Funny you mention the balls. I was sitting by a team hitting into the bownet and you could clearly hear the difference between the balls they were using and game balls. Also noticed when our team played a bandits team the balls sounded nice and crisp and not like socks. When I grabbed a foul ball I noticed it was a Rawlings but seemed like it’s been used in a batting cage for a couple years! lol Who knows if it’s done on purpose or not. I will say I’ve noticed has been using better balls as of recent. It’s all a conspiracy!!