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09-26-2014, 01:51 PM | #76 |
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09-26-2014, 02:00 PM | #77 |
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09-26-2014, 02:27 PM | #78 | |
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09-26-2014, 02:32 PM | #79 | |
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Also, bat speed is the most important factor to hitting a baseball a long way. If you have a 70 mph bat speed and you center it, it's still not going out. If you have a 105 mph bat speed you can hit one off center and still drive it out of the park. Coors used humidity, which adds weight to the balls via moisture. The balls would only be "juiced" if they had a higher coefficient of restitution. That is, they must be able to both deform and spring back to their original shape quickly. If they just deform, it's like hitting a marshmallow and it goes nowhere. If it is just hard, it's like hitting a rock and it goes nowhere. You would need a core material that is both compressible and highly resilient. There have been various studies about it, but nothing definitive suggesting a real change in the manufacture of baseballs at that time. Moreover, if they found a way to juice the ball, why wouldn't they keep it juiced, and why did the implementation of testing directly correlate with a decrease in HR rates? There are counterarguments to the above factors I've listed, but overall evidence is lacking.
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09-26-2014, 02:36 PM | #80 |
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09-26-2014, 02:38 PM | #81 |
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I do disagree about baseballs. I think they can be juiced or unjuiced pretty easily. The way Selig turned a complete blind eye to steroids, wouldn't surprise me at all if baseball manipulated baseballs to keep home run counts down to prove that steroid testing was working. |
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Strength can make a significant difference. It's just easier to swing a 34 ounce stick at high speeds if you are stronger. Not only do they have more upper body strength but more musculature in the legs allows for a better base of support.
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09-26-2014, 02:47 PM | #84 |
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Definitely see that. Especially for players like bonds who were popping insane numbers at the Twilight of their career. Never thought of it in terms of late season Homers but that makes sense too.
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I think the Chiefs trainers are employed as double agents by the Broncos. With all that access and their tendon death ray they are wreaking havoc.
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