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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    You are incorrect about high school pitchers.

    You don't see many aces today because teams went with a 5 man rotation,
    and; insisting the pitch counts don't go over 100 to a starter,
    AND; Add the fact that every team has relievers that routinely throw 95 MPH or higher!

    Virtually all
    major league players acknowledge that pitching has been watered down through expansion. That's why an ace pitcher is such a rare and valuable commodity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    Pitching has become watered down. That's all.
    There were few 90 mph pitchers when I grew up. Most of them can do that now. Today, a power hitter can out any pitch away. Imagine a 180 pound Mickey Mantle today. It home run or bust today.
    Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
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    Quote Originally Posted by AZ Jim View Post
    When we were kids we played with some pretty beat-up balls all the time, some of us still do...
    Umm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AZ Jim View Post
    When we were kids we played with some pretty beat-up balls all the time, some of us still do...
    Mine have seen better days, for sure.
    I'm yo.
    This my brother yo
    We yo yo

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    The ball isn't juiced. Hitters are getting after mediocre pitching more and more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Record numbers of home runs are being hit!
    But why? The science behind the ball traveling further:

    Chicks dig big scars and the LONG BALL!
    The Oakland A's had a game in which 10(TEN) dingers were hit! OMG!

    We X-Rayed Some MLB Baseballs. Here’s What We Found.

    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/juiced-baseballs/

    In the 90's when some thought the same it was the players who were juiced. It was also painfully obvious though.

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