OC Register: Latest foreign substance crackdown strikes close to Angels’ clubhouse

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Didn't Kevin Jepsen allegedly have a high spin rate?

Yeah he spun his neck around really fast watching his pitches get hit out of the park.

[Taylor]

6 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Yeah he spun his neck around really fast watching his pitches get hit out of the park.

Sigh, take my 'like'.

[Tank]

8 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Didn't Kevin Jepsen allegedly have a high spin rate?

i don't remember it being discussed. all i know is that the ball was coming out of his hand well.

maybe that was sosh-speak for "yeah, this mofo is loaded with all kinds of goo you don't know about."

[tdawg87]

54 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Sigh, take my 'like'.

[tomsred]

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

Didn't Kevin Jepsen allegedly have a high spin rate?

I don't know about Jepsen, but we have a lot of posters on here with high spin rates.

[T.G.]

 

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

 

I love his honesty.  

[Stradling]

I read somewhere, it might have been here, that Rawlings sent pre “sticky” baseballs to MLB to test.  The test came back as they didn’t stay “sticky” long enough.  How long do they have to stay sticky?  The average baseball lasts like 7 pitches.  If the ball really is as slick as we have heard, I would think there is something MLB/Rawlings can do about it.  I would start with something really simple like the starting pitchers for each team must approve of the balls being used that game.  Both pitchers agree on each ball or it can’t be used.  

[WicketMaiden]

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

 

If what he says is indeed true, that MLB don't provide AAA (the production line of talent that feeds MLB) with the same balls to play with as they have in the big leagues - and that there is a major difference between the type of balls used, then that truly is the dumbest idea I've heard of in baseball. The cost - reward ratio doesn't add up on that decision one bit. I don't know any other sport where that happens.

[Stradling]

44 minutes ago, WicketMaiden said:

If what he says is indeed true, that MLB don't provide AAA (the production line of talent that feeds MLB) with the same balls to play with as they have in the big leagues - and that there is a major difference between the type of balls used, then that truly is the dumbest idea I've heard of in baseball. The cost - reward ratio doesn't add up on that decision one bit. I don't know any other sport where that happens.

Well starting in 2019 AAA started using the same baseballs as MLB.  It was one of the reasons MLB gave as the reason the balls were flying out of the ball park.  They believe that having to produce more baseballs impacted the quality of the baseball that went out.  Something about them not having the same amount of time to dry out.  

[failos]

Let’s talk about balls

[Revad]

Spoiler

2 hours ago, foolios said:

Let’s talk about balls

 

Balls can get sticky so keep I some wipes near the bunk.

[failos]

12 minutes ago, Revad said:

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Balls can get sticky so keep I some wipes near the bunk.

Sticky balls are a good thing in the context of this thread

[Revad]

1 hour ago, foolios said:

Sticky balls are a good thing in the context of this thread

But it’s illegal.

[Angels 1961]

Sticky baseballs, steroids, Astros cheating, shifts, launch angles, spin rates, velocity of balls being hit, speed of pitches, length of games, so many teams in rebuild mode. The game has changed and is just not as much fun as it used to be. I miss my transistor radio and reading box scores in the morning paper.

[failos]

41 minutes ago, Revad said:

But it’s illegal.

so many fun things are

[Inside Pitch]

Lololololololol......breathe......lololololololol.....

What an answer....    Man, imagine if this guy is anything less than what he's been moving forward given his contract...

[Inside Pitch]

On 6/7/2021 at 10:57 AM, Stradling said:

Where are the Yankee and Dodger players at, why haven’t they defended Cole and Bauer?

Lolololol.... See my previous post.

[Stradling]

Yea, so anyone think that maybe, perhaps, Garrett Cole might possibly use some sticky stuff?  

Also, nice job throwing your “mentors” under the bus.  

[Stradling]

I did like the last thing he said, “we should all be pulling in the same direction”

[Vegas Halo Fan]

6 hours ago, Revad said:

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Balls can get sticky so keep I some wipes near the bunk.

I kept waiting for tdawg to weigh in on this. Dude, this was teed up for you.

[Docwaukee]

4 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Lololololololol......breathe......lololololololol.....

What an answer....    Man, imagine if this guy is anything less than what he's been moving forward given his contract...

that was friggin awesome.  

[tdawg87]

Dude just say "No". That was painful.