um i was watching "most outragious moments" on nbc and there was this one about baseball that this guy used something called pinetar and put it on the bat to hit the ball and get to first base, then the umpire or someone looked at it then counted it as an out then the guy got mad and was gonna beat someone up. my question is was exactly is pinetar and wat does it do?
2007-08-13 12:14:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
i ment ot say *wat* exactly
2007-08-13 12:15:22 · update #1
but my other question is why did he get out for that?
2007-08-13 12:24:14 · update #2
That was Royals superstar George Brett, in 1983.
Pine tar is a sticky substance that helps the batter keep a firm grip on the bat. It is permitted to be used on the handle area of the bat; Brett had used the bat and enough tar that it had accreted well up past the handle and onto the barrel. The umpires ruled that made the bat illegal, and the entire event got dumber from there.
Anyway... pine tar is a stickum. If you ever notice some players' batting helmets look smoky or burned, that's more pine tar accumulating.
2007-08-13 12:24:28 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is really sticky stuff that you put on the handle of the bat for grip. it can only be from the bottom of the bat 8.5 inches up. it doesnt help hit the ball but if the ball is hit on it it can spin weird and be hard to field
2007-08-13 21:35:34 · answer #2 · answered by casey b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PineTAR is a TAR that is usally put on the helmet, for PLAYERS like Vlad Gurrero who don't used gloves. IT helps grip the bat for a better Swing.
2007-08-13 19:50:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pine tar is used as the sticky substance baseball players use on their bats to improve grip
2007-08-13 19:20:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pinetar is basically sap from a pine tree. It keep the bat from slipping in your hands when you swing.
2007-08-13 19:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by drdrdr32935 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Brett and the famous 'pine tar incident'.
2007-08-13 19:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That black stuff they put on bats for some unknown reason.
2007-08-13 19:20:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋