Dr. Meredith Wills of the Society for American Baseball Research has blown the whistle. In his opinion, Manfred not only lied about what balls were being used in games, but also manipulated which balls were being used for certain outcomes.
After being accused of juicing the baseballs the last couple of years, Manfred announced he was actually taking a different set of manufactured balls for this season.
Dr. Wills is alleging this is not only a lie, but that Manfred hid a THIRD set of balls (which Dr. Wills has called "Goldilocks") between the two, and that those balls were specifically used for the Yankees, in "special games", and in the playoffs.
Dr. Wills' report (and MLB's efforts to quash it) can be found at the Insider.
Gee, you think MLB might be manipulating the balls to ensure "certain results" in the playoffs -- especially, say, if there's not only a team MLB wants to win (Houston), but one they do not (the Dodgers)?
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
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