ESPN.com: MLB – Dry run: Balls being kept dry in humidor at Coors
I didn’t really believe all the chatter this week that the reason run production was down at Coors was the baseballs, but I didn’t imagine this “solution.”
Keli McGregor, the Rockies president said: “This is something we can control so that the baseball can remain compliant with the specifications set by Major League Baseball. We’re really in the test stage, knowing that the balls dry out.”
I’ll let you read the story for all the other details.
I have no idea if this has really been a factor, but I imgaine it could be. But is it fair? Would teams with bad pitching be allowed to freeze the ball, or keep it in the sauna, or whatever cockamamied scheme they think might help them? And even if the real affect isn’t that great, might not a psychological affect be created?
Will we have to add additional splits to a player’s statistical record: Average with 10 percent humidity, 30 percent humidity, whatever. SLG hitting a popsickle versus SLG hitting a matzoh ball?
And finally, do you think Rockies broadcasters are saying about warning track shots, “Close, but no cigar?”