#Spider tack upgrade#

That he proves his success to this point didn’t emanate from Spider Tack or any clubhouse attendants’ creative concoction.

#Spider tack upgrade#

Yet all that will matter moving forward, as Major League Baseball prepares to significantly upgrade enforcement of its on-the-rule books about using sticky stuff, is that Cole keeps pitching like an ace. Given how well he has actually pitched for the Yankees since coming aboard for $324 million, you could mark this down as the pinstriped low point for the right-hander, as he took an absolute beating on social media for his non-answers, diversions and digressions. He hemmed, he hawed, he paused for six seconds after being asked directly (by The Post) whether he has used Spider Tack, the paste that apparently has revolutionized the time-honored art of doctoring the baseball, while pitching. The Yankees’ ace channeled The Tap Dance Kid on Tuesday at Target Field, appearing biblically uncomfortable during a Zoom news conference as he received questions about using sticky stuff to improve his spin rate and, consequently, his performance and results. 18, 2019, Gerrit Cole introduced himself to the Yankees’ universe by throwing the news-conference equivalent of a perfect game.Īlas, no one asked him about Spider Tack that day. The pain of the MLB lockout, directly from the fans witnessing it firsthandīack on Dec. Rob Manfred, Tony Clark's first MLB lockout meeting leaves glimmer of hope

MLB labor talks take turn for worse because of owners' intransigence

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