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1 posted on 07/30/2007 9:06:03 PM PDT by gpapa
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To: gpapa

If the bats were made from rubber or plastic, no one would get hurt.


2 posted on 07/30/2007 9:08:23 PM PDT by Andy from Beaverton (I'm so anti-pc, I use a Mac)
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To: gpapa
"Why is it when there's an injury from a ball hit from a non-wood bat, people blame the bat?" asks Jim Darby of Easton Sports, a leading bat manufacturer. "When there's an injury from a ball off a wood bat, people say that's part of the game."

Either way it is part of the game. Most of life has inherent risks. A life without risks would not be worth living.

3 posted on 07/30/2007 9:10:01 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid...even by congressional standards.)
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To: gpapa
Think about it.... These coaches, without gloves, are closer to the hitter than anyone, other than the pitcher.. They should be wearing batting helmets.
4 posted on 07/30/2007 9:10:27 PM PDT by b4its2late (If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts.)
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To: gpapa
"Why is it when there's an injury from a ball hit from a non-wood bat, people blame the bat?" asks Jim Darby of Easton Sports, a leading bat manufacturer. "When there's an injury from a ball off a wood bat, people say that's part of the game."

Because there are moonbat liberals everywhere. If fields were covered with foam matting, bats ere made of stiff foam, and the balls were NERF balls, nobody would get hurt, and everyone would have fun, IF nobody kept score and every one went home a winner. /s

7 posted on 07/30/2007 9:19:42 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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To: gpapa

Some people just like to friggin’ ban things.


8 posted on 07/30/2007 9:20:45 PM PDT by SIDENET ("IT'S A COOKBOOK!!!")
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To: gpapa

shoot, aluminum... I just think kids should get baseball guns and shoot them where ever they want the ball to go...

Losers.


9 posted on 07/30/2007 9:23:48 PM PDT by Porterville (I'm an American. If you hate Americans, I hope our enemies destroy you. I will pray for my soul.)
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To: gpapa

There are risks involved no matter the composition of the bat.

The topic of risk and injuries aside, I far prefer both the sound and feel of wooden bats. In fact I’m still using actual wooden (persimmon) woods on the golf course for the same reason. Just makes playing both games more enjoyable for me.


10 posted on 07/30/2007 9:25:34 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo (There are four types of homicide: felonious, accidental, justifiable, and praiseworthy)
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To: gpapa

The real issue isn’t the bat, it’s the game.

If the field was a rectangle , and if there were eleven players on the field from each team, and if the players could *tackle* each other, then baseball wouldn’t be as dull as dishwater.

Getting killed by a foul ball almost seems preferrable to having to sit through the entire game.


11 posted on 07/30/2007 9:27:00 PM PDT by Triggerhippie (Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
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To: gpapa
All my arrows stick in the bales of excelsior!

Easton wraps my "Protour X-10's" with carbon. Same, that is, almost arrow used in the olympics.

Protours are compound only.........not barrelled, just tapered.

In other words, if a fast moving object hits your head, hope for the best and tell your kin not to whine!

<------<<<

17 posted on 07/30/2007 9:53:42 PM PDT by shadowcat
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To: gpapa

not much is better than the sound of a wooden bat, except maybe a chaingun, helicopter or a light bulb breaking, but nothing is worse than an aluminium bat “ping,” except for an alarm clock in the morning.


22 posted on 07/30/2007 9:58:47 PM PDT by Disciplinemisanthropy (...and that, friends, is what grinds my gears.)
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To: gpapa; PUGACHEV; supercat
Yea Aluminum bats are more dangerous but my experience shows that it is because of the weight advantage they have over the wood counterparts. The ability to catch up to a 90 mile and hour fastball is much more likely with a 25 oz bat than a 34 oz one.

Changing the bat weights is the real solution rather than the composition itself.

30 posted on 07/31/2007 5:13:29 AM PDT by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: gpapa

Aluminum bats are part of the islamofascist/communist plot to undermine the American culture. They should be banned.

As proof, it says in the Koran or Quran or whatever the current spelling is that “The infidel shall be spared the mild willow to endure the avenging metal.”


31 posted on 07/31/2007 5:42:58 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: gpapa

BATS GOT RIGHTS! - Peta.

Couldn’t resist.


32 posted on 07/31/2007 7:57:04 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principle)
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To: gpapa

Organized baseball has existed since before the Civil War, and I’ll bet there’ve been less than 10 people killed as a result of on-field happenings. I can only think of three myself. What a bunch of wussies there are in this country.


35 posted on 07/31/2007 8:24:51 AM PDT by ravensandricks (Jesus rides beside me. He never buys any smokes.)
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To: gpapa

Forget the dangers, it’s a hard projectile game and there’s no way to eliminate. The reality is the poing of a hit with an aluminum bat simply has no place in the game, the only real bats are wooden, a hit needs to smack not poing.


36 posted on 07/31/2007 8:33:30 AM PDT by discostu (indecision may or may not be my biggest problem)
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