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What we learned from Week 1 of MLB's sticky-stuff crackdown

There has been a full week of MLB games since the league officially began its crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances.

Among the ... highlights? Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer -- a future Hall of Famer -- was less than pleased about being inspected for the sticky stuff by umpires last Tuesday, specifically on the third occasion, which was prompted by a request from Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi.

A few hours later, Oakland A's reliever Sergio Romo displayed his feelings about the umpire inspections by removing his belt and pulling down his pants on the field.