I have so far asked Independent Expert 1 (my brother) and Independent Expert 2 (my dad), both of whom loudly profess that "of course" it does something, everyone knows that
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As anyone with a science background knows, "everyone knows" is the worst kind of anecdote and basically useless as evidence
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And as far as I can tell, all the evidence for this kind of ball tampering is "everyone knows" arguments
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My thought is: the action of a ball hitting a bat at 150kmph+ is likely to cause far, far more difference in how the ball flies over time than scratching with tape
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And other methods of 'cheating', like roughing up the ball with your fingernails etc, seem to also be pretty lacklustre when compared to the action of a massive wooden bat
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The point being that if this form of cheating does not, in fact, confer an advantage, then these twats got caught buggering around for no reason at all
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Imagine risking your incredibly lucrative professional career for nothing more than the vague promise of maybe doing slightly better
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well yes, if in fact he did actually scuff ball, The scuff up one side & shine the other, shiny side has less resistance, ball swings to shiny side.
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But does it?
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Doesnt matter...he is a great big ugly CHEAT...
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