If MLB umpires didn't regularly toss out scuffed balls...and only could rotate a dozen thru the entire game...and if they didn't scrutinize those dozen...
...What could pitchers like Perry do with just a cut-mark on a ball??? (LOTS)
And then if a pitcher like Perry -- if he was in on a press conference -- and he claimed that he didn't realize that 93% of the baseballs the first half of the baseball game were literally cut baseballs (vs. a "cut" pitch)...
...His believeability would be at what level???
Cutting baseballs leaves marks. Take Mr. Perry’s advice and load the ball. Use some sort of lubricant that allows the ball to squirt out of the fingers with very little friction. Preferably this lubricant will dry within seconds, like the modern waterless hand sanitizer. The ball does interesting things, tailing left or right, falling off the table.
As for what Perry would say when asked about his masterful techniques, he would say check me any time. He used to leave little notes in his gloves and hat for when the umps would check. They would say things like ‘Not here’ and ‘Not here either.’ I think he was actually caught once. He claims to have eventually found a way to throw a ‘dry spitter’ and not actually be loading balls but still enjoyed the psychological effects of the batter thinking he was loading.
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