05-12-2006, 10:30 PM
rocco79 Wrote:I did chris... It was somthing about a team ( I cant remember which) seeing the sign the catcher called and flashing it wit a light on the scoreboard for the home team hitter to see....
Thats been done for years in baseball. Although frowned upon its a part of the game. Cheating that is. A juiced ball is outta the hand of the players, that comes from manufacturing or the inconsistency thereof. MLB and Rawlings claim all balls share the same spec. But pull the leather tighter and the ball gets harder. Junk balls on the other hand are in the hands of players, scuffing, spit, vaseline any foriegn substance constitutes a junk ball. Outfield spies have always been there, just like back in the day the Yankees had a floating fence. When the opposing team came to bat the fence moved out, when the home team batted it moved in. Fudging the foul lines. All parks are supposed to face east/northeast but they don't and its against the rules. Hell, Bill Veeck once put a 3ft 7in migdet named Eddie Gaedel in a game against Detroit when he managed the St. Louis Browns. The guy had a 1 inch strike zone! Incidently his jersey number was 1/8.