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kairos12

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Sat Sep 16, 2017, 05:33 PM Sep 2017

Effectiveness of the spitball. [View all]

In 1920 the spitball was outlawed. However, 17 spitball pitchers were grandfathered and allowed to continue. Over the subsequent decade the ERAs of pitchers went up overtime, but not for the 17 spitball pitchers.

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Effectiveness of the spitball. [View all] kairos12 Sep 2017 OP
Spitball moves like a modern splitter sharedvalues Sep 2017 #1
Gaylord Perry never got the memo Brother Buzz Sep 2017 #2
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