Improved Hitting, ‘Juiced’ Baseballs Cited Over Worse Pitching for 2019 Jump in Long Balls

South Orange NJ, October 4, 2019  — If Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred follows through and finds a way to reduce home runs next season – 85% of the American public will maintain their interest in the game at current levels – and only 6% said their interest would decline.

That was the finding of a Seton Hall Sports Poll conducted this week, where 3% said their interest would increase.  6% didn’t know or had no opinion.

The Poll was conducted among 714 adult Americans across the country, either on landline or cellphone.  The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.8 percent.
Continue reading →