Resin Question

[heyblue]

So if it's legal to put it on your hands and go directly to the ball, what is the reasoning for disallowing them to put it in their glove and the putting the ball in the glove? Don't you get the same effect?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by heyblue

So if it's legal to put it on your hands and go directly to the ball, what is the reasoning for disallowing them to put it in their glove and the putting the ball in the glove? Don't you get the same effect?

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)??

[bkbjones]

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)??

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).