During Baseball Tonight, John Kruk said something like "If you're going to cork your bat or use pine tar, hide it better." I was struck by this comment being made in some sort of official capacity. It seems that Kruk is not taking a hard stance against cheating in baseball. In other words, he's saying "If you're going to cheat, don't get caught." Historically, is this baseball's mentality towards cheating? Gaylord Perry was notorious for throwing the spitball, so much so that we talk about it not with a disparaging tone of voice, but with an anecdotal tone of voice. It's become part of baseball lore, and he's still in the Hall of Fame. But it does bring up an interesting topic of conversation. Is cheating a "part" of the game? Is using pine tar or a corked bat or throwing the spitball baseball's version of driving over the speed limit?