Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus made headlines after losing to the Kansas City Royals on Monday night, 4-0, in a shutout performance by the Royals' newly-acquired ace pitcher, Johnny Cueto. Ausmus complained to umpire Joe West that Cueto's hesitation in his pitching delivery was illegal.
"Really, the way the rule reads, you're not supposed to even alter your motion," Ausmus told reporters after the game. "That's the way the rule reads. They don't enforce it. Well, he (Joe West) said if he stops it's an illegal pitch."
Does Ausmus have a legitimate gripe?