Behind the Scenes: Prepping game balls

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Bally Sports Detroit

7 жыл бұрын

Our Matt Shepard gets a lesson on mudding the baseballs.

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@jakefulton2125 3 жыл бұрын

Commentator: the mud comes from a secret spot Also commentator: comes from just off the Delaware River

@extasy6000 Жыл бұрын

A secret spot in the Delaware River, but doesn't really matter since it's just mud💀💀

@FctHvn 8 ай бұрын

It’s in a very precise location on the pennsauken creek

@patton303 3 жыл бұрын

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

@RileyWuzzHere 3 жыл бұрын

Remember when you made fun of the equipment manager in high school? WHOS LAUGHING NOW?!

@jaxsazerac4904 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I wish I could play with balls. 👀

@RileyWuzzHere 11 ай бұрын

@@jaxsazerac4904 you don’t play with your own?

@godbluffvdgg 9 ай бұрын

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

@Ray3645 2 жыл бұрын

This used to be the plate umpire's responsibility before each game. When did it change?

@benniedavilalopez271 9 ай бұрын

Good information

@thunderbugcreative7778 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@thecman26 Жыл бұрын

Actually the balls are mud rubbed due to an mlb player losing his life after being hit with a "slick" ball. The mud was discovered to be the best method to give the balls more grip at the time.

@LowkeyFish Жыл бұрын

they may sell for $20 but each ball prolly costs them 10 cents

@mrdottle8581 6 күн бұрын

YEP AND THESE BALLS ARE NOW SELLING FOR $25........SMH

@alex42884 Жыл бұрын

As an autograph collector, it hurt to watch them muddy them up. 😂

@tadhgobriain8109 Жыл бұрын

Every ball is mudded.

@HesTNTonPMS 11 ай бұрын

Why? that is what is helping you determine if you've got a potential game used

@HesTNTonPMS 11 ай бұрын

It would be different if they were rubbing the mud in after the sig were applied.

@bradcarter5403 11 ай бұрын

They can still be signed lol. Any game ball you’ve have signed was rubbed in this same mud. Very fine mud that costs about $65 for a small container lol. But any ball that sees the field has been rubbed

@buttdreads 3 жыл бұрын

They better start dumping water on Wickenbuurg ranch to keep fairways green

@two-tone6524 3 жыл бұрын

He does it with his ring on?!

@musicmode6657 Жыл бұрын

yeah its just dirt bro

@RayFinkle05 Жыл бұрын

Yes.

@MarKinlovehangfire Жыл бұрын

I know a guy who does it with TWO rings

@HesTNTonPMS 11 ай бұрын

@@musicmode6657 By the end of his career, that ring will be half it's weight when he started :)

@th2273 8 ай бұрын

5 guys holding a hose in the background. USA yeah what a country!

@pigjubby1 5 жыл бұрын

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

@thunderbugcreative7778 2 жыл бұрын

My friend is a clubhouse grunt for the Rockies and he says they prep at least 120 balls per game.

@bearhandle81 Жыл бұрын

Forgot to see the bullet board!!

@shortyshorty100 Жыл бұрын

IG BROUGHT ME HERE ._. 🤣

@vstabill36 4 жыл бұрын

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

@olivermarcos8513 3 жыл бұрын

I honestly always wondered why rub it with mud until now

@thecman26 Жыл бұрын

@@olivermarcos8513 there's a more in depth video on here. The balls are actually mud rubbed due to a player who died after being hit with a ball way back in the day. The balls were found to be too slick and something had to happen to get the sluckness off the ball. The mud worked the best and was pretty cheap too!

@johnsrabe 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joanmarquez2594 5 жыл бұрын

Hello

@bearhandle81 Жыл бұрын

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@user-qp8if6ml5d 8 ай бұрын

I’m sorry….what?

@bearhandle81 8 ай бұрын

@@user-qp8if6ml5d you wouldn't understand

@crunchchannel9391 3 жыл бұрын

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

@thecman26 Жыл бұрын

That's why they put water in it to make mud. The mud makes the balls less slick. Try it out yourself!

@Omar-uf6io Жыл бұрын

If have played baseball before u would know that is imposible to get grip on brand new baseballs

@Omar-uf6io Жыл бұрын

To have grip*