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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
I think mine were molded plastic cleats, but otherwise identical results. I had a Louisville Slugger 29 and an Adirondack 30 in LL minors and majors. We made those things last, taping them up, etc. Yup, the metal cleats did make us feel like real ballplayers. That, and getting to take "lead-offs."
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What was the length/weight differential of bats back then. I could swear it was an ounce per inch. The bats always seemed too short to get to the outside pitch, and the longer they got, the heavier they got and you lost bat speed. They seemed to be distinctly engineered to impart the least amount of energy from a swing possible on contact with a ball. Or maybe I was just a lousy hitter.