2/09/2007

Humidors for everyone!

Remember when the humidors were just for cigars? That's where I keep mine in the trailer. Well, actually, the shed behind the trailer is a humidor. I just have to make sure that I get four or five after parking but before I head in for the night.

The Rockies started using a humidor to store baseballs to equalize things at Coors Field a few years ago. Now, it's catching on with the rest of the league:

Rockies' humidor gains steam in MLB
All 30 clubs to keep balls in temperature-controlled settings

The Colorado Rockies' method of storing baseballs is fast growing from a curiosity to standard operating procedure in the Majors.

Since 2002, the Rockies have kept baseballs in an atmosphere-controlled climate, known locally as "the humidor," to keep them from shrinking, hardening and losing friction in Colorado's unique environment. Major League Baseball stopped short of mandating all teams adopt such an apparatus, but the move toward standardization will continue in 2007.

All 30 clubs will be keeping their baseballs in temperature-controlled settings. In another move toward ensuring that balls stay at specifications set by manufacturer Rawlings, Major League Baseball has adopted a shelf-life rule, MLB executive vice president, baseball operations Jimmie Lee Solomon said Thursday.

"We did send out a directive that teams are to use current year-purchased balls, not balls from previous years -- they may use those in batting practice, but not in games," Solomon said.


That's why there will be an expiration date next to Bud Selig's signature this year.

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