pine tar on clemen's cap?

[kingjammy24]

hi,

can someone please explain to me how pine tar gets on the brim of an AL pitcher's cap?

http://www.lelands.com/bid.aspx?lot=608&auctionid=603

thanks,

rudy.

[allstarsplus]

Good pickup on the pinetar which you can see on the inside white band too.

Hows about that signature?????

http://www.tristarproductions.com/Sales/Images/Baseball/Clemens/2004/Clemens-BB-AAR.jpg

http://www.lelands.com/App_Themes/Images/Auctions_Images/603/popups/39958b.jpg

[allstarsplus]

In all of his years with Boston, Roger had 1 AB during the regular season and 4 in the post-season.

[kingjammy24]

i'm not questioning the item. i simply can't figure out why clemens' hat would have pinetar on it or why that's a "clemens trait".

- if clemens were batting, he'd be wearing a batting helmet. pinetar would get on the helmet, not the cap.

- if clemens was pitching with pine tar on his brim (and thus his fingers) then he must've gotten it on the ball. isn't it against the rules to put a foreign substance on a ball (other than the regulation mud)? how's clemens putting pine tar on a ball any different than gaylord perry putting vaseline on it?

a mystery i can't solve. anyone?

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

here's another clemens redsox-era cap. no pinetar. is it a trait or not?

www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=17561 (http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=17561)

rudy.

[DonFan23]

Any chance it's rosin buildup (which is more logical) and Leland's was slightly off in their description?

[hblakewolf]

Rudy-
Any chance he wore his hat under his batting helmet????????

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[suave1477]

The Autograph looks real I dont know about the pine tar though.

[joelsabi]

i'm not questioning the item. i simply can't figure out why clemens' hat would have pinetar on it or why that's a "clemens trait".

- if clemens were batting, he'd be wearing a batting helmet. pinetar would get on the helmet, not the cap.

- if clemens was pitching with pine tar on his brim (and thus his fingers) then he must've gotten it on the ball. isn't it against the rules to put a foreign substance on a ball (other than the regulation mud)? how's clemens putting pine tar on a ball any different than gaylord perry putting vaseline on it?

a mystery i can't solve. anyone?

rudy.

based on recent pitcher being questioned on pinetar on glove, it's probably a glove to face to hat motion for the catcher. as you get older pitchers use pinetar to grip the baseball better.

its not illegal unless it excessive pinetar.