Angels pitcher Michael Lorenzen rips MLB balls after hitting Justin Upton in head with pitch

[BobbyFK]

I can see how the balls grip could play a factor. I’m sure him hitting him wasn’t intentional

Angels pitcher Michael Lorenzen rips MLB balls after hitting Justin Upton in head with pitch

Justin Upton was making his Mariners debut when he was hit in the head with a pitch.

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[Enikk]

Nasty. He said new ball is slippery

 

[MinnesotaFats]

He's got a point to the extent they're pulling balls after 1 out or a pitch in the dirt...balls used to be used until they went into the stands, now they cycle out on average after 5 pitches.

And MLB did 'soften' the ball a tad last year, but he's wrong on the grip.

Every ball in MiLB & MLB is coated pre game w Blackburn's mud, the equipment Mgr rubs this exclusive product on every ball, and they have for damn near 3 generations

 

[BigJay]

Minny do you rub Blackburn’s mud on your balls?

 

[Enikk]

Story from a few years back on that mud from the Delaware river:

Will MLB Say Goodbye to Lena Blackburne Rubbing Mud? | FOX Sports

Major League Baseballhas asked Rawlings to create a baseball with more tack and it could mean the end of a nearly 80-year-old tradition.Baseballs arrived for games in the Arizona Fall League last November that surprised the young pitchers. They were too white. Baseball fans may think the...

www.foxsports.com

 

[Bcatswin]

He's got a point to the extent they're pulling balls after 1 out or a pitch in the dirt...balls used to be used until they went into the stands, now they cycle out on average after 5 pitches.

And MLB did 'soften' the ball a tad last year, but he's wrong on the grip.

Every ball in MiLB & MLB is coated pre game w Blackburn's mud, the equipment Mgr rubs this exclusive product on every ball, and they have for damn near 3 generations

Spot on

 

[Enikk]

https://baseballrubbingmud.com/