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Originally Posted by tcannizzo
Here is the ultimate solution. And a money maker for somebody.
Require that all bats have a bar code, and the umpire with a bar code scanner. Not sure that bat was checked? Just scan it. Illegal bats would immediately be flagged.
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Actually, there was an attempt a few years ago to have tamper-proof sensors installed in the bat that could be read by a scanner which would would give the specs of the bat. It was attached in a way the bat could not be shaven. It could probably be rolled, but would probably disconnect if done improperly.
But it could not guarantee the compression and would have been costly, so I think it was just dropped. But still someone was at least thinking of a way to make things better.