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Coach Madden, YouGoProBaseball.com and we're talking baseballs today.
I've got baseballs from Major League, Minor League, Division 1 College, Junior College,
Summer League College, High School, Travel Baseball, Little League, I think that's it,
I don't know.
But let's start with Little League and we'll work our way up to the Big Leagues and we'll
talk about what's different and kind of how you have to transition through each ball as
you move up from level to level because the balls are very very different and it's crazy
when you get to the Major Leagues you're going to see the ball here that we used and it's
a totally different ball than what you're used to using.
So first off I've got a Little League ball here you can see.
Little League, and I thought I was going to be the man so I threw my autograph on there.
But you can see these laces are real high.
This ball is definitely not real leather.
It feels kind of hard in there but it's also deformed a little bit.
The laces are pretty high here.
Obviously not the best ball in the world.
You guys know what Little League baseballs are.
This is a USSSA baseball so if you guys play travel baseball, you probably use a ball similar
to this.
This is definitely better quality.
It says it's cushioned cork center wool wound core.
You know, this is a better ball.
It feels, I don't know if this is real leather or not but it feels pretty good.
It looks like it would hold up pretty well.
It definitely held up better than that Little League ball.
Now this is a ball that I used in a high school game.
I threw a shut out, 12 K's, my bad!
But this doesn't even have any markings.
No markings at all.
I guess we were just using whatever the hell we could find.
But the ball held up actually not too bad.
It feels smaller for some reason than the other baseballs.
It's pretty hard, laces are pretty tight, but overall not a horrible ball.
Now when we get into college, this is a Junior College baseball.
Junior College baseball right here.
The laces on this ball is a lot more raised, they're a lot thicker, I feel like I can get
a much better grip.
This is definitely leather.
You can see there are some scuffs on this one.
This one has been used in a game.
Obviously it looks like I gave up a hit...garbage.
It's a Rawlings ball but now we're starting to get into the better quality but the laces
again, the laces are the main difference.
The laces are really high on this one, you can really get a good grip, you can feel it
off of your fingers.
Now as we go forward, this is a Virginia Valley League baseball.
So I played in the Virginia Valley League.
It's a summer collegiate baseball league.
It's kind of like Cape Cod just not as high of a level.
It's a pretty good ball here, again, leather ball.
The laces on this one are much flatter.
Look at the difference in these two.
So if you look here, I don't know if you can tell that but the laces here are much flatter
against the ball than these here.
Let's see if I can get a good camera angle.
I don't know if you can really tell but it's a big difference.
There's a big difference right here on these laces.
So that's a big difference there.
Now as we get into the SEC ball, these laces are kind of back raised up again.
So these are a little bit higher laces, much better grip on here.
It's a Rawlings baseball.
This is what we used when I played at Auburn University, SEC.
Actually I think this was when we went to the regionals.
So we didn't use these all year but the NCAA ball is kind of what we used I think.
Actually no, this is an ACC ball.
So we must have been playing Georgia Tech or something or whoever the hell was in the
ACC back then.
It's a Rawlings ball.
Kind of the same deal as the other one and then you've got your minor league ball.
Now, here's where another difference is, laces again, a lot tighter to the ball.
This is a Northwest League baseball.
This was when I was in Triple A, I believe with the Padres.
A Rawlings ball.
Great leather.
Obviously stitched up really nice.
But again it's a lot smoother, the ball is a lot smoother which I didn't like.
I like the collegiate balls a lot better than the pro baseballs.
And then you've got your Major League ball which is the worst of them all in my opinion.
It's so tight.
The laces are so smooth to the ball.
There's not much friction that you get.
So if you're gripping your slider here there's not a lot to grip with and the ball is so
smooth.
It's very very high quality, no doubt.
I think if you were going to buy these they are like $20 a pop just for one ball, you
know.
So they are very high quality don't get me wrong.
It's just pitching wise I would much rather pitch with the ball we used in the SEC.
Let me show you the difference.
Look at the difference in the laces here.
Now that you can see, right?
These are so much more, the college baseball, the laces stick out so much more.
They're thicker, they're higher.
This is like smooth, like there's not, look at that, let me see if I can get this ball
like that.
See the difference there?
Such a big difference.
So that's the biggest difference between a Major League Baseball, a College Baseball,
and then obviously going down the chain.
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