"Rays Reliever Criticizes Coors Field Baseballs as 'Horrible' Out of Humidor"

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks criticized the baseballs at Coors Field, blaming the humidor for their poor quality after issuing three walks in the ninth inning, leading to the Colorado Rockies' walk-off grand slam victory. The humidor at Coors Field was installed in 2002 to control the moisture level in baseballs due to Denver's thin air, but Fairbanks found the balls to be "horrible" and lacking uniformity, although he admitted there was no excuse for his performance.