It’s valuable, sometimes, to step back and look at broader trends and whispers around baseball. We are extremely Yankee-centric here, but one of the dominant stories throughout MLB is the nebulous sticky stuff, and how much it props up the decisive advantage pitching has over hitting. Trevor Bauer had baseballs from his start pulled for closer “inspection.” Our old friend Giovanny Gallegos was caught with a substance on his hat. Travis Sawchik saw for himself the difference various add-ons can have on a baseball’s performance. Tack is the story of the day.
There are several reasons why you’d want tack on a baseball.