MLB's Juiced Ball Controversy Has Pitchers Scrambling and Suspicious

As Jose Martinez walked toward his position in right field during batting practice one day earlier this summer, he casually bounced a ball into the infield dirt.

The scene was striking: The baseball hit the dirt with a thud, bounced up waist-high, and Martinez caught it with his right hand. He then did it again. And again.

The 6'6" St. Louis outfielder could have been dribbling a regulation Spalding NBA basketball while crossing the half-court line at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks.

Instead, the little Rawlings baseball yo-yoed from Martinez's hand to the dirt and up again in Atlanta's Sun Trust Park. Bounce, bounce, bounce….

It's been a crazy, corky summer across the game.…