Baseball Humidor: Sox Win

October 29, 2007

While warming up to watch game 4 of the world series last night (where the Red Sox won by the way) I saw a pre-game piece on how Coors Field has a humidor for its baseballs.

Because of the nearly mile-high altitude of the stadium, the balls dry out and become like rocks that fly for miles when hit by anyone; it makes every hitter look like Bobby Kielty. According to the Rockies website the ball “travels 9 percent farther at 5,280 feet than at sea level,” that’s a good reason for a humidor.

Anyway, I thought it was interesting, the impact environmental conditions have in production (hitting the ball is production), and how being able to alter these environmental conditions plays an equally important role.

It’s definitely a good argument not to set up an assembly plant on the beach of the Dead Sea.

Job well done.

Go Sox!

Posted by Sean Snyder on October 29, 2007 | Comments (0)

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