Pineda thought the Sox would adhere to the accepted practice of pine tar usage and not call him out. Thing is, if he'd have his it in his glove, nobody would care. But blatantly throwing it on your neck is stupid. Looks like he needed it for grip on the cold night. Maybe he thought nobody would see it because it closely matched his skin color? Not sure, but dumb nonetheless. I'm surprised girardi didn't protest every pitcher who came into the game for the sox.