May 22, 200422 yr No, I have no article confirming this, but I have baseballs from games this year and last, and this year they are definitely not as tightly wound (and I have three from this year.) I'm not sure how this correlates with increased homers (because the less tightly wound, the less distance a ball goes). However, Bonds said he believes the balls are less tighly wound and I would have to agree with him.
May 22, 200422 yr How tight they are wound has to do with the slingshot effect. The tighter the ball the quickier it jumps off the bat.
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