Thanks to Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England
Patriots everyone around Major League Baseball now feels compelled to watch
their balls. Major League Baseball has upped their security for its game balls
this season in the wake of Deflate Gate. Let the jokes begin.
Starting this season an MLB representative watches the
baseballs while a clubhouse assistant carries them from the umpires’ room to
the playing field. If the supply of balls runs low an MLB security guard is now
sent to retrieve more balls from the umpires’ room instead of clubhouse personnel.
MLB is saying the changes in policy were discussed before the AFC Championship
game this season but honestly I’m not buying the huge coincidence personally.
What can you do to a ball? The umpire is going to see scuffs
and will notice a difference if the ball is dunked in water or altered. MLB is
now telling teams what temperature they should set their thermostats at when
storing the balls and is telling the teams how much humidity can be around the
balls. All because some douche bag deflated them and won a game he was going to
win anyway and then a Super Bowl. Whatever.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)