The St. Louis Cardinals believe not only was Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers doctoring the ball with pine tar Sunday in the World Series, he was scuffing baseballs.
"It was so blatant," Cardinals hitting coach Hal McRae told USA TODAY on Monday. "What was so strange about it was how obvious it was, in the World Series. It's a shame a guy would cheat in a World Series game. It hurts the integrity of the game.
"He wasn't just cheating by using pine tar; he was scuffing balls, too. We collected about five or six balls that are scuffed. He had to be using his fingernails or something."
Rogers, whose eight scoreless innings helped tie the series at one game apiece with Game 3 scheduled Tuesday at Busch Stadium, adamantly denied he cheated. Rogers, answering questions for nearly 30 minutes Monday, said he had only mud, dirt, rosin and spit on the base of his left thumb.
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Cards say Rogers used pine tar, scuffed ball
Cards say Rogers used pine tar, scuffed ball
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