Maybe our baseball team needs this...

[aTotal360]

Never knew this even existed. I'm shocked MLB would even let players use it.

Article says the Memphis team uses it as well.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-du...make-the-round-handle-obsolete-013113798.html

 

[Bulldogg31]

Wait for it....wait for it...

 

[GloryDawg]

looks like some diagram you would see in a high school sex education class.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

I'd hit it.

/someone had to...

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Saw that earlier today as well. I'd really like to try one to see. I always used a longer bat than necessary and choked up a bit to get away from the annoying...I don't know what to call it...rounded bat end.

 

[engie]

on our new Taylormade Adidas's?**

 

[Dawgzilla]

Will it help us bunt better?

 

[Junction John]

Damn, I wish they had this when I was playing. It makes sense.

Seems like it would make flying bats less likely too. My daughter almost got hurt by one at a minor league game. Batter let the bat slip, and all of a sudden there was a missile headed into the 3rd base line stands.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

Way back in the day

...to make it msu related, former MSU footballers Chris Washington and Fred Ward played on a West Point all star baseball team. They were good....very good. They used a crooked handled bat and were knocking the cover off the baseball in a 12U district tournament way back....the bat handle had about a 30 degree bend in the handle about 2inches up. Any way, they beat Columbus in the first game of the tournament. Columbus fought through the losers bracket and they faced off again for the championship. Anyway, someone got the umps and/or tournament to rule the bat illegal. Columbus beat WP both games to win the district.

To this day, I don't really believe it was the bend on the bat. But I do believe taking it away messed with WPs confidence. Point less story but thought I would share anyway.....

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

I'm surprised they're allowed to have one side of the bat stronger than the other.

 

[Rebels7]

I swear those have been around for at least a few years. At least with MLB players. I know this isn't the first time I've seen that.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Get these and we'll win the Natty.

You have my word.

 

[WrappedinMaroon&White]

These have been marketed to girls fast pitch softball for several years. Seem to work better in the sporting good stores getting people who want an edge (gimmick) to drop some $ on one than in the field. Watched hundreds of 12U - 18U softball games the last 6 years and very, very rarely see one used in a game.

 

[tatedog]

Where it says "AXE" can we replace that with "F__K TSUN" ?