Behind the Scenes: Prepping game balls

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2017-07-25に共有

Our Matt Shepard gets a lesson on mudding the baseballs.

コメント (21)

@patton303 3年前

It’s like a baseball story with a smooth jazz band practicing in the basement.
@jakefulton2125 3年前

Commentator: the mud comes from a secret spot Also commentator: comes from just off the Delaware River
@godbluffvdgg 8ヶ月前

The Delaware River, near Palmyra NJ is where that mud comes from...20 minutes from me in philly...GO PHILS!
@RileyWuzzHere 3年前

Remember when you made fun of the equipment manager in high school? WHOS LAUGHING NOW?!
@benniedavilalopez271 9ヶ月前

Good information
@Ray3645 2年前

This used to be the plate umpire's responsibility before each game. When did it change?
@th2273 8ヶ月前

5 guys holding a hose in the background. USA yeah what a country!
@buttdreads 3年前

They better start dumping water on Wickenbuurg ranch to keep fairways green
@alex42884 1年前

As an autograph collector, it hurt to watch them muddy them up. 😂
@shortyshorty100 1年前

IG BROUGHT ME HERE ._. 🤣
@bearhandle81 1年前

Forgot to see the bullet board!!
@two-tone6524 3年前

He does it with his ring on?!
@thunderbugcreative7778 2年前

Approx. 120 balls are prepped for each game. MLB ball retail is around $20 now days. Meanwhile I'm over here searching for 2 clean-ish $5 game balls for each youth game I coach. PS they really should have interviewed another person for this. This poor chap hasn't put much thought into his job. The reason baseballs are mud rubbed is due to the slick glaze on the leather from the tanning/manufacturing process. A fresh ball feels almost vinyl like until its been played with a bit (or rubbed) to remove that slick film.
@pigjubby1 5年前

How many balls are ready per game? Dodgers vs. Reds went 18 innings. Must've been 100's
@johnsrabe 3年前

:20 Speaking of ball prep … that’s not a good pose, dude.
@vstabill36 4年前

The ball sails if it isn't rubbed down. Pitcher here for some 25 years.
@joanmarquez2594 5年前

Hello
@bearhandle81 1年前

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@crunchchannel9391 2年前

This is why the basebakks are so slick and why they need the sticky stuff to grip the balls. If they stop doing this maybe the pitchers can grip the ball. dry mud has a slick dry dusty feel this should stop
@clarity85 2年前

They found the world’s most boring man .