“Pitchers should have an easier time because they won’t have to get Joe DiMaggio, Johnny Mize and a lot of other guys out. But compensating for this is a juiced-up ball, okayed by the two big leagues, that’s probably the hottest thing ever passed through Commissioner Landis’ office.” Bill Kinney, Rock Island Argus, March 27, 1943, p11
No earliest use given in 2009 Dickson Baseball Dictionary
