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AD Starr.......can be had with the NFHS and all other youth ball orgs markings as well....but all in all a crap baseball......by the second inning they will bear no markings at all ... the leather will be turned to suede......by the third inning, they will be noticebly soft and oft times out of round....... |
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And the one school around here that uses them exclusively is a school that sits in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in America. |
Just a thought, maybe we should be spending less time worrying about our balls??
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Well, then you've got nothing to worry about! Fuhhgedaboutit already. :rolleyes: JM |
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I'm like Finnerty when I work NCBA; I buy 3-4 dozen extras every year for my plate jobs. I always bring 4 (7 inning game) or 6 (9 inning) with me to add to the 4 the teams provide. Almost always, every one of them ends up in the practice bucket because they aren't salvageable at game's end for use in another game. For adult players, there may be serviceable baseballs other than Diamond, Wilson and Rawlings, but I've never seen one. |
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Depends upon what state you are from In my area we had a protest upheld because the wrong baseball were used. I was not involved in the game but around the 3 - 4th inning the VT coach lodged a protest that the proper baseballs were not being used. The game continued. The protest was upheld and the game was replayed in it's entirety. You asked "what do you do? I would call over the AD (if available) of the home school along with the coaches. if the VT coach (In HS the Home school supplies the baseballs) objected, I would then call my HS assignor to get clarification. In other words, I would not start the game unless i got the ok from the "powers that be" because we already had a protest upheld because the wrong baseballs were used. Therefore, it depends upon the state you live in and protest procedures if any that apply. Pete Booth |
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Here's the problem with inconsistent quality of "FED" baseballs as opposed to MLB baseballs.
MLB has set standards and randomly tests balls that bear the MLB logo and are used in MLB. The only standard FED enforces on those balls that bear the FED stamp is whether or not the check cleared. Any company willing to pay for the right to use the FED logo, no matter what piece of crap they produce, may do so. |
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I believe the FED also requires that the vendor alledges that the balls conform to FED specs regarding weight, circumference, and COR specifications. JM |
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It's simple to me.
If the game is close between two good teams, make sure the game balls are good. If the game is not close between a good team and a bad team, make sure the bad team plays defense using the soft, spongy game balls. If the good team is on defense, let them use the harder better game balls. Anything to get the game over ASAP, so there is more tim for root beers after the contest! :cool: |
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Steve, I think he meant, "Not every Diamond, Wilson and Rawlings ball I have seen is the best quality." That's true, too, particularly with Wilson in my experience. |
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Most high schools around here use Diamond D1 or Wilson 1010 and they are very good. |
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