"The batted ball speeds are not enough to give a player enough of a reaction advantage."
Just hit flies to outfielders using two different bats and you feel the difference. Using a composite I have to take something off to keep the ball in the park (I am no slugger). Bat makers sell the advantages, the fact that they are superior is beyond question. The ball off the bat is faster, case closed.
Evil batmakers? When profits and livelihoods are on the line people tend to defend their positions in spite of evidence. Car companies do, cigarette companies, seed manufacturers, chem co's, oil etc. People are generally decent, but honestly corporations are 1st and foremost profit driven. The CEO at a bat company who stands before his Board of Dir and says we're getting out of the juiced bat business and profits are expected to drop will find himself unemployed. His departure will not be bragged about at the annual shareholders meeting where they only want one piece of info, "Are profits up?"
I would pay to see a bat exec in a tunnel pitch to my 14 yr old DD from 40' without a screen using his best composite bat!
I'd rather see fences pulled in to make the game more exciting that would be a safer option.
MY DD is a pitcher. When I was young pitchers were taught to end in a position to field the ball. I'm training her to end with her glove in front of her, open wide to deflect anything hit back toward the head or chest. The 7 girls behind her can field.
My original point about banning composites is that we need not have this dangerous piece of equipment in the game. Louisville Slugger has already lost a case to a family who sued when their son, a pitcher was killed by a batted ball off an aluminum bat. They'll appeal they must there is too much money on the line and lawyers are paid to win. The juiced bat leading to protective gear is changing the game into something ugly. We don't need to go there.
If this little poll is an indication there are more of us against them then in favor as I suspected. We are being led by marketeers and are prisoners of our apathy. If you are against them, remember you're in the majority so when the the tide turns against the bats and their makers don't be afraid to speak your mind loudly and to you elected officials.
Just hit flies to outfielders using two different bats and you feel the difference. Using a composite I have to take something off to keep the ball in the park (I am no slugger). Bat makers sell the advantages, the fact that they are superior is beyond question. The ball off the bat is faster, case closed.
Evil batmakers? When profits and livelihoods are on the line people tend to defend their positions in spite of evidence. Car companies do, cigarette companies, seed manufacturers, chem co's, oil etc. People are generally decent, but honestly corporations are 1st and foremost profit driven. The CEO at a bat company who stands before his Board of Dir and says we're getting out of the juiced bat business and profits are expected to drop will find himself unemployed. His departure will not be bragged about at the annual shareholders meeting where they only want one piece of info, "Are profits up?"
I would pay to see a bat exec in a tunnel pitch to my 14 yr old DD from 40' without a screen using his best composite bat!
I'd rather see fences pulled in to make the game more exciting that would be a safer option.
MY DD is a pitcher. When I was young pitchers were taught to end in a position to field the ball. I'm training her to end with her glove in front of her, open wide to deflect anything hit back toward the head or chest. The 7 girls behind her can field.
My original point about banning composites is that we need not have this dangerous piece of equipment in the game. Louisville Slugger has already lost a case to a family who sued when their son, a pitcher was killed by a batted ball off an aluminum bat. They'll appeal they must there is too much money on the line and lawyers are paid to win. The juiced bat leading to protective gear is changing the game into something ugly. We don't need to go there.
If this little poll is an indication there are more of us against them then in favor as I suspected. We are being led by marketeers and are prisoners of our apathy. If you are against them, remember you're in the majority so when the the tide turns against the bats and their makers don't be afraid to speak your mind loudly and to you elected officials.
