OK, this post is mainly here to test to see whether my name will be displayed as author on this post. No sense in having a two-man blog if readers can’t tell who wrote what.
But while I’m at it, the more I think about it, the more I think it is weird the way LaRussa handled the whole thing. He said he knew going into the game that Rogers was using something. I wonder if his players will resent him since they lost the game. Whether it is true or not, people are bound to think it has to do with his now famous friendship with Leyland.
Also, ESPN has reported that the “dirt” is some sort of medical gunk that is used to help heal wounds. Apparently NFL receivers use this stuff too. They say it remains sticky for 12 hours after washing it off. That would explain why Rogers continued to pitch like a world beater after removing the stain.
Like my esteemed colleague, I guess I don’t care much either. But after being crushed by the Cardinals in a gut-wrenching series, I was sort of planning on rooting for the Tigers too. It is hard enough rooting for those AL communists, but now they are cheaters too…it is getting hard to continue to root for them.
