Chris Bassitt rips MLB after Latest Mets Plunkings: Baseballs ‘Are Bad’

New York Post ^ | April 27, 2022 | Mike Puma

[nickcarraway]

SNIP

“The MLB has a very big problem with the baseballs — they are bad,” Bassitt said after his team’s 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. “Everyone knows it. Every pitcher in the league knows it. MLB doesn’t give a damn about it. They don’t care. We have told them our problems with them, they don’t care.”

Bassitt said there is too much inconsistency among the baseballs being used this season, and the problem is exacerbated in different climates.

“There is no common ground with the balls,” he said. “There is nothing the same, outing to outing.”

[BenLurkin]

Let’s ask Tommy Lasorda if it’s his fault....http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/campanis.wav

[drSteve78]

So, are the Chinese messing with our balls?

[refermech]

Are they still made here? By Robots now? Or made in China? Were they ever consistent? So many questions!

[Col Frank Slade]

Have at it balls jokes.

[LukeL]

I think for years they were made in the Dominican Republic.

[Born in 1950]

Everything is going to start sucking. Nut-sos are taking over.

[ifinnegan]

I heard all stadiums are keeping the balls in humidors now.

[JennysCool]

It’s a poor craftsman that blames his balls.

[ealgeone]

Climate change is now messing with baseball???

[Fester Chugabrew]

They should use footballs instead. Do a *real* change up.

[wny]

Bob Gibson is laughing in his grave.

[NFHale]

They check every ball by giving it a little test-tickle…

[dfwgator]

Baseballs been berry berry bad to me!

[nickcarraway]

[dfwgator]

"Ed Kranepool, borrow Chico's soap and never give it back."

[EEGator]

[Terry L Smith]

oriental made baseballs compared to pre-1969 American made baseballs...

[cowboyusa]

Mlb Baseballs are actually rubbed down with mud from NJ.

[Chode]

if bot made they would all be pretty much uniform