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Pitchers have an incentive for a better grip on the ball. It's in a batter's best interest as well — getting hit by a 95MPH pitch is going to hurt. Adding a su
by joshmn 5y ago
Pitchers have an incentive for a better grip on the ball. It's in a batter's best interest as well — getting hit by a 95MPH pitch is going to hurt.
Adding a substance to the ball to increase spin rate via the aerodynamics — in return, increase horizontal and/or vertical movement — has now become almost a standard practice. That's what this issue is largely about.
Obviously, a team can't challenge another pitcher saying "check his /jersey/cap/forearm/inside of belt/!" because their pitcher is probably doing it too.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Obviously, a team can't challenge another pitcher saying "check his /jersey/cap/forearm/inside of belt/!" because their pitcher is probably doing it too. It is trivially easy to agree within the team on a game you're going to play clean, and challenge the other side during that game.
- sokoloff 5y agoTrue, but that will likely cost your best hitter a fastball to the ribs.