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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
I just want to add one thought; Mike, you might take it up the chain. If ASA really wanted to make it easier for umpires, they would rework the list to show the categories I referenced. 1) Bats with 2004 seals that are banned. 2) Bats with 2000 seals that are banned. 3) Bats without seals that are banned.
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It is not a bad idea, but category 3 is actually the bear here. I see this more as a management of the list as I don't see it really reduce the number of possibilities.
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They could make Category 3 very short and sweet. Ban all of them. If it didn't get manufactured or approved since 2000, why are we still playing with it in 2008?
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Actually, I just covered this in a clinic. You must have been in a different meeting when the change to require all bats have the certification stamp was raised. The WI at-large player rep raised a good point. Doing so would outlaw all the older, pre-composite, less lively models in favor of hotter bats and that sort of defeats the purpose of the rules used to control the hot bats.
Hey, even a blind squirrel, ya' know?