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[Official] Astros vs. Angels @ Monterrey

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Castor27, May 4, 2019.

  1. Htown Stros

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    Yeah, when you’re talking about keeping someone in check with a .875 OPS it’s pretty ridiculous. I think nearly all of the players in the league would take that OPS for their career...
     
  2. Major

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    I've always wondered why people don't just test this? There's got to some baseball-loving science person out there that could grab some baseballs every year and test them out, no?
     
  3. Joe Joe

    Joe Joe Go Stros!
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    Here's an example of one study.
    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/juiced-baseballs/
     
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    This is the exact same thing they said a couple of years ago.

    IIRC, there was a thread here about this back then.
     
  5. Joe Joe

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    Ball was juiced back then. Ball is juiced now. MLB still shrugs.
     

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