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The reason people care is because balls in play are hitting historic lows and to many that is making baseball less exciting, and the league is worried about the
by peter422 5y ago
The reason people care is because balls in play are hitting historic lows and to many that is making baseball less exciting, and the league is worried about the fans losing interest.
This particular form of manipulating the ball is just too widespread and too effective and that is why the crackdown is happening.
- jessaustin 5y agoIf controlling foreign substances is too difficult, MLB could change things they can easily control like mound height and ball elasticity. Pitchers can coat their hands in whatever, but if they're throwing superballs from a one-inch mound it won't help them.
- waiseristy 5y agoI think this is actually the way the players have preferred it be regulated. A good grip on the ball means batters have to worry less about getting randomly pegged. Not to mention how difficult it is to check every square inch of a pitcher to determine if he/she has sticky spots to touch when pitching. https://youtu.be/1bqOOyMjCCM?t=157 https://youtu.be/1bqOOyMjCCM?t=157 Though there should probably be a single "approved" substance, and the rest be banned so we're not dealing with balls covered in whatever random slime the team came up with