Rule change proposal re: metal & wood bats
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Over the course of 2 1/2 years playing OPB, I've spent a grand total of $60 on bats. Unless you're planning on your bat lasting another 15 years -- which I would agree is entirely plausible considering the composition of the bat -- I'd just as well stick to $20 wooden bats. But that's just my opinion. I have no contracts riding on my plate performance, so I can't justify spending that kind of cash on a stick unless I get compensated tenfold for it.We Want The Cup wrote:my 300 dollar bat is not ridiculous. I have had it since 2002... a damn good investment if you ask me.
I intended to write something to remind everybody of my superior prowess.
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It is not really about how far the ball goes to me. It is more about the feel of the bat. I simply like metal more than would. It is weird because in hockey, I am like the only one on my team that likes wood sticks better than aluminum. I just like the way one feels in my hands better than the other, and that is the case with baseball bats too. It just so happens that the bat I like is metal. Does it really make the ball go farther? Maybe bye like 5-10 feet for every 300 feet which really is not much of a difference at all. But the difference for me comes on the feel of the bat.
It is like, why do some catchers wear a traditional mask, and why do some wear a hockey type mask? It is just preference of the way they feel, and what makes them comfortable. It is also like cleats... at one point I couldn't stand metal cleats, because I did not like the way they dug into the ground when I was playing outfield. I still think metal cleats do not belong on grass at all. But some people like it. Is it not fair to ME if I use non-metal cleats, and others use metal? No. It is my preference. And if you really think that a metal bat creates home runs, you are kidding yourself. Like I said before, it really only adds about 10 feet per every 300 feet that it would be hit normally. Sure that could get you some horeruns from what would have been warning track balls, but we are just playing pickup baseball, and I do not see why any type of rule is needed. And like you said, it is not like the situation would ever come up in a normal sized field anyway?
It is like, why do some catchers wear a traditional mask, and why do some wear a hockey type mask? It is just preference of the way they feel, and what makes them comfortable. It is also like cleats... at one point I couldn't stand metal cleats, because I did not like the way they dug into the ground when I was playing outfield. I still think metal cleats do not belong on grass at all. But some people like it. Is it not fair to ME if I use non-metal cleats, and others use metal? No. It is my preference. And if you really think that a metal bat creates home runs, you are kidding yourself. Like I said before, it really only adds about 10 feet per every 300 feet that it would be hit normally. Sure that could get you some horeruns from what would have been warning track balls, but we are just playing pickup baseball, and I do not see why any type of rule is needed. And like you said, it is not like the situation would ever come up in a normal sized field anyway?
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