2007-04-22 09:16:55 · 13 answers · asked by Noah A 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The answer is yes. it isnt likely to see such a thing in the major leagues because the ball isnt used for more than a batter or 2 plus they stitch major league balls tighter but a used ball that gets hit right on the strings have come literally apart. The actual cover comes off because once the seam is split it unravels very easily. Take a ball and slice a couple of strings then smack it with a bat and you will be able to see how it happens.
2007-04-22 09:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by viphockey4 7 · 2⤊ 5⤋
yes, my team has baseballs that we use for batting practice, and we have hit the covers off of before.
2007-04-22 16:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by AW 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's with the thumbs down crap? You people are so immature.
No. You can not hit the cover off the ball.
2007-04-22 16:31:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but only with a well worn baseball(so you're not going to see it in a MLB game).
2007-04-22 16:56:51 · answer #4 · answered by madcaplaughs30 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, your most likely to split it in half instead of taking the cover off a baseball.
2007-04-22 16:22:25 · answer #5 · answered by Choro-Kun 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
With a new ball, not really -- Roy Hobbs was fictional -- but Dave Parker once hit the ball so hard, and just right, that he managed to rip some of the seam threads.
2007-04-22 16:27:35 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I think the legend comes from back in the day when they used the same ball damn near all week.
2007-04-22 16:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by mudmann13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Almost anything is possible. But you would have a better chance to win the lottery or get struck by lightning than having this happen.
2007-04-22 16:27:17 · answer #8 · answered by Bloodsucker 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Of course it is! Didn't you see Roy Hobbs do it in "The Natural"?
2007-04-26 14:43:47 · answer #9 · answered by blue26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Who's the gay thumb troll? Grow up people!
2007-04-22 16:27:44 · answer #10 · answered by Play Ball 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋