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Originally Posted by spence
It's to balance the tin of chew in their back pocket. Without, they'd tip right over.
-spence
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Chew comes in bags. Dip or snuff comes in tins. Most players don't keep tins in their pockets because it would either hurt or they'd crush it when they slide. They keep all that stuff in the dugout.
As a side note, Tim Raines only slid head first because he kept small vials of coke in his back pocket back when he was with the Expos.