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Buck Showalter Explains Why He Asked Umps to Check Joe Musgrove's Ear - Sports Illustrated
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Mets' Buck Showalter's ear check of Padres' Joe Musgrove is 'water under the bridge'
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Umps check Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove's ears for sticky stuff
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Buck Showalter had umps check Joe Musgrove's glossy ears for substance
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Watch: Ump checks Musgrove's ears for foreign substance at Mets' request
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Umps check Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove's ears for sticky stuff
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Joe Musgrove's ears checked by umps in NL Wild Card Game 3
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I'm Not A Headline Guy Sports ramblings…with a Yankees bias!