Found March 16, 2010 on Sun Sentinel:
Marlins bench coach Carlos Tosca thinks it’s a good rule. He just wished he would have known about it a little sooner. Tuesday against the Braves in Lake Buena Vista, first base umpire Joe West cited Josh Johnson for two balks. A ball was added to the count on both occasions. Apparently, Major League Baseball implemented some rule changes and didn’t bother to inform the Marlins. Before, a pitcher could go to his mouth then directly to the ball when NOT standing  on the mound. Now, a pitcher can still go to his mouth, but he has to wipe off his hand before rubbing down the ball. Johnson was lost. “The first time he said, ‘You can’t do that,’” Johnson said. “I thought I went straight to my mouth on the mound, so I said, ‘OK.’ Then he started yelling at me the second time I did it. He said, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ I said, ‘Wait a minute, what are you talking about here?’ He said you can’t go fr...
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