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Baseball

Brother Buzz

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3. Perhaps they could reengineer the baseball and take some distance off it

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 02:10 PM

Friday

I’m not advocating bringing back the dead-ball, but do you remember a couple of decades ago, for a season or two, everyone was complaining the ball didn’t travel as far? Seems it was around the time Rawlings moved production from Haiti to Costa Rica.

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Doubles and triples are dwindling in MLB. Blame better outfielders and sluggers. [View all] Auggie Friday OP

It's a combination of all those things awesomerwb1 Friday #1

+1 ... Auggie Friday #2

Perhaps they could reengineer the baseball and take some distance off it Brother Buzz Friday #3

Excellent point Auggie Friday #4

Who "digs" the long ball? 303squadron Friday #5