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- ProjectGSX, on 01/19/2009, -1/+10Now that sounds like a *****.
- timothy53, on 01/20/2009, -0/+9The problem with wooden bats is not tradition and superstition. The reason is safety, a hitter could realistically kill a pitcher but hitting the ball back into the pitchers face. The steel/aluminum bats would cause the ball to leave the batter at a greater speed and velocity. This would also change the whole dynamic of the game, if you go on youtube, you can see richie sexson, who now is a mediocre player, absolutely crushing home runs in batting practice using an aluminum bat.
College baseball is looking to moving to wooden bats for this very reason, as the level of skill and competition moves up more and more pitchers are getting hurt by pitches that are returned to the sender. - ModX, on 01/20/2009, -0/+6They should just ban Maple bats all together. That would solve this problem and remove the doubt cast by these studies.
I disagree with the posts in this thread about using something other than wood. Ignoring the fact that there would be more home runs, the safety of the players and fans is a major concern.
A 100mph fastball being hit by an aluminum bat has the potential to kill someone. They use metal bats and College and the speed of the ball coming off the bat is just scary. - at4z, on 01/20/2009, -0/+5This sounds like a mess. I'm sure the players union wont let it fly.
- smrekar, on 01/20/2009, -0/+3Don't use maple. A lot of players don't use maple, but some still really like it.
- AlbionEikon, on 01/20/2009, -1/+4Styrofoam and/or Nerf bats would cut down on the injury risk... but they'd also cut down on the fun of the game. Hmmm...
- mgadalsky, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Amazing. My dog loves it :) http://drinkster.info
- nydwarf, on 01/21/2009, -0/+2They gotta make the handles thicker. They shave them down too far and that causes a lot of the breaks.
- mizarone, on 01/20/2009, -1/+3There is a reason why metal bats aren't being sued in the MLB now. Metal bats will transfer alot of the force to the batter. When you are hitting a ball thrown more than 90 miles per hour, you are going to feel it, probably even end up with a few broken fingers or wrists.
- devfeed, on 02/11/2009, -0/+2Wow! How the hell did this get such many diggs? http://homemasters.info
- Brad324, on 01/20/2009, -2/+3Sounds like someone needs a nap.
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -0/+1They should also pitch grenades instead of baseballs.
- Ma1achi, on 01/20/2009, -0/+1why is this being buried?! this is the funniest ***** thing I've read all day! I'm going to make 25 digg accounts just so I can bring this out of the red!
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -0/+1Actually, metal bats aren't being used because they are dangerous to players on the field. A line drive from a metal bat would blow a hole through an infielder. Also, players wold hit the ball way too far.
- ComDesProf, on 01/20/2009, -0/+1All I'm saying is that there has to be a safer and better alternative that can be engineered to the same performance specs as wooden bats. All-new material, thinking beyond tradition. It makes sense, have composite materials been tested as an alternative? Are there videos? Statistical data? I admittedly don't know much about manufacturing bats but It just seems obvious, particularly when there are similar applications such as golf clubs, tennis rackets and hammers, not to mention driveshafts. A baseball bat can't be that difficult.
- BinaryDelt, on 01/20/2009, -0/+1Nobody here is a fan of you. At least get the sport right.
- m8ymerc1, on 01/20/2009, -1/+1LOL concrete. Thats funny.
I don't think they realize your mesn with them. Makes it all that much more funny, HAHA! - ComDesProf, on 01/20/2009, -1/+1Ok, obviously a driveshaft has nothing in common with a baseball bat, I only mention it to illustrate the strength and versatility of the composite material. Seriously, if anyone on this thread knows anything about this process and can apply it to the manufacture of baseball bats you could make a fortune... all I ask is 5%.
- holzp, on 01/20/2009, -4/+3Sounds like those bats need some steroids.
- cloudberries, on 01/20/2009, -3/+1They should make them out of some really hard stone then. Or concrete.
- m8ymerc1, on 01/20/2009, -5/+2Thats funny
- diggstown, on 01/20/2009, -5/+2Countdown to congressional investigation into MLB's wood grain scandal.
- ComDesProf, on 01/20/2009, -6/+2I have to agree with cloudberries, it seems the obvious answer is to make the bats out of something other than wood. I understand the reasoning behind not using traditional metal bats—first hand—but golf clubs were once made from wood and look how far they have come. I suspect the preference for wood boils down to nothing more than tradition and superstition. One type of 'bat'wood may be scientifically better than another but none of them can match the performance of composites.
Of course purists would argue that technology would ruin the sanctity the game with home runs becoming commonplace, but these bats could be engineered to specifications that would ensure that wouldn't happen. Imagine if the entire barrel was a sweet spot and there was no grain to speak of... problem solved. There's a reason we only see wooden golf clubs hanging on the wall at TGI Fridays.
Another thing about the purist argument... it's hard to accept from an industry that spends half a million dollars testing bats yet is so vehemently against testing its players for performance enhancing drugs. - snurfle, on 01/20/2009, -7/+2no
- inactive, on 01/20/2009, -7/+2The players shouldn't be using bats, they should be hitting the baseballs with their dicks.
- cloudberries, on 01/20/2009, -10/+3Solution to breaking bats - Make all the bats out of reinforced steel.
- LeviTheSmith, on 01/20/2009, -12/+1I got nines in the bedroom, glocks in the kitchen, a shotty by the shower if you wanna shoot me while I'm *****.
- CDoug03, on 01/20/2009, -20/+4people still care about baseball?
- syntaxgs, on 01/20/2009, -23/+1not a fan of basket balls sorry buryied
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