I Guess if it Works...
Via Fark, the secret to Moises Alou hitting without batting gloves:

Alou says the secret to hitting without batting gloves is to harden your hands and prevent calluses. One of his methods might win someone the prize money on the TV show, "Fear Factor." He urinates on his hands. That's the honest truth. Alou said he isn't sure where he learned this distasteful folk medicine, but it wasn't from his famous father. And it works for Moises.

Next will we hear him say, "I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats. I offer him cigar, rum. He will come."?