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The Gunk Inspectors Have Nabbed Ronel Blanco And Seized His Glove
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Kathryn Xu
May 15, 2024
MLB
Max Scherzer Is In A Sticky, Not Tacky, Situation
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Dan McQuade
April 20, 2023
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MLB
The Sticky Stuff Crackdown Has Worn Off
49
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Robert Arthur
October 13, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Watch Out For Flying Belts!
40
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Chris Thompson
August 19, 2021
MLB
It’s Fun To Boo The Gunk Inspections
47
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Lauren Theisen
June 30, 2021
MLB
How Low Can The RPM Go?
29
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Robert Arthur
June 29, 2021
MLB
Trevor Bauer Is Not Cheating
124
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Chris Thompson
June 29, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Baseball’s New Sticky Stuff Protocols Finally Bust A Guy
81
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Chris Thompson
June 28, 2021
MLB
Garrett Richards Is What A Sticky-Stuff Casualty Looks Like
90
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Tom Ley
June 25, 2021
MLB
GunkWatch: Shohei Ohtani Laughs At Mere Mortals Who Need Sticky Stuff
102
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Chris Thompson
June 24, 2021
MLB
We Can Make Gunk Inspections Even Weirder. We Must.
89
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Ray Ratto
June 23, 2021
MLB
Joe Girardi’s Corncobbing Highlighted A Delightful Night For Sticky-Stuff Enforcement
178
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Chris Thompson
June 23, 2021
MLB
Bring On The Sticky-Stuff Anarchy
78
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Ray Ratto
June 21, 2021
MLB
No League Cleans Up Its Own Mess Worse Than Baseball
173
Comments
David Roth
June 16, 2021
Podcasts
Napoleonic Wars, Baseball Cheating, And Pandemic Television, With Michael Schur
97
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David Roth
June 10, 2021
MLB
The Dirty Little Secret About Breaking The Rules
65
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Patrick Dubuque
June 9, 2021