Official size of the baseball

[jimpiano]

In a story on the MLB site the final paragraphs stunned me.

What the story was about is irrelevant, but look at the last few lines:

On Friday night in Vero Beach in his first Minor League start, the 24-year-old southpaw had just one complaint: Getting accustomed to the smaller Minor League ball.

Kazmir is now done with the Florida State League. He will trek north to Triple-A Durham for his final start, a Monday night home game against Richmond, leaving him to ponder another question.

"Will I use a Major League or Minor League ball up there? I don't even know," he wondered, smiling after a long, bewildering Wednesday.

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Are there really different size baseballs in minor leagues from the Majors?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by jimpiano

In a story on the MLB site the final paragraphs stunned me.

What the story was about is irrelevant, but look at the last few lines:

On Friday night in Vero Beach in his first Minor League start, the 24-year-old southpaw had just one complaint: Getting accustomed to the smaller Minor League ball.

Kazmir is now done with the Florida State League. He will trek north to Triple-A Durham for his final start, a Monday night home game against Richmond, leaving him to ponder another question.

"Will I use a Major League or Minor League ball up there? I don't even know," he wondered, smiling after a long, bewildering Wednesday.

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Are there really different size baseballs in minor leagues from the Majors?

Nope. But the NCAA ball can be bigger. Pitchers are strange - don't believe all they say.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Nope. But the NCAA ball can be bigger. Pitchers are strange - don't believe all they say.

Agreed, and then factor in these two words from the story, "the southpaw". Lefties are particularly squirrelly.

[jimpiano]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Agreed, and then factor in these two words from the story, "the southpaw". Lefties are particularly squirrelly.

Having slept on it I am of the opinion now that the subject of the story was yanking the chain of the writer, and got away with it.