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Dwight Perry

Sideline Chatter: Maybe it’s because of all the pine tar on the bats

You sure the umps are checking pitchers’ hands for sticky stuff?

Because two batted balls defied the laws of physics and didn’t bounce last week:

— A ball hit by the Columbus Clippers’ Ernie Clement went straight down and stuck in the dirt a foot in front of home plate.

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