[grania]

Everybody was obeying the rules?

What rules? The punishment is for the ref to replace the deflated ball and report the incident to the commissioner.

Isn't this a bit like throwing a spitball or corking a bat? (if there has been a misdeed)

[zeestephen]

Re: “Isn’t this a bit like throwing a spitball or corking a bat?”

Exactly like that - except baseball players have been doing that for at least 100 years.

My point - if a deflated ball really does help the offense, how come the team on defense is not constantly asking the ref to check the pressure?

And, from personal experience, I think it’s much harder to throw a tight spiral with a deflated ball, but catching it might be easier.

[Delta Dawn]

No, it’s not...one will get ejected from the game in baseball if caught partaking in one of those activities...