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Originally Posted by SAump
Will someone explain BESR? What is an allowable baseball exit speed off the bat of a 90 mph pitch?
How does BBCOR compare and why is it any better, from other than PC marketing ploy.
Will bats be any safer or "softer" other than shorten the lifespan of a thin aluminum bat, ala more sales.
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As an umpire, the only thing you have to be concerned with is that between now and 2012, bats that have BESR and BBCOR labels permanently affixed to the bats, are legal. From 2012 on (until the FED gods rule otherwise), BESR will be an illegal bat.
Why do I say this? Because trying to figure out why the metal bat manufacturers try to make a bat to mimic wood is just idiotic. If you want wood, play with wood - it's that simple! Trying to make a bat with the same exit speed and quality of hit that wood provides, just kills the idea of the metal bat. Metal was supposed to make "stars" out of average players. Well, it doesn't and no argument can convince me until MLB allows metal bats - which I hope they never will.
If you want to learn all about all of this BESR & BBCOR stuff, GOOGLE it. Just remember, it will not make you a better umpire.