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Taking a ball out of play in MLB
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:38 pm
Why is every single ball that touches the dirt on a pitch taken out of play, while a ball that is put in play, on the ground or in the air is kept in play for the next batter unless the pitcher asks for a new ball.
I understand the idea that some pitchers may be able to manipulate a scuffed ball, but the playing surface on natural infields is the same as the plate area in the first to third base paths. It just doesn't make any sense.
I understand the idea that some pitchers may be able to manipulate a scuffed ball, but the playing surface on natural infields is the same as the plate area in the first to third base paths. It just doesn't make any sense.
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Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:39 pm to High C
Well they don't just throw them away. They do reuse baseballs. I assume the only ones they lose are ones that get too scuffed to play with and the ones that end up in the stands.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:40 pm to High C
now a days for mlb to authenticate and sell to public
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:54 pm to High C
One article says the average life of a ball may be as few as two pitches:
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"The expected life of a baseball's got to be really two pitches maybe, I'd think. Very rarely do you see one baseball used for an entire at-bat."
The life span of a baseball is indeed more than two pitches, though not by much. There are instances, like Friday's opening batter, when a ball does last just two pitches before ending up as a souvenir, safely in the hands of an excited fan. Then there are other times when a ball might last a few batters, such as it did Friday when Duensing recorded two ground ball outs with the same ball before it was finally fouled off.
That ball's total life span? Eight pitches, an eternity in this day and age for a baseball.
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"The expected life of a baseball's got to be really two pitches maybe, I'd think. Very rarely do you see one baseball used for an entire at-bat."
The life span of a baseball is indeed more than two pitches, though not by much. There are instances, like Friday's opening batter, when a ball does last just two pitches before ending up as a souvenir, safely in the hands of an excited fan. Then there are other times when a ball might last a few batters, such as it did Friday when Duensing recorded two ground ball outs with the same ball before it was finally fouled off.
That ball's total life span? Eight pitches, an eternity in this day and age for a baseball.
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