White Sox’ Carlos Rodón muses on MLB’s ’sticky stuff’ crackdown

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

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🗓️ 16 June 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

With Major League Baseball cracking down on the use of foreign substances by pitchers, White Sox lefty Carlos Rodón discussed the topic with Chuck Garfien. Rodón talks about why he doesn't use any extra substances while he pitches and criticizes the decision to punish pitchers and not Houston Astros players who cheated in 2017 and 2018. The conversation also covers his no-hitter, his increased velocity, the Cy Young-caliber season of Lance Lynn, and more.(2:30) -- It's Chuck's first in-person interview in 15 months(3:15) -- Rodon's no-hitter and near no-hitter(8:00) -- How he's been able to hit 100 mph on the radar gun(11:00) -- His thoughts on foreign substances, Rob Manfred and the Houston Astros

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0:00.0	It's all here.
0:02.4	A no hitter, Grand Slam!
0:04.6	Have all the fun you want!
0:06.5	Every moment, every game.
0:08.6	Make sure you guys tune in.
0:10.2	Catch the White Sox only on NBC Sports Chicago.
0:17.7	It's hard to see this when you're giving out 10-game suspensions for cheating,
0:23.5	but you give the Astros no suspensions at all.
0:27.9	So, I mean, if Rob Manfred can look himself in the mirror and say,
0:32.4	hey, I'm doing the right thing, that's fine.
0:35.1	Can't suspend the team that you actually knew was cheating during playoff game.
0:39.0	That's on you.
0:43.6	And that's Carlos Rodan
0:46.1	with some strong words directed
0:49.1	at MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
0:51.8	for the new rules policing foreign substances in the game.
0:56.7	He says that and a whole lot more on this edition of the White Sox Talk podcast brought to you by WinTrust.
1:03.0	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine and Cardlis is going to reveal that he does not use any foreign substances while he's pitching, and he explains why.
1:11.6	We also get into his increased velocity this year, his no-hitter, and all that is Lance Lynn.
1:19.6	Both on the mound and the explosive choice of words he likes to use when he leaves the mound.
1:25.6	But the story right now in baseball is the league cracking down on the use of foreign substances
1:31.0	with a 10-game suspension if you are caught.
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