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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 0:22:15 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 25, 2009 0:34:20 GMT -5
For best effect, you want the mass of the bat to be out at the "sweet spot", which is toward the barrel. So you want the handle to be as thin as you can get away with. So they snap.
They would avoid all this if they went to aluminum bats, but the balls would fly off the bat harder.
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Post by bunnywailer on Jun 25, 2009 2:12:52 GMT -5
This one's GWB's fault, too. He shoulda been monitoring the safety issues in MLB and passing legislation which prohibits handles that are too thin. Instead, he was off fighting that senseless war over there in Iraq. Absolutely the worst President ever.
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Post by goGopherBill on Jun 25, 2009 8:32:34 GMT -5
Since I go to the Louisville area 3 times a year ..I hear the stories from their press.
When BaseBall went to the CHEAPER maple bats to save money..they screwed over the LOUISVILLE SLUGGER which cost more and is made from harder wood.
Another example of regulation effecting private industry adversely.
Instead of competing against Louisville Slugger the other companies got a free deal.
ALL BATS SHOULD BE MADE OF WOOD.
PERIOD./end of story.
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Post by cruncher on Jun 25, 2009 11:29:05 GMT -5
Bill, I didn't think it was possible, but I agree with you on that last point. I wonder if anyone has done a study on how much money is shelled out for these new plutonium-alloy-carbon-fiber-stealth-fighter bats that have to be replaced every year because the technology is upgraded.
You may now carry on with your regularly scheduled blather.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 25, 2009 11:34:24 GMT -5
You are crazy. Baseball players do not use maple bats because they are cheaper. They use maple bats because they are convinced (probably correctly) that the ball comes off the maple bat a little faster.
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Jun 25, 2009 12:07:04 GMT -5
You are crazy. Baseball players do not use maple bats because they are cheaper. They use maple bats because they are convinced (probably correctly) that the ball comes off the maple bat a little faster. I suppose it never occured to Bill that MLB DOES NOT CHOSE THE BATS PLAYERS chose the bats they want to use. MLB has restrictions on their properties, but does not require that they are made of maple. Good old ash bats are still allowed. Now, aside from the perceived performance issues, the fact that maple bats don't break as easily is something the players like, too, because it means they don't have to constantly be changing bats, and can stick with one they like for longer. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 25, 2009 12:21:07 GMT -5
You are crazy. Baseball players do not use maple bats because they are cheaper. They use maple bats because they are convinced (probably correctly) that the ball comes off the maple bat a little faster. I suppose it never occured to Bill that MLB DOES NOT CHOSE THE BATS PLAYERS chose the bats they want to use. MLB has restrictions on their properties, but does not require that they are made of maple. Good old ash bats are still allowed. Now, aside from the perceived performance issues, the fact that maple bats don't break as easily is something the players like, too, because it means they don't have to constantly be changing bats, and can stick with one they like for longer. But when they do break, it happens at higher energy levels, and they tend to explode violently. |
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Post by bunnywailer on Jun 25, 2009 12:29:45 GMT -5
Bat, smat.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 12:39:11 GMT -5
I tells ya, it's the thinner handles.
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Post by goGopherBill on Jun 25, 2009 13:11:12 GMT -5
Has it ever occurred to you that players use drugs to enhance their performance?
Players cheat on every level..looking to get an edge..
including deals with manufactureers to use ACME maple bats.
Baseball had an agreement with Louisville Slugger to provide bats that were UNIFORM and within major league rules.
Just as Golfers use extreme golf clubs and balls..PUSHING the rules to the MAX as I suspect Baseball players do to..to get a trampoline effect to propel the ball further.
Just as certain Schools have an agreement top sell only PEPSI products at a VB game... it is all about the money..not quality or choice...or as in bats at beginner levels...
SAFETY
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Post by goGopherBill on Jun 25, 2009 13:16:27 GMT -5
www.slugger.com/technology/wood.htmlI was wrong ..not ASH shatters ..maple doesn't. Most wooden bats are made from ash. Other natural materials used include maple tree wood, hickory wood, and bamboo. Hickory has fallen into disfavor because it is much heavier than other woods, while maple bats have become more popular recently. This ascent in popularity followed the introduction of the first major league sanctioned maple baseball bat in 1997, by craftsman Sam Holman, founder of Sam Bat. The first player to use it was Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays.[6] Barry Bonds used the bats the season that he broke Mark McGwire's single-season home run record in 2001 and Hank Aaron's career home run record in 2007.[7] Recently, Major League Baseball has debated whether maple bats are safe to use, due to the tendency for them to shatter into pieces.
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Post by cruncher on Jun 25, 2009 14:25:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2009 14:55:13 GMT -5
Didn't Wonderboy break? Or did they leave that out of the movie?
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Post by cruncher on Jun 25, 2009 16:20:09 GMT -5
At least one person gets the irony.
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