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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
I've used plenty of baseballs into that condition, where they look the best ever.
That one looks prematurely damaged. Time to go in the box in the closet with the others, and break out a new one. I tried to repair one once and it didn't last long. I was maybe 10 years old. So I tore it down and underneath miles of gray cloth twine was a small hollow rubber ball filled with a dank fluid.
It was a sad day when you noticed the seam splitting…
ReplyDeleteThat one looks prematurely damaged. Time to go in the box in the closet with the others, and break out a new one. I tried to repair one once and it didn't last long. I was maybe 10 years old. So I tore it down and underneath miles of gray cloth twine was a small hollow rubber ball filled with a dank fluid.
ReplyDeleteElectrical tape will work for a time too.
ReplyDeleteWhile that one is slightly damaged, I've used baseballs to the point of having a nice greenish brown patina.
ReplyDeleteWhen they got too torn off came the cover an on went the electrical tape.
ReplyDeletewhen we could get one, it got played till the leather came off
ReplyDeleteThey made a funny sound when they started to come apart when hit hard enough
ReplyDeleteyou can really pitch some funny balls when they get like that. makes a knuckleball look tame.
ReplyDeleteI've used a few bats like that too. The jagged end hurts a little between the little finger and the wrist.
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