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re: Taking a ball out of play in MLB

Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:24 pm to
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70818 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:24 pm to
Yeah, they throw them into the dugout for basically further cleaning/evaluation. And if they're fine, they're brought back to the Ump later in the game.

I've read before the average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12767 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:30 pm to
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I've read before the average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches

That seems awful high to me. You may end up with a bunch of pitches fouled off into the stands where there was only 1-2 pitches thrown with it. You'd have to have a bunch make it past 10-12 pitches for it to average out to 7.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41258 posts
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:56 pm to
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I've read before the average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.


I'm guessing you read the Umpire Strikes Back. That's what he quotes the figure being at (7 pitches per a ball)
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