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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
As the rule clearly states, it is used to dry the hand. Applying it to the ball or glove won't dry the hand, so would obviously be applying a foreign substance.
That's the same reason to NOT then wipe the hand you just dried; in most cases, the uniform is wet (either from sweat or rain), so wiping the now dry hand on a wet substance accomplished .......(what)??
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It accomplihed wasting about a minute of everyone's time...likely on a day that is either hotter than hell or rainy (or in Texas, both).