[QUOTE=greymule]June 12, 2007
Hopefully the metal bat will "go away"
This argument reminds of the days when baseball / football stadiums went from grass to artifical turf.
Eventually most if not all went back to grass the way the game was meant to be played.
The same holds true for metal vs. wood. The game was meant for wood bats.
Also, if a college student does want to give the PROS a shot why use metal? He will be at a disadvantage when he goes to A, AA or Triple A ball where wood is used.
All I can say is this.
On average, wood bat games are quicker than metal bat games. One of the advantages of the game played by metal is the DP balls (provided the fielder can field it) Since the ball comes at you quicker you have a better chance of completing the DP.
On the "flip side"
you get those "cheap" otherwise known as the metal bat base hit when a player gets jammed.
Personally I hope all leagues go back to wood. Let's wait and see
Pete Booth