[A.K.A.Blue]

I'm glad to see someone who shares the same view as I about being pissed at the manufactures of millions of dollars worth of what seems to be useless equip. What am I, as a player/consumer, supposed to do with all these bats? Some purchased used. Even if they were to offer a return policy, which would only imply some form of admission of intent to defraud the public regardless of how well disclaimed, reciepts from the sale of a bat to a fellow player wouldn't fly. How unfair would that be when you consider the sale of the bat to a freind more than likely was to help fund the purchase of yet another "knowingly" soon to be useless stick of the latest material and design. Not to mention the level of play posibly raised, by the used bat, of the lower level player. Who will in turn now need, or think he needs, equipment worthy of his new level, and buy a new one himself. Selling his old one and so on bla bla bla.......

I do however find myself wondering why so much attention on the bats? Why not just go with a lower Comp. ratio (or higher which ever way those numbers work) and/or a diff. core? The potential $ to be lost in league fees (due to those players either angry at whomever or too broke to buy in due to a full equipment revamp), and sponser comps. for prize winnings and so on, would be at greater risk by pissing of the "Worths" and the "Mikens" by forcing a big recall and/or retool. It will just reflect in the price of what ever equipment they replace it with that meets A.S.A. standards. We the players sufer either way. Doesn't the A.S.A. see that? I do appreciate the safety concerns that the A.S.A. seeks to enforce on my behalf. Really I do. The few, luckily non fatal, incidents ive been privi too make me queezy enough. The thought of a freind dieing in a game is unthinkable. Avoiding this is the most important thing. Wouldn't the ball be a less costly, less contriversial avenue of correction? Let the bat manf. make all the tech avail. at what ever price. Let them sell their snake oil, just make the anidote. Not exicute the snake oil pedaler. The American way, some might say.

Any way, what are your thoughts on the "ball" thing? and in closeing, do you think that the U.S.S.A. and or U.S.A. will follow suit? Why haven't they as of yet?