We all know it’s gonna happen eventually. Just like how we collectively knew Mark McGwire was ‘roid stacking and the Bears would make a terrible 2008 first-round pick…common sense.
So, why do we have to wait until someone is killed…literally dead…before MLB outlaws the ever-exploding maple bats forever? Because the composition of baseball bats is something negotiated in the collective bargaining agreement and the players think they can hit more home runs by using them which will then translate into bigger contracts.
As usual, it’s only about money. The player’s are insisting someone, probably an innocent fan, die before they do the moral thing and abandon maple bats.
Why should fans have to suffer through added netting to plexiglass barriers just so the players…who don’t ever realize how little their individual worth is to their sport…can eek a few more homers into the basket?
Does hardened maple even make a batted ball travel farther? This is a question that can only be settled by Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel.
