I'm beginning to wonder if MLB decided to juice up the ball again this year. <HR style="COLOR: #fdde82" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Looking around at these scores, and again tonight, the lowest final score, the total is 8, lots of double digit finals...and the relief pitching seems to be in a shambles early in the year (which isn't helping)
I'm thinking MLB has doctored the ball again( like they have in the past 1987 for example)
The reason, to offset the steroid scandal, and after last years run production dropped way off, this would be the easiest way to cover it up.
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Journeyman said:In 1987 there was an extreme outbreak of homeruns...many players like the two I posted above had career power yrs out of nowhere.
Cobra1875 said:Maybe the era of juiced pitchers is over also.....The steroid scandal somehow always overlooks them...Look at Bonds when he was a rookie compared to now, take a glimpse of Clemens his rookie year compared to now...Are his records going to marked by an asterisk or forever tarnished. Oliver Perez was throwing in the high 90's two years ago now he can't hit 90 mph. The way I see it is the whole league was on a level playing field before with the steroids and if the ball is juiced now or in '87 they continue to be on a level playing field...at least hitting wise. MLB is getting what they want...more offense and home runs but they have the gall to open up an investigation into something they themselves encouraged...the whole thing is a joke.
tooran said:In 1987, George Bell (47) and Andre Dawson (49) each set career highs for homers in their MVP seasons. Bell hit 16 homers more than his 2nd best year in his career, and Dawson hit 17 more homers than his 2nd best year.
Journeyman said:Why was there a huge drop last year though?