We’ve been hearing the drum beats of change these past few years as the game of baseball has gone back to basics with its embrace of wood bats.
In the name of safety or fairness or the purity of the game, the result is the same: here’s an interesting article on some of the ways that wood bats are changing the way we play the game.
We’d love to hear what you think about what the trend towards wood bats means for the players and the game.
We’ve been talking about how dangerous broken bats can be for spectators in the stadium. You’ve got to be aware of what’s going on at all times. But how about if you’re a cameraman tasked with getting an isolated shot on the baserunner at third? This is what can happen. Wow!
The Rangers have won the ALCS and are waiting for the Phillies or Giants. We’re waiting for another million-to-one shot like this.
At high schools and colleges across the nation, the debate about aluminum bat safety continues. Play Ball USA and Ron Cacini offer helpful words in this video. Cacini doesn’t try to convince you of an answer to the alumnium vs. wood question. Instead, he explains that it’s proper technique, bat weight, and bat length, that will help boost safety for those whose leagues use aluminum bats. He gives a general explanation of bat exit speed ratio. Cacini doesn’t talk much about wood bats, so it does have an air of advocating for aluminum.
For a casual video shoot in a batting cage, the former Houston farmhand really has a decent swing.
