Cheaters aren't Stupid

Have you ever watched one of those shows about cheaters in Las Vegas? Sure, there's always some idiot that tries to steal the chips from someone sitting at a blackjack table, or tries to add to their bet on a roulette wheel, but those people are just petty criminals, not professional cheaters.
A professional cheater works off of variations of the original con: hiding a secondary bet while obviously posting a late one, secretly marking cards for another player, the possibilities are endless. These things require creativity and a knowledge of the system that would give them a chance exploit certain weaknesses.
Now, let's talk baseball.
Kenny Rogers is being accused of having pine tar on his hands, which would make it infinitely harder for opposing batters to hit his pitches. This is not a new ploy. In the past, pitchers have hidden pine tar in their gloves, but this has long been illegal and I cannot remember the last time I heard someone committing this ridiculous rules violation. In the society of sports, where ESPN, ESPN Radio, Fox Sports, and several other networks and shows have hundreds of hours of air time to fill with sports-related topics, no topic goes by before it is swiftly beaten like a dead horse.
Remember the Sammy Sosa corked bat incident? If you are even a casual baseball fan you probably will. This is why I don't think pitchers using pine tar is exactly a common occurrence. We would've been overwhelmed with the stories on it.
Nonetheless, people (mostly in Missouri, ahem) are accusing Tiger's pitcher Kenny Rogers of using pine tar in game two of the world series. As you can see from the picture attached to this, there is a large smug on Roger's pitching hand. This is the alleged pine tar.
Now, my response is simple: no starting world series pitcher is that stupid.
Really, if you are going to cheat would you place the critical item needed to cheat on the most obvious part of your body for all the world, i.e. cameras, to see? Kenny Rogers is not this stupid (that isn't to say he doesn't have the best judgement, but that is another story.)
Tony Larussa, the Cardinals manager, realizes this and has wisely avoided discussing this issue. He knows that creating a whirlwind of controversy around this will only serve to demoralize his players, and giving the Tigers the "bulletin board material" that can be critical in a player's motivation.
Still, with Monday being a travel day, all the shows that want to talk baseball will have nothing to talk about except the pine tar incident. Look: I'm even doing it here. How topical of me.