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The digital age has not proven kind to pitchers who might be trying to get a little something extra on their offerings. Kenny Rogers became a pariah during the 2006 playoffs because he kept getting caught with what looked exactly like pine tar on his left hand during lights-out performances and now it appears that Jake Peavy of the Padres might have joined him on the list of pitchers caught by crisp, high-definition images.

A reader of the Big Lead was watching the postgame handshakes after Peavy shut down the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon and noticed something dark and, possibly, sinister on his right hand. He sent the above screen capture along and it certainly looks like a right handed version of The Gambler.

Peavy might not be cheating, no matter how much that looks like pine tar on his pitching fingers. He had a gem going against the Dodgers and perhaps he needed to use the facilities during the game and, baseball players being a superstitious lot, didn't want to use toilet paper lest he screw with his mojo. Or it could be dirt or barbeque sauce or something else entirely. He'll probably need to address it this week and, in the future, remember that these newfangled cameras can really pick up everything.

What's On Jake Peavy's Fingers? - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog