is sticky vs. what isn't sticky, and what is illegally sticky vs. allowably sticky, is a judgment call, it's problematic, and these aren't easy and obvious calls to make at all.
  2. Edgy MD
    Lindor is sure looking like our best candidate at the moment, though.
  3. Edgy MD
    Edgy MD wrote: That's incorrect. A hand being (or actually seeming) sticky isn't illegal. A hand having foreign, explicitly disallowed, substances applied to it is. The hand seeming to be sticky is (ambiguous) evidence, but it is not the violation itself, and thus the umpires are forced to make an unfortunate judgment call. How can a hand be (naturally) sticky without the application of a foreign substance? Later One could have innocently made recent contact with a chocolate bar, a candy wrapper, hair gel, sexual fluids, sunscreen, eyeblack, a sugary drink, bubble gum, or all of the above. None of these things are explicitly disallowed or necessarily indicate malicious intent. Even more innocently, one's metabolism could theoretically turn his or her naturally occurring hand oil and/or sweat to be stickier than the mean, especially when combined with resin and/or dirt. it's just guesswork that the umps are forced to exercise.
  4. Edgy MD
    =bmfc1 post_id=160202 time=1719248177 user_id=73] The picture above is meaningless without comparisons to acceptable sticky hands or even his hand the last time he pitched.
  5. Edgy MD
    That's incorrect. A hand being (or actually seeming) sticky isn't illegal. A hand having foreign, explicitly disallowed, substances applied to it is. The hand seeming to be sticky is (ambiguous) evidence, but it is not the violation itself, and thus the umpires are forced to make an unfortunate judgment call.
  6. Edgy MD
    Saying it has nothing to do with your post and saying it's a bad answer to your post, are two very different things. I, again, don't know why you're looking to fight over a matter upon which we are in apparent agreement. =batmagadanleadoff post_id=160191 time=1719241532 user_id=68]Reads more like goalpost moving to me. Whatever.
  7. Edgy MD
    Edgy MD wrote: Why it's "necessary" is that his professional penalty, which has a very large financial impact — on the player, the team, the city, the gambling interests — is based on subjectively interpreted, inexpert, circumstantial evidence, and will be apparently assessed without a deeper more meaningful dive into the evidence, despite it being right there on his hand waiting for examination. But, of course, it's not "necessary," for this is but a game, money be damned. That has nothing to do with my post. I simply asked why, if MLB decided to forensically test the substance, would it be, as you clearly wished for it to be, necessary to have immediate testing results? Yes, it does have to with your post, as it is an answer to your post. No, I don't clearly wish it to be, as I indeed expressed ambivalence, in that post, and two immediately proceeding, suggest that, yes, as a fan, I want clarity, but as a practical matter, have difficulty conceiving the resources that would have to be dedicated to such a matter.
  8. Edgy MD
    Why it's "necessary" is that his professional penalty, which has a very large financial impact — on the player, the team, the city, the gambling interests — is based on subjectively interpreted, inexpert, circumstantial evidence, and will be apparently assessed without a deeper more meaningful dive into the evidence, despite it being right there on his hand waiting for examination. But, of course, it's not "necessary," for this is but a game, money be damned.
  9. Edgy MD
    I'm not sure exactly how true that is, but the general gist of it is why I'm wondering how that would work.
  10. Edgy MD
    I would agree, but I'm also unsure how that would work. Do you have a chemist and a lab at the park? Do you have an MLB official keep him under surveillance until a chemist can be procured and take a sample of the surface of his hand? Do you take non-chemist officials and train them up to take samples on the spot? I just don't know.
  11. Edgy MD
    For what it's worth, he's pretty composed in his denials. [media=youtube]FiH4zC2kTFI[/media]
  12. Edgy MD
    A) Where did that photo come from? How did we get such a high-res shot of his hook? C) is the substance really applied so liberally so as to create a web between his thumb and index finger? Is that really what I'm seeing?
  13. Edgy MD
    Welcome to DC, Steve. No giveways stinks, and I think you should get to take stuff.
  14. Edgy MD
    Putting aside for a moment the cloud that's suddenly back over the Mets, tonight's win allows them to pass Pittsburgh (again) pull a full game ahead of the Cubs (again), and pull into a virtual tie with the Diamondbacks. They sit a game out of the third and final Wild Card slot, currently held by San Diego, with Washington in between a half game ahead of the Mets and behind the Padres. Tonight's win also gives them win in the season series against the Cubs. With all these teams bunched the way they are (Cluster!), that could turn out to be relevant. They're also up 3-0 in the season series against Pittsburgh and San Diego, and tied two-apiece with Arizona.
  15. Edgy MD
    Initially, it really feels like a crisis of confidence for the guy. Ms. Edgy concurs!
  16. Edgy MD
    Diaz tossed over sticky fingers. The radio booth could see discoloration on his skin where the substance supposedly was. Unless the rules have changed, this is an automatic 10-day vacation for Diaz. Mets lose the roster spot. Mets are seemingly already giving up a roster spot for the time being by sitting Marte today while they check out his knee. Injured and slumping guys (looking at McNeil) are that much harder to carry. Hartwig just got knee surgery. Reid-Foley just hit the IL Available relievers on the 40 include the not-yet-seen Ty Adcock, Cole Sulser, and Josh Walker, along with starters José Butto, Joey Lucchesi, and Christian Scott. BUT ... it's going to be awfully hard to add somebody — optioning Stewart would be their best among bad options.
  17. Edgy MD
    The damn thing. It's over.
  18. Edgy MD
    =Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=160153 time=1719195425 user_id=119] I'm following on Gameday. Was it sticky hands? The same umpire who flagged Max?
  19. Edgy MD
    And ... Álvarez has a broken glove. The black cat's revenge tonight.
  20. Edgy MD
    Diekman. Golly, Batman.
  21. Edgy MD
    Morel Makes Out Meekly
  22. Edgy MD
    The first out comes quickly enough.
  23. Edgy MD
    AND a loss of the roster spot. And oddly enough, it's Drew Smith who has clean hands.
  24. Edgy MD
    HOLY SHIT!!! DIAZ!!!! WTF!!!!
  25. Edgy MD
    This is trending toward coming down to Diaz.
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