[Girlene]

I don't think its okay to cheat. We would agree there. But I also realize the lack of real difference it would have made in the game.

You cannot know what the results would have been had both teams been playing according to the same rules. That is unknowable.

Regardless, how close does a game have to be (after the cheating has occurred) before you think it matters? What should the consequences of that cheating be?

[NutCrackerBoy]

Regardless, how close does a game have to be (after the cheating has occurred) before you think it matters?

Obviously, cheating is cheating regardless of the score. But, even assuming the worst, this matter doesn't rise to the level of cheating! It is a gooey substance on Jon Lester's glove.

What should the consequences of that cheating be?

Obviously, the same consequence regardless of the score. Which, in this case, should be saying "don't do it again, at least so obviously."