Rays' Pete Fairbanks Criticizes Coors Field Humidor After Loss
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks voices frustration over 'horrible' baseballs from Coors Field's humidor, attributing late-game meltdown to inconsistent ball conditions.
- Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks blames the baseballs from Coors Field's humidor for his team's 10-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
- Fairbanks criticized the baseballs for being 'not uniform from ball to ball' and described them as 'horrible.'
- The Rockies have used a humidor since 2002 to prevent baseballs from drying out in Denver's arid conditions, a practice now common across major league parks.
- Rockies GM Bill Schmidt responded, stating that baseball oversight is the responsibility of Major League Baseball, not individual teams.
- Previous complaints about Coors Field's baseballs include a 2010 incident involving Giants' Tim Lincecum accusing the Rockies of using non-humidor balls.
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