Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/26/83; site ihuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!harpo!gummo!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxt!dwv From: dwv@ihuxt.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: George Brett Message-ID: <230@ihuxt.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Jul-83 10:15:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxt.230 Posted: Thu Jul 28 10:15:50 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 29-Jul-83 02:45:03 EDT Organization: BTL Naperville, Il. Lines: 14 I have to side with the umps on this one. If the protest is granted, it could open a whole can of worms. Maybe baseball should outlaw pine tar (like stickum in football) and avoid this whole mess. Personally, I think Brett would have hit the home rum with a Dr. Pepper bottle, but a rule is a rule. Unfortunatly, I can see the day when every manager will be asking that the bat be checked after every hit. In softball, the umps have to check the bats BEFORE the game and rule if they are legal. Maybe that is a solution. Dave Vollman BTL - IH ihuxt!dwv