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Originally Posted by jbergey22
I disagree as I am not the one arguing something that most baseball fans have known since the mid-90s(weather effects). I was asking for something you guys werent ready for I guess. Fangraphs hasnt done the legwork for you yet. I was asking for opinions but got nothing so its time to move on.
It would be reasonable IF all post season games played had considerably different weather than the regular season. The weather explanation doesnt work when runs drop from 2-3 runs a game and the weather drops 5 degrees. Too many variables at this point to dig deeper.
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Let's review:
- You said: "I swear MLB uses different balls for post season."
- I reminded you that the ball doesn't travel as far in colder weather (and BTW, it was 62 degrees at first pitch last night - that's quite a bit cooler than a typical Summer game in NYC)
- While you acknowledge that temperature has an effect on how far the ball travels, you continue to insist that there's more to it than that and make claims about how much less offense there is in the post-season
You are making claims that are beyond standard, known factors that would drive down offense in the post-season (colder weather, more innings pitched by better pitchers), thus the burden of proof is on you. Let's see the numbers on how much less offense there is in the post-season. Let's review the average temperature drop from June-August vs. October.
You're asking for opinions, and it seems that most of the opinions expressed so far are that there's nothing going on in the post-season that requires an explanation of doctored/different baseballs.