Since I mentioned in a
previous post that I'd keep you apprised on some of my non-baseball-sweater endeavors, here goes:
This past week has been a bit intense. On Wednesday, June 6,
The Athletic published my article about that baseball study I mentioned. After taking apart and thoroughly examining 26 baseballs, I found a quantifiable difference between baseballs made in 2014 and in 2016/2017, one that had been overlooked by
MLB's Home Run Committee. Specifically, I discovered
the laces on the newer balls are 9% thicker, a difference that could very well account for both the
2107 Home Run Surge and the
pitcher blister "epidemic" that started in 2016.
Unfortunately, the original article is behind a paywall (although
The Athletic offers a 7-day free trial, if you want to read it), but the study and its findings were picked up by
Yahoo Sports,
NBC Sports, and the
Kyodo News in Japan. Even better,
Victor Rojas did a great job of summarizing the study and its implications on
the Angels' pregame show this past Sunday.
Not sure what happens now, but it's always cool to make a consequential discovery, especially one that seems to account for otherwise disparate, unexplained issues in baseball. I've been calling it "
the batter-fly effect," much to the groans and eye-rolls of the people around me.
So, that's the baseball side.
On the knitting side,
Knitty published one of my patterns on Thursday, June 7.
My "Watch It!" Gloves are designed to be worn with a smartwatch, and have a snap closure, conductive thread in the fingertips etc. It was a fun pattern to design (though I wouldn't recommend it for beginning knitters...), and it's gotten a really great response.
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| See? It really does work with a smartwatch! |
I actually do have a baseball sweater post primed and ready, but I thought it would be more timely to put this up first. I'll go back to talking about Ty Cobb fashion later this week. Promise.
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| Watch It! gloves with the flap closed. |
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| The flap covering the opening. |
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