The thing I'm waiting to see is how badly utrip has painted themselves into a corner on this one. They've always says that they allow companies to bring bats back into spec. We all know the first batch synergy story.
I agree. Almost all of my 220 bats still test well above 240, yet they're basically paperweights now. I think 220 bats THAT STILL TEST ABOVE 240 should still be allowed. ANY bat that tests below 240 should be disallowed.
I was told that the Hard Core is only going to be used at complexes that all fields are at least 325. I'm interested to see if they use it at Viera and not use the temp fences at 300.
Because we all know that infielders play so much further back when the fences are further.
Honestly, that would be fine with me. I felt like the 300' fence was a little too small last year. Even with a normal Pro M the ball was sailing out.
And the pitchers mound has a screen. This is the part I hate the absolute most about this. The guys that don't play defense are just like "move the fences back". They've been saying that since 2004, like real estate wasn't an issue then, but we could move the fences in and deaden all the equipment and it would be exactly the same!Because we all know that infielders play so much further back when the fences are further.
I'm willing to give it a chance. I hate the 40 cor. Even in South ga, where the cold wasn't much of a factor, it comes off the bat differently.
It was the standard ProM, but it seems all of the batches that start with E are harder and hotter than the older B and C batches. Had a few DV ProMs get into the buckets Friday in Chicago, that was instantly noticed.
Exactly, except all we use here is that. It's the end of June, and it was 62 on my way into work this morning. So you've got a truck for the early and late games, and a turd for the middle of the day games. Even when it's trash to hit, it still does more damage imo to the players when it hits them.
Not going to lie, I was watching the mpt conference game from this where they hit all the solos in a row and instantly assumed it was the hard core. I've played there, and that's noticeable even for these guys. Maybe it was chilly.
In Columbus? It was 95 with 90% humidity. The new balls are just stitched so tight compared to previous ones that they are flying.
That's what I'm saying, was just leaving that caveat in case it was something other than the balls. For those conditions for them to be accidentally hitting those liners right and left says a lot about those balls.
Certainly wasn't the case in Columbus two weeks ago and I doubt it will be the case in Kansas City on Friday. Temps at game time on Friday are expected to be 98 degrees.
I don't understand what's going on with all brands, but definitely not Dudley. They're having some real issues, or our local people are just storing them in ovens. I could see either or.
Take a look at the batch code if you see issues with ZNs. D's were horrible, C's were bad, the B's were good and what they were supposed to be. The E's seem to be almost Stadium like in how hard they are. In the Chicago major it was a completely different sound when a D code got into the buckets compared to the E. We used the D for the undercard on Sunday and even those guys were complaining about how bad the D code balls were. Where you are, they may still be using older balls that they've had, or that have been given to them just to get rid of them.
Had ET and EK batches this weekend and they were flying. Game time temp on Friday was 98 with a heat index of 109. Saturday was much cooler but the humidity was ridiculous.