Who's Bubba Harkins? He's a former Angels' visitors' clubhouse manager who was dismissed amidst allegations he’d been providing opposing teams’ pitchers foreign substances to aid their grip on the baseball. His counter-suit alleges that multiple pitchers have been using a mixture of pine tar and rosin to grip the ball better and throw harder breaking stuff. (Trevor Bauer alleged the same thing through the beginning of last season, then allegedly began using the substance himself on his way to a Cy Young Award.)
If this breaks open, perhaps MLB will consider banning all substances.
That should see a noticeable jump in offense (and far fewer K's). If they (MLB) also deaden the ball a bit, what might have been HR will become doubles and triples and might go a long way toward "fixing" the biggest complaint with the game among some fans.
Thoughts?