{"id":559270,"date":"2021-06-10T12:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559270"},"modified":"2021-06-10T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T16:21:55","slug":"watch-yankees-pitcher-freezes-when-asked-if-he-uses-sticky-substance-to-manipulate-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-yankees-pitcher-freezes-when-asked-if-he-uses-sticky-substance-to-manipulate-baseball\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Yankees Pitcher Freezes When Asked If He Uses Sticky Substance To Manipulate Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-yankees-pitcher-freezes-when-asked-if-he-uses-sticky-substance-to-manipulate-baseball%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1320207022.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>When you\u2019re asked a direct question \u2014 one that requires a simple yes or no answer \u2014 it\u2019s normally not a great sign when you pause for more than five seconds before coming up with a stuttering non-answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That was the story of Gerrit Cole on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The New York Yankees ace was asked about the use of\u00a0 \u201cSpider Tack\u201d on the mound \u2014 a sticky substance allegedly being used by Major League pitchers to improve grip and increase the baseball\u2019s spin rate. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2631711\/2021\/06\/07\/spider-tack-is-the-stickiest-stuff-in-baseballs-foreign-substance-controversy-its-inventor-had-no-idea\/\">The Athletic<\/a>, a former major league pitcher tested the substance this spring, and his spin rate increased nearly 25% after switching from a sunscreen-and-rosin mix to Spider Tack.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t [long pause] \u2026 I don\u2019t know \u2026 I don\u2019t quite know how to answer that, to be honest,\u201d Cole <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/31592408\/new-york-yankees-gerrit-cole-whether-ever-used-spider-tack-pitching-quite-know-how-answer-that\"><span>stammered<\/span><\/a><span> when asked if he has ever used the illegal substance. <\/span><span>\u201cThere are customs and practices that have been passed down from older players to younger players, from the last generation of players to this generation of players, and I think there are some things that are certainly out of bounds in that regard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is important to a lot of people who love the game, including the players in this room, including fans, including teams, so if MLB wants to legislate some more stuff, that\u2019s a conversation that we can have. Because ultimately we should all be pulling in the same direction on this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.427586206897\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This response is very reminiscent of the steroid era interviews lol. Whole lot of nothing. But yeah Gerrit Cole, like MANY other pitchers in baseball, used sticky stuff. I don\u2019t care from a moral standpoint at all tbh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y2EesBDgLv\">pic.twitter.com\/Y2EesBDgLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Rourke (@DanAlanRourke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanAlanRourke\/status\/1402377644726009866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>You never want to jump to conclusions when the topic of cheating is at hand, but Cole\u2019s answer was telling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The conversation surrounding pitchers\u2019 use of foreign substances in baseball isn\u2019t new \u2013 the practice has been in use for generations. Whether sunscreen, pine tar, or vaseline, pitchers have been using substances to gain an advantage for as long as baseball has been around. It\u2019s a tradition as old as runners on second base attempting to steal the catcher\u2019s signs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The reason for the recent conversation surrounding doctored baseballs stems from last week\u2019s owners meetings, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/31572769\/mlb-plans-enforcement-foreign-substance-rules-being-finalized-rollout-pending-sources-say\">resulted<\/a> in a decision to increase enforcement against pitchers illegally using foreign substances on baseballs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Major League Baseball wants teams to play a larger role in enforcing rules on doctoring baseballs within their own organizations, they will ask umpires to more frequently check pitchers caps, gloves and uniforms for foreign substances, and will look for increased enforcement at the minor league level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The impending crackdown has many discussing the topic, and the Indians\u2019 Josh <\/span><span>Donaldson<\/span><span> \u2013 never one to shy away from the mic \u2014 added fuel to the fire last Friday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you want to clean the game up \u2014 because to me, this is going to be the next steroids of baseball ordeal, because it is cheating and it is performance-enhancing \u2014 the only way they get it through and to get it out of the game is if they get checked every half-inning,\u201d Donaldson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/2634113\/2021\/06\/05\/josh-donaldson-wants-illegal-substances-better-enforced-to-impede-next-steroids-of-baseball-ordeal\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> on a call with reporters. \u201cIf a new pitcher comes out, they get checked immediately by the umpire. Once they start doing that, it\u2019ll be gone, and you\u2019re going to start seeing offense come back into the game.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Donaldson then went on to call out Cole, who\u2019s spin rate dipped in his most recent start after a report that four minor league pitchers have been suspended this season for using an illegal foreign substance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIs it coincidence that Gerrit Cole\u2019s spin rate numbers went down (Thursday) after four minor leaguers got suspended for 10 games?\u201d Donaldson said. \u201cIs that possible? I don\u2019t know. Maybe. At the same time, with this situation, they\u2019ve let guys do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thus the stuttering non-answer from Cole.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Major League Baseball is eager to remove any form of cheating from the game after the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. The increase in strikeouts and lack of offense in baseball is troubling for the league, and they\u2019ll do whatever it takes to make the games more entertaining. Illegal substances on baseballs is the new focus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees and Twins played the second game of their three-game series Wednesday night, with Cole getting the start. The right-hander struck out nine in six innings, as the Yankees won 9-6. Donaldson was 0-5 on the night.<\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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