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The new dead ball era - BostonCard - 02-09-2021

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30863022/mlb-slightly-deadening-baseball-amid-years-long-home-run-surge

OK, not quite, but MLB is going to make the balls ever so slightly less springy, which should lead them to travel 1 - 2 feet less on balls hit over 375 feet.

BC

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lex24 - lex24 - 02-09-2021

Now they nee$ to do something about pitchers loading up the baseball.  It’s be one very common.  Improves spin rate quite a  bit.

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RE: lex24 - cardcrimson - 02-09-2021

(02-09-2021, 04:21 PM)lex24 Wrote:  Now they nee$ to do something about pitchers loading up the baseball.  It’s be one very common.  Improves spin rate quite a  bit.

Is this current, or from when you were a boy in the 20's?

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RE: The new dead ball era - BobK - 02-09-2021

In the 30s maybe LOL. The last legal spitballer 1934. Burleigh Grimes

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lex24 - lex24 - 02-10-2021

(02-09-2021, 09:07 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:  

(02-09-2021, 04:21 PM)lex24 Wrote:  Now they nee$ to do something about pitchers loading up the baseball.  It’s be one very common.  Improves spin rate quite a  bit.

Is this current, or from when you were a boy in the 20's?

Current. The Athletic had a piece on it.  Very common. Improves the grip. And enhances spin rate. Because it’s so prevelant managers don’t call it out against opposing pitchers - cause their own pitchers are doing it. One common substance is a combo of pine tar and rosin. They call it “go-go juice”. Bauer called Cole out on it a couple years ago. They hate each other. But Bauer’s spin rate magically improved last year. A lot.

Hitters generally put up with it cause with guys throwing 95 you do want them to have a solid grip.....

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