Rawling Baseball Production

[joelsabi]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

There was a Alex Rodriguez baseball on ebay that was caught as a foul ball and was a National League ball. The president on the ball was William White. so that would date it back to 1994.

I guess my question is if there are special balls for Spring Training or do they use Official League Balls.

I am thinking if they do not use special balls then maybe they use both american or national league balls for interleague games in spring training and that they use National League balls at the game if the designated home team is a National League team.

Hope someone can share light on this. I thought I saw special spring training balls in recent years.

Anyways the seller took the item off ebay and sold it to someone. I hope it is you Tony (aka 3arod13) if they use National League balls in spring training.

Joel

[ballhawknet]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

Having gone to hundreds of Spring games they have followed the normal American/National League use for the home team. Of course they both use the same Selig balls now , and except for a few occasions I have never seen a special ball used for the games. BP is a different story .

You can stop reading now unless you want to hear some of the few occasions

A few times in Spring training I caught balls that could not be identified . I mean they were beat to hell . And one weighed 6+ounces . ( no it wasnt raining that day. )

ST. Once I caught a pearl ....perfect , white unrubbed game homerun. No bat mark either . Could have put it in a box and returned it to the sporting goods store !!

First homerun to be hit out of Wrigley Field in 2000 was in fact an old
National League ball. I was pissed. Been looking forward to the new Selig ball all Spring and here the Cubs were using old stock. I actually called
Rawlings to informed them , and they were surprised to hear about it and said they would look into it.

Lastly , late in 2005 Garciapparra hit one out of Wrigley during the game and it was an 2005 Detoit All-Star ball . Thinking this must be a mistake , as we get all sorts of different balls now and then maybe one just slipped in somehow, a few innings later Burnitz launched one onto Sheffield and again it was a All Star Ball.

I think I finnally found out why the Cubs were using the all star balls this day but Id like to see if someone can figure it out .........there may be a prize involved ! It does have to do with Detorit Tigers .

[joelsabi]

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[quote=ballhawknet;68946]Having gone to hundreds of Spring games they have followed the normal American/National League use for the home team.
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Kewl. Thanks for your input ballhawk. Another ball I didnt know I was looking for. Little too slow on my investigation to get the item this time but I now have the facts. For some reason lots of early signed Alex Rodriguez baseballs coming out of the woodworks.

[3arod13]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

i think thats arod sister in the background and i can take a photo of arod high school program that shows what the ring looks like if you want. email me.

Joel,

Email me a pic of the high school program that shows what the ring looks like.

Thanks, Tony

[joelsabi]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

Joel,

Email me a pic of the high school program that shows what the ring looks like.

Thanks, Tony

I will post it here if i get my camera to work. I take 8 photos and it wants new batteries. hahaha . The baseball program has a shot of the ring on the back cover of the program.

[3arod13]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

I will post it here if i get my camera to work. I take 8 photos and it wants new batteries. hahaha . The baseball program has a shot of the ring on the back cover of the program.

Joel, thanks! On another note, I will be posting pictures of something I recently obtained. This is the final piece of something I never thought or could believe would be possible.

Tony

[joelsabi]

Re: Rawling Baseball Production

Joel,

Email me a pic of the high school program that shows what the ring looks like.

Thanks, Tony

Tony

Here is the back cover with the ring.