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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3975416, member: 7511"] OK, but whatever substance a pitcher may or may not use, the grip on the baseball’s seams is the key element in both spinning a ball and controlling location. You may be aware that prior to the start of the season, MLB advised all major league teams that the umpires will be monitoring pitchers for use of foreign substances including confiscating baseballs and sending them to MLB’s testing lab. Pitchers found to be using foreign substances will be fined and/or suspended. Managers, coaches and other personnel from offending teams are also subject to fine and/or suspension. I know you probably think that won’t stop the use of foreign substances. I guess we’ll see. One additional thought to ponder. Spin rates are one aspect of pitcher dominance in baseball today. Another is velocity, which is up across baseball. Velocity has nothing to do with a foreign substance, unless we’re talking about steroids. [/QUOTE]