After&nbsp;I broke the news Sunday morning that three PURPLE HAMMERs used during the 2022 KIA PBA Tournament of Champions failed PBA's pre-TV hardness checks, meaning they couldn&rsquo;t be used in Sunday&rsquo;s stepladder finals or any future PBA competition, a social media firestorm of sorts broke out.
That&rsquo;s understandable considering what a hot button issue urethane balls are, especially the PURPLE HAMMER.
Multiple sources later confirmed to me that the three PURPLE HAMMERs tossed...

“I'm not trying to burn bridges or make anybody mad,” Beasley said, adding that he probably has told 200 to 300 people what was in the post and what he told me in this interview and just was looking to offer the information publicly.

Ex-EBI staffer Mitch Beasley explains his Facebook statement on the PURPLE HAMMER and how it came to be the most controversial ball since the Xcalibur