We’re just two days into Major League Baseball starting to randomly check pitchers for foreign sticky substances and it’s already a total mess of a process.
I mean, who could have seen this coming?!
Tuesday night in Philadelphia we saw Nats’ ace Max Scherzer angrily rip open his belt after being asked to be searched for a third time in four innings. It was a wild night in Philly that saw Phillies manager Joe Girardi get ejected after almost trying to get at Scherzer.
Well, later Tuesday night Oakland A’s reliever Sergio Romo was searched by an umpire and Romo outdid Scherzer with his reaction by doing this:
Oakland A’s reliever Sergio Romo was checked for “sticky stuff” and might have upstaged Max Scherzer in the process. pic.twitter.com/wL1jqt4CgE
— Chris Halicke (@ChrisHalicke) June 23, 2021
What. A. Mess.
Twitter had reactions.
MLB Players turning this into comedy https://t.co/swkZxahYvT
— Jahmai Webster (@WebsterOnTV) June 23, 2021
Apparently Sergio Romo also thinks these umpire checks are ridiculous 💀 pic.twitter.com/gHJcXA1rMc
— The Rickey Henderson of Blogs (@RickeyBlog) June 23, 2021
These videos of cranky pitchers are fantastic — MLB has accidentially created a viral sensation https://t.co/zs76aNv8Fs
— Dan Berman (@DHBerman) June 23, 2021
Same energy here https://t.co/tKuZWEsjoq pic.twitter.com/maYGBdV2Qu
— Noah Manderfeld WSAW (@ManderfeldNoah) June 23, 2021
How do you explain this to a non-sports fan?? https://t.co/LDYIBYUH8Z
— Meghan Chayka (@MeghanChayka) June 23, 2021
