Star of the Olympics -- The Japanese baseballs
Aug 5, 2021 14:46:47 GMT -6
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Post by Chicago Cubs on Aug 5, 2021 14:46:47 GMT -6
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-“They need this ball over in America,” said Joe Ryan, a starting pitcher for the United States. “It is amazing. It’s perfect.”
-“It's got this tack that they put on it before,” Ryan said. “So when you open that thing up, it's ready to rock and roll.”
-“It is — I can’t say this enough — the best baseball I’ve ever touched,” Ryan said. “Yeah, we need this.”
-Japan’s record-setting heat and stifling humidity during the Olympics have created difficult conditions for pitchers — a few have used so much rosin that a puff of dust explodes with each pitch — but those asked said they didn’t have trouble gripping the baseball.
-“It's definitely a different baseball,” said U.S. pitcher Scott Kazmir, a 13-year major-league veteran who appeared in three games this season. “If you want to compare the two, I like the SSK ball a lot better.”
-“I think they're a little whiter,” said Casas, who has three home runs in the Olympics. “I can see it better.”
-“They need this ball over in America,” said Joe Ryan, a starting pitcher for the United States. “It is amazing. It’s perfect.”
-“It's got this tack that they put on it before,” Ryan said. “So when you open that thing up, it's ready to rock and roll.”
-“It is — I can’t say this enough — the best baseball I’ve ever touched,” Ryan said. “Yeah, we need this.”
-Japan’s record-setting heat and stifling humidity during the Olympics have created difficult conditions for pitchers — a few have used so much rosin that a puff of dust explodes with each pitch — but those asked said they didn’t have trouble gripping the baseball.
-“It's definitely a different baseball,” said U.S. pitcher Scott Kazmir, a 13-year major-league veteran who appeared in three games this season. “If you want to compare the two, I like the SSK ball a lot better.”
-“I think they're a little whiter,” said Casas, who has three home runs in the Olympics. “I can see it better.”