MLB is really allowing the Yankees to use a different style of bat than every other team. And all the other teams have to "catch up" to the trend. lol.
"Buster Olney reported during “Sunday Night Baseball” that the Braves ordered torpedo bats after the Yankees’ 20-run, nine-homer barrage on Saturday."
MLB is really allowing the Yankees to use a different style of bat than every other team. And all the other teams have to "catch up" to the trend. lol.
"Buster Olney reported during “Sunday Night Baseball” that the Braves ordered torpedo bats after the Yankees’ 20-run, nine-homer barrage on Saturday."
I saw some article that there *are* other players using it... frankly, if it's not violating the rules in the rulebook, make the thing whatever shape you want. If it's innovation, good on the Yankees for trying it out first. The rest of the league can/will catch up.
Now, can we get TJD to become the guy who shoots FTs underhanded?
Every other team will be using them in a New York minute. And offense will go up across the MLB and the games will be more fun for fans with the extra offense. Batting averages have been in the tank recently, the league may have found it's savior.
Ultimately I think this means that individual hitters will have the "barrel" of the bat be at the distance from their hands that is best suited for them, rather than automatically be in a straight line at the end of the bat. Yes, this will probably make hitters more efficient and powerful, but the bats won't all look the same.
The bats are legal and within the same rules that have applied for more than a century. The Yankees just were willing to experiment first, and given how conservative players are about their equipment, especially bats, if you can get a hitter to try a new bat design at the major league level, you deserve huge credit.
Bats have varied a fair amount over the decades, all within the same set of rules. In the Deadball Era, Giants and Reds star third baseman Heinie Groh was famous for his "bottle bat." Groh was a little guy, so he had a bat made for him with a thin handle for his small hands a big barrel to get more wood on the ball. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/heinie-groh/ That bat was legal then; I am not sure of the dimensions so it might or might not be legal now.
All that MLB Rule 3.02 states about bats is: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.” That's it.
MLB is really allowing the Yankees to use a different style of bat than every other team. And all the other teams have to "catch up" to the trend. lol.
"Buster Olney reported during “Sunday Night Baseball” that the Braves ordered torpedo bats after the Yankees’ 20-run, nine-homer barrage on Saturday."
Can we get a custom basketball for every shooter on the team? Actually, I'd be happy just standardizing the ball around Steph's shot.
I saw some article that there *are* other players using it... frankly, if it's not violating the rules in the rulebook, make the thing whatever shape you want. If it's innovation, good on the Yankees for trying it out first. The rest of the league can/will catch up.
Now, can we get TJD to become the guy who shoots FTs underhanded?
Every other team will be using them in a New York minute. And offense will go up across the MLB and the games will be more fun for fans with the extra offense. Batting averages have been in the tank recently, the league may have found it's savior.
Ultimately I think this means that individual hitters will have the "barrel" of the bat be at the distance from their hands that is best suited for them, rather than automatically be in a straight line at the end of the bat. Yes, this will probably make hitters more efficient and powerful, but the bats won't all look the same.
Sounds like something that could have been discussed by mlb & team owners in the off season though.
Yeah that's trash that the Yankees got a headstart.
The bats are legal and within the same rules that have applied for more than a century. The Yankees just were willing to experiment first, and given how conservative players are about their equipment, especially bats, if you can get a hitter to try a new bat design at the major league level, you deserve huge credit.
Bats have varied a fair amount over the decades, all within the same set of rules. In the Deadball Era, Giants and Reds star third baseman Heinie Groh was famous for his "bottle bat." Groh was a little guy, so he had a bat made for him with a thin handle for his small hands a big barrel to get more wood on the ball. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/heinie-groh/ That bat was legal then; I am not sure of the dimensions so it might or might not be legal now.
All that MLB Rule 3.02 states about bats is: “The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.” That's it.