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Would it be possible to make the ball slightly softer and bigger to reduce the likelihood of strikeouts and home runs?
by joelthelion 4y ago
Would it be possible to make the ball slightly softer and bigger to reduce the likelihood of strikeouts and home runs?
- moate 4y agoThe term is to “deaden the ball” and yes it can and does happen, just like the opposite, “juiced balls” has happened.
- plastic3169 4y agoI know very little of baseball, but there is a finnish variation of the game[1] where hitting the ball too far is ”illegal”. Also the ball is pitched differently which makes hitting it easier and more tactical. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesäpallo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesäpallo
- sbierwagen 4y ago>One of the most important differences between pesäpallo and baseball is that the ball is pitched vertically, which makes hitting the ball, as well as controlling the power and direction of the hit, much easier. I was wondering how that worked, and it looks kind of like two-player teeball: https://youtu.be/Pz19WhYxaxA?t=13 https://youtu.be/Pz19WhYxaxA?t=13
- 1123581321 4y agoNeat. There are or were minor baseball leagues in the US that only allow each team so many outside the wall per game. That makes the ability to hit doubles and triples valuable, and those are exciting plays.
- eep_social 4y agoWe could do that and name it softball!