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The Pine Tar Incident, in This Week’s Open Thread

The Pine Tar Incident, in This Week’s Open Thread

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There’s Too Much Pine Tar

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Hall of Fame member George Brett of the Kansas City Royals before the start of the game against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Centre on Oct. 21, 2015, in Toronto.

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On this day in 1983, baseball player George Brett protested an umpire’s decision to overturn his homerun in one of the most animated outbursts in sporting history. You may use the comment thread on this page to remember what became known as the Pine Tar Incident, or to pursue other points of freewheeling, off-topic discussion.

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