The Max Scherzer suspension for an ejection due to sticky substances on his pitching hand was silly to being with — the veteran hurler claimed all he had on was rosin and sweat, which aren’t illegal.
Then? He had to wash off his hand with alcohol, which might have made things MORE sticky.
On Sunday night, as Scherzer’s New York Mets faced the San Francisco Giants, ESPN’s David Cone commented on an experiment he did using rosin and sweat, which was filmed. You can watch below as Cone showed him using the rosin and some sweat, plus some rubbing alcohol.
The result? A baseball stuck to his two fingers with ease:
David Cone did a rosin experiment for Sunday Night Baseball. pic.twitter.com/9WoMCDPI67
— ESPN (@espn) April 24, 2023
So maybe Scherzer’s argument and claim is valid?
