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Originally Posted by Scott Garner
Hmmm...Is it just me, or does the Mastro ball look like it's not game used? I don't see any signs that the ball had been rubbed down with mud prior to the game. The ball looks basically stark white with some toning present.
I'd like to have the opportunity to look at this ball in person, FWIW...
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Scott, maybe all MLB teams do this now, but the Mariners take many balls out of play immediately, tag them for their significance (e.g-Ichiro foul ball in 5th inning), then sell them at a stand in the vending area. The balls do NOT look rubbed down. First time I saw the pile of white balls, I was kind of stunned - real foul balls always looked super-nasty, so it made me wonder what they rub them with now.