Coffeeman Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Not true, apparently LaRussa needed to request and inspection of Rogers' hand, which he did not. Thus the umpires never "inspected" it officially. So basically LaRussa let Rogers get away with it. So who is more guilty, the criminal, or the cop that lets him get away with it because he works for his buddy? Everyone is to blame. Rogers said no one told him to wash his hand, but one of the umpires said they did - so he's lied about more than one thing. And the fact that he seemed to pitch just as well without it for the next 7 innings doesn't matter AT ALL, but people seem to excuse it as 'no harm no foul.' The overused "everyone cheats like this, including La Russa's guys" excuse doesn't hold water either. Its not an exact analogy, but its kinda like a bank robber getting caught by a cop who says, "Hey, since you only got about $500 there, we'll let you go put it back right now and call it even. You're the 4th guy this month - sheesh. Just don't do it again." Crazy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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