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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Craig Wright, Coors, and the Humidor
By Tangotiger, 10:46 AM
A Craig Wright sighting (hat tip: HardballTimes):
They calculated that a home run swing, one that would drive a mid-range ball (5.125 ounces and 9.125 inches in circumference) 387 feet, would go 421 feet if it were the smallest legal ball and 372 feet if it was the largest legal ball. That’s an incredible difference. Two perfectly legal balls could differ almost FIFTY feet on the same home run swing. (I suppose that impact is mitigated somewhat in actual practice by the pitcher being able to throw the smaller ball slightly faster as well.)
Wright worked for the Rox for a period of time.
• Sabermetrics
• Parks
That’s interesting. Is this a secret that no one knows but Wright? You would think that with all the articles about run scoring, home run rate, and PED’s, this year and last, someone would have brought this up.