pine tar
noun
: tar obtained by destructive distillation of pinewood and used especially in roofing and soaps and in the treatment of skin diseases
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Brett, ruled out, bolted from the dugout and charged umpires in what amounted to a viral moment circa 1983, but the Royals protested the game and AL president Lee MacPhail upheld the protest, ruling the pine tar on Brett’s bat didn’t violate the spirt of the rule.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Billy Martin, determined Brett’s bat had too much pine tar on it.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
There won’t be pine tar arguments or hard slides over the next several days, but the first postseason clash between the Royals and Yankees in 44 years will have some familiar elements.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
That bat now resides in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but one owned by Thornhill has what the collector believes to be the grooves of the Kansas City Royals player’s fingers preserved in pine tar on the grip.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Billy Martin, determined Brett’s bat had too much pine tar on it.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
There won’t be pine tar arguments or hard slides over the next several days, but the first postseason clash between the Royals and Yankees in 44 years will have some familiar elements.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
That bat now resides in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but one owned by Thornhill has what the collector believes to be the grooves of the Kansas City Royals player’s fingers preserved in pine tar on the grip.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
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“Pine tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pine%20tar. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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