My dad was always drunk and hitting my mother and me, so I remember greatly how much I loved watching sports and their equipment at stores and imagine I was out finally learning how to do thise things with a dad, and seeing how they're made took me back to those happy times in my head. For those who had a good Dad that played with you, you're amazing.
Just know that baseballs are made every year for each year. They are made for defense now. Things have changed since 2019 when so many records were broken. Now we need to give hitters a chance cause guys are throwing 103mph now. That's insane
Kind of pointless though in terms of baseballs. It would be easy to design a one piece synthetic core with the same characteristics as the current core. And the new core would be far more consistent and less expensive. Like they did with golf balls.
Let's change the stars! What I mean is, get the IAU to, OFFICIALLY, make a new constellation. Figure it's time to put something up there relevant to us, don't you think? My idea for changing the stars is called, "Mickey," I mean, "THE ALL-STAR," and includes Orion, Taurus and Pleiades (Subaru). Ok, start at Orion's belt and "Betelgeuse" becomes the head with a baseball hat. The 3 stars of Orion's belt make up the 3 fat belt loops on a baseball uniform. Below the belt are two legs bending at the knee. "Saiph" is the back foot and "Rigel" is the front foot. The spear pointing at "Subaru/Pleiades" is the bat and "Subaru/Pleiades" is the baseball flying away after being hit. "Bellatrix" is the hand that let go and "Aldebaran" of Taurus is the bat's tip. Put it all together and you get, "THE ALL-STAR." In my case, I see a left-handed batter with a, "7," on the jersey. Which makes him, "Mickey." (As it should be) But it can be a righty or lefty with any number you want. Making, "THE ALL-STAR," any player you want and a perfect fit in our night sky. Pass it on, please and thank you.
How It's Made has some of the worst-written narration, worst background music, and worst camera angles of any show that is widely distributed. But it DOES cover many interesting subjects.
