
Effectively Wild Episode 1861: I’m Not Maddon, I’m Just Disappointed
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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Humidors in Every Park
The impact of the humidors in every park is not expected to be uniform across the entire season. There was speculation that the humidore might affect the seam height of the ball, thereby affecting the drag coefficient. In order to use the science to make a prediction of 20 22 homer's compared to 20 21, one would need to know how the balls were stored in 20 21. The physics of baseball expert who has consulted for mlb in thePastor at least served on the panel which concluded that the drag of the ball had changed. And i don't think he is still serving in that capacity for them.
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