Jeff Pearlman: The seams are flatter on a major league baseball. It's not necessarily how it affects off the bat I think it's more or less how the seams react in the air to create a slider or a curve ball. There has been some articles written and my name is associated with some of those articles because there was a big increase in home runs in the 2016 season. And actually interestingly it began around mid-season in 2015 and this so there's been ramparts ramparts speculation.
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice learn why it’s so hard to hit one out of the park, Guests: Geoff Blum, the Chicago White Sox legend and announcer for the Houston Astros, and Alan M. Nathan, Professor Emeritus of Physics.
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