Wood Bats
very little
it seems obvious....
Re: very little
really? it doesn't seem to me that any type of concensus has been clearly identified.gohlkus wrote:it seems obvious....
I think it is clear that many people support the idea, and some do not. As one of those who does support it, I will be using a wood bat at Defremery. But, I'm not going to do anything to pressure others into doing the same.
I hit some of my HRs with the old "fungo" bat anyway, so I'm not worried that much about it affecting my stats.
I hit some of my HRs with the old "fungo" bat anyway, so I'm not worried that much about it affecting my stats.
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There are lots of good bats sold on ebay, just yesterday I saw a genuine pro-stock Slugger, my favorite profile, the 34" 110, go unsold with no bids. Starting bid was only $19.95, and would have won that auction. Shipping is usually in the region of $10-15, in this case is was $10.
Make sure your lumber is at least marked with "125" if its a Slugger, that is the above average grade. Pro-stock is 150, but only Slugger uses the numbers, for the others you have to rely on the description burned onto the bat. Note that "professional profile" or "professional model" doesn't really mean jack, it must use the words stock, timber or grade to be describing the wood itself. There are even a few MLB-grade bats sold, unused or with just one or two hits on them.
I just got a pair of $40 gloves for $15, inc shipping, and a $35 Underarmour shirt for $13.50.
Make sure your lumber is at least marked with "125" if its a Slugger, that is the above average grade. Pro-stock is 150, but only Slugger uses the numbers, for the others you have to rely on the description burned onto the bat. Note that "professional profile" or "professional model" doesn't really mean jack, it must use the words stock, timber or grade to be describing the wood itself. There are even a few MLB-grade bats sold, unused or with just one or two hits on them.
I just got a pair of $40 gloves for $15, inc shipping, and a $35 Underarmour shirt for $13.50.
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keep your eyes peeled for non-synthetic baseballs when you're trolling Ebay. I'd definitely help pay for some if you spotted a good deal.
I don't use Ebay often (ok, I've never used it) so I figure the more eyes looking out for good non-synthetic baseball deals, the more likely we'll find one.
Keep me posted, or just make the purchase and I'll pay you for half (or more if you really want me to).
I don't use Ebay often (ok, I've never used it) so I figure the more eyes looking out for good non-synthetic baseball deals, the more likely we'll find one.
Keep me posted, or just make the purchase and I'll pay you for half (or more if you really want me to).
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Let's keep it to an official suggestion, not a requirement. Otherwise we're going to end up having to enforce it, and I don't think we want to add any (more) confrontation to our games.
I used wood all day last Sunday (apart from my last AB when we were, what, 5 runs down or something, in the bottom of the ninth) and my only problem was that I didn't much like any of the bats that were there. Don't like thin handles. Rich has a 110 which I do like, but dammit he wasn't there!
I used wood all day last Sunday (apart from my last AB when we were, what, 5 runs down or something, in the bottom of the ninth) and my only problem was that I didn't much like any of the bats that were there. Don't like thin handles. Rich has a 110 which I do like, but dammit he wasn't there!
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