MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
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MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
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Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#2Good. Baseball isn't a serious spectator sport. It's only interesting to statisticians. Now there will be more work for them to do, adjusting for bat type in addition to stadium dimensions, rule changes, etc. to compare players across eras. And more HRs might make it a little more interesting to spectators as long as the OBP doesn't increase to prolong an already too long game.
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#3Matching their franchise record for HRs in a game in only 4 innings is wild!
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#4This seems to most help with guys who were hitting the ball most often not at the sweet spot. By moving the sweet spot to where they are hitting the ball, they might gain some power.
A bat needs to be round, a solid piece of wood, less than a certain length and less than a certain diameter. The actual shape is not defined.
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#5Matching their franchise record for HRs in a game in only 4 innings is wild!
Note that Aaron Judge hit 3 of those home runs (including a grand slam) and he did not use a torpedo bat.
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#6I'm genuinely surprised this hasn't been done before now.
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#7He never said why it's bad, just that players he thinks suck should continue to suck and he doesn't like that they don't suck anymore.
He briefly alluded to a valid point but went no where with it about how it may affect little league and college with less money, but that is completely separate from MLB teams using millions of dollars for custom bats.
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Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#9Good. Baseball isn't a serious spectator sport. It's only interesting to statisticians. Now there will be more work for them to do, adjusting for bat type in addition to stadium dimensions, rule changes, etc. to compare players across eras. And more HRs might make it a little more interesting to spectators as long as the OBP doesn't increase to prolong an already too long game.
The statistical record might require a whole new set of asterisks for Torpedo-using batters.
Re: MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming
#10Oh no! Baseball might get slightly interesting! Quick! Ban the heretics!