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League Investigates Possible Infractions

(CBL Newswire) - by Jes Wamsley of the Lethbridge Meliorist

League officials reported today that there has been some angry owners on the phone with comish Wesley. Sources say that no less than 3 teams have contacted Wesley, and that 4 other teams had contacted him late last season. The league officials we talked to said that they are definitely looking into the situation, and that there could be severe penalties if any infractions have occurred.

The reason for the uproar is the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets, or their ballpark and fans to be exact. It seems that the Yellow Jackets have used sophisticated electronic billboards, paint schemes and other devices such as mirrored decals around the back fence of the ballpark. These devices can be changed during gameplay and team managers have noticed that the ads and other parts of the fence are changed to shinier and glowing ads while the visiting teams are up to bat. Some team owners and managers have even said that the fans have also used objects that make it hard for the players to see the ball coming out of the pitchers hand.

The stats do show that Saskatoon does get a lot more strike-outs than other Farmers teams. They are atop the league with 68, with Calgary having 58. Saskatoon also has 3 of the top 4 pitchers in strike-outs. The players we questioned say it isn't really a problem with the pitches themselves, as the pitchers don't look like they are using emory boards, vaseline, or any other substance. It is just the fact that they cannot see the ball coming out of the pitchers hand.

We have not been able to reach Saskatoon owner, Guy Chabot for comment.

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