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Measuring the extent of the pine tar against the 17 inches or 43 centimetres width of home plate, they determined that the amount, which covered about 24 inches of the bat, exceeded that allowed by Rule 1.10(c) of the Major League Baseball rule book, which read that "a bat may not be covered by such a substance more than 18 inches [46 cm] from ...
Rule 1.10(c) of the 2002 Official rules of Major League Baseball restricts application to the lower 18 inches of a bat. The most famous example of the rule being applied is the Pine Tar Incident , which occurred during the July 24, 1983 game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees which resulted in a George Brett go-ahead home run ...
Timothy Reid McClelland (born December 12, 1951) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1983 to 1999 and throughout both leagues from 2000 through the 2013 season. He called many important games, from post-season games to the George Brett "Pine Tar" game in 1983.
The Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal has led Major League Baseball to ramp up enforcement of pitcher pine tar usage and many other rules, creating confusion for players.
To reset: Billy Martin, the irascible and ever-instigating manager of the New York Yankees, initiated a protest of Brett’s pine-tar slathered bat after a go-ahead home run off Goose Gossage with ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. The 6'5", 225-pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers.
The time is right to fix a rule whose expiration date passed decades ago. Threat of suspension isn’t stopping players. Major League Baseball should make pine tar legal for pitchers
In a July game between the two teams, third baseman George Brett hit a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning. After Brett crossed home plate and returned to the dugout, Yankees manager Billy Martin complained that Brett had more pine tar on his bat than baseball's rules allowed. After inspecting the bat, the umpires disallowed the ...