MLB Pitchers Need to Get a Grip

Max Scherzer and Sergio Romo had some memorable reactions after being inspected by the umpires for foreign substances.

At least Rob Manfred and company are doing something now, even if their hands aren’t totally clean either. And I understand Joe Girardi may have been a bit extra in asking for Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer to be checked for a third time, but pitchers really shouldn’t have been caught with their pants down to this degree. Plus, what MLB is doing has thus far been supported statistically, as spin-rates and strikeouts are down, while batting average and home runs are both up since pitchers have been checked.