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I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

Centerfield Aug 02 2019 10:59 AM

Suddenly everyone can throw their sliders again?

kcmets Aug 02 2019 11:02 AM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

Ball-gate kinda cracks me up on some level. I mean, they have satellites that can take pictures of a postage stamp in a parking lot but they can't take a box of balls from last year and this year and scientifically just say the balls are juiced or not?

Centerfield Aug 02 2019 11:35 AM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 02 2019 11:40 AM

They can, and they did. https://theathletic.com/1044790/2019/06/25/yes-the-baseball-is-different-again-an-astrophysicist-examines-this-years-baseballs-and-breaks-down-the-changes/ Requires a subscription. But if you DL the app, you get 3 free articles per month. She's an astrophysicist. I don't remember all the details, but basically the seams are lower, the ball is rounder, the leather is smoother. Everything you can ask for to kill the spin on a ball.

kcmets Aug 02 2019 11:39 AM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

I should subscribe to that, seems it's become one of the most quoted and cited news source lately.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 02 2019 12:06 PM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

Whenever the balls are obviously juiced, science then always proves it. And then MLB issues a denial. Every single time. If you wanna believe MLB, the ball hasn't been altered since they changed the balls after Ray Chapman got killed by a HBP.

kcmets Aug 02 2019 12:29 PM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

Does science prove they're intentionally juiced or just a manufacturing anomaly?

Ceetar Aug 02 2019 04:05 PM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

They DO get new balls at the break though, which is why 2015 second half was juiced whedre the first half wasn't. I haven't seen anyone state they're different yet though. It's really really, like REALLY easy to do. Rob Arthur can do it just by reading a few days worth of statcast data. It's that obvious.

Edgy MD Aug 02 2019 04:17 PM Re: I wonder if the Post ASG ball is different

Whether the ball is changed or not, the Mets are keeping it in the park better than anyone. Well, the Mets and anyone pitching to Pete Alonso. But it's not like his fly balls are suddenly dying. He's just chasing shitty sliders a foot off the plate.