Why there are more home runs.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:47 pm

Apparently the ball is different. Interesting finding:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/it ... wer-surge/

edit--the forum is putting a line break in the middle of the URL for some reason. Don't know why? :(

johnfluharty · Post by **johnfluharty** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:49 pm

Fixed it for you. Just highlight the URL and click the insert hyperlink (globe) icon.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:50 pm

Thanks WV, I should have thought of that.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:09 pm

162428283C0E2D24292C2324450 wrote: Apparently the ball is different. Interesting finding:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/it ... wer-surge/

edit--the forum is putting a line break in the middle of the URL for some reason. Don't know why? :(
I guess the Pirates must be using the old baseball.

dogknot17@yahoo.co · Post by **dogknot17@yahoo.co** » Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:12 pm

I didn't read the whole article, but wasn't the logo printed bigger on the ball too? It was helping players pick the ball up better with the blue "dot" being more visible.