Eyre during the mound visit 6/12

[CubbieBum]

So let me first say I hate the oh he is cheating threads that people will put out (like the one about us cheating at home). However, when Soto came to visit the mound today while Eyre was talking I noticed Eyre turn his back to the ump and begin rubbing his wrist then rubbing the ball, then rubbing his writs, then rubbing the ball all the meantime rotating the ball in his hand. I thought it was weird like Demp's mit flicks before he throws a pitch. A minute later I realized what he was probably doing. He was wiping the sweat from his wrist and putting it on the ball. The spitball is obviously illegal and to my knowledge putting any wet substance on the ball purposefully is also illegal. I'm not saying he was beyond a doubt, 100 percent cheating but it sure seemed like it to me and is the only explanation I can think of.

[jersey cubs fan]

good story

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Rubbing the ball on your wrist isn't illegal. If Eyre is fat and has sweaty wrists, then I guess that's to his advantage.

[Tyrant]

Sweat + balls = joke

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Eyre has sweaty balls.... =D>

[Derwood]

BallSweatGate

[RonCey]

And with that successful visit to the moundy -- however sweaty -- Eyre set a Cubs records for 32 straight scoreless appearances.

[CubbieBum]

Rubbing the ball on your wrist isn't illegal. If Eyre is fat and has sweaty wrists, then I guess that's to his advantage.

 

he wasn't rubbing the ball on his wrist sorry I didn't explain it well. He was using his free hand to wipe sweat off his wrist then spreading it on the ball. Putting any substance purposefully on the ball to have an advantage other than rosin (the reason for rosin is to prevent people's hand sweat from getting on the ball) is illegal. I don't think anyone noticed and he could only do it during a mound visit so its not a big deal just worth noting.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rubbing the ball on your wrist isn't illegal. If Eyre is fat and has sweaty wrists, then I guess that's to his advantage.

 

he wasn't rubbing the ball on his wrist sorry I didn't explain it well. He was using his free hand to wipe sweat off his wrist then spreading it on the ball. Putting any substance purposefully on the ball to have an advantage other than rosin (the reason for rosin is to prevent people's hand sweat from getting on the ball) is illegal. I don't think anyone noticed and he could only do it during a mound visit so its not a big deal just worth noting.

 

What if a guy has really sweaty hands? Is wrist sweat somehow magically more useful than hand sweat?

[Wolfgangbucks]

Rubbing the ball on your wrist isn't illegal. If Eyre is fat and has sweaty wrists, then I guess that's to his advantage.

 

he wasn't rubbing the ball on his wrist sorry I didn't explain it well. He was using his free hand to wipe sweat off his wrist then spreading it on the ball. Putting any substance purposefully on the ball to have an advantage other than rosin (the reason for rosin is to prevent people's hand sweat from getting on the ball) is illegal. I don't think anyone noticed and he could only do it during a mound visit so its not a big deal just worth noting.

 

What if a guy has really sweaty hands? Is wrist sweat somehow magically more useful than hand sweat?

 

When the wrist sweat is applied to the ball does it become ball sweat? :-k

[mdwilla]

Pay a little more attention next time he pitches. He does it all the time. Not only on visits to the mound. How is that any worse than most pitchers having to take off their hat and "fix" the hair on their forehead which is also believe it or not sweaty?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Are we still discussing Scott's sweaty balls?