"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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Seems there's concern being expressed in baseball over the choice of
bat-making wood


Blog post
http://pecunium.livejournal.com/317705.html

"When an ash (or the rare player who still used hickory) bat breaks, it
loses a lot of the swing energy and breaks into 3-4 pieces. Yes, the
largest might travel, but it usually flies closer to the baseline the
batter is facing than it does to the pitcher.

The maple seems to break into two pieces, and shoot much closer to
straight up the middle, and with a larger piece of wood."


http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns
Fan's injury should force bat policy change


(This is certainly my first ever baseball-related post, probably the
only one)

There is also a lawsuit against Little League Baseball and the maker of
metal bats. A pitcher was hit with a ball that was hit too hard. The force
stopped his heart and he suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen for a few
minutes.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...huHjAD90OP31O0

I guess all bats should be banned or they should have a safety cage around
them.