In the organization punishing Scherzer-- that dropped his charm and started serving his suspension Thursday night-- there's a clear message being sent out to the remainder of baseball. If MLB isn't afraid to put on hold a future Hall of Famer, no person is over the offered that umpire Phil Cuzzi has contributed to all 3 of the foreign materials concerns this period, what's to stop a team from searching when it has Cuzzi behind the plate and also playing cautiously with rosin as well as other materials just after that? Teams currently hunt umpires for propensities in the strike zone, as well as this may be no various. It is difficult to believe violations are happening only when Cuzzi is functioning. Gamers as well as companies are continuously searching for a side. If the league actually intends to reveal it's cracking down, more uniformity-- from checks to staffs-- may be 's point about checks being done off the field, to be less of a public spectacle, has gained a fair quantity of assistance within clubhouses. The timing, however, for umpires who are already on the field would need to be exercised. Top image of Dollar Showalter and also Max Scherzer: Kirby Lee/ U. S. A Hoby Milner Jersey. Today).