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Originally Posted by BretMan
A couple of general comments...
- Is dirt a "foreign substance" with respect to the ball? Sure it is.
Go buy a new ball. Open the package. Take the ball out. Look at it. Does it come with dirt already applied? Of course not. Since dirt is not a naturally occuring substance on a ball, it is indeed "foreign" to the ball.
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However, the new ball also comes with a coating that is not meant to be retained and should be removed. Does that mean that since it was that way when the ball was removed from the wrapper, we force the pitcher to throw the ball as is?