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umpjim Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:13am
Bbcor mark
 
What does this mean? "The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of one inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color to read:" "BBCOR .50."
Does the mark have to be 1 inch square? I have seen some bats at academy that have a 1 inch horizontal background, about 1/2 inch vertical with smaller letters showing BBCOR. 1 inch on each side implies rectangular but also square.
This is out of the FED 2012 rulebook.

dash_riprock Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:41am
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Originally Posted by umpjim (Post 807676)
What does this mean? "The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of one inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color to read:" "BBCOR .50."
Does the mark have to be 1 inch square? I have seen some bats at academy that have a 1 inch horizontal background, about 1/2 inch vertical with smaller letters showing BBCOR. 1 inch on each side implies rectangular but also square.
This is out of the FED 2012 rulebook.
If it says BBCOR it's good to go. Close enough for government work.

MikeStrybel Fri Dec 23, 2011 09:02am
We don't have to inspect bats this year. It is up to the coaches to be compliant. Around here, catchers tend to notice if a bat is illegal and are happy to point it out.

bob jenkins Fri Dec 23, 2011 09:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by umpjim (Post 807676)
What does this mean? "The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of one inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color to read:" "BBCOR .50."
Does the mark have to be 1 inch square?
No, it needn't be square (and most won't be). A minimum of 1" on each side does not mean that all sides need to be the same lenght. 1" x 2" would comply, for example.

ozzy6900 Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:08pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by umpjim (Post 807676)
What does this mean? "The certification mark shall be rectangular, a minimum of one inch on each side and located on the barrel of the bat in any contrasting color to read:" "BBCOR .50."
Does the mark have to be 1 inch square? I have seen some bats at academy that have a 1 inch horizontal background, about 1/2 inch vertical with smaller letters showing BBCOR. 1 inch on each side implies rectangular but also square.
This is out of the FED 2012 rulebook.
And here is the delema of going strictly by the rules:
Batter steps in the box with a metal bat that carries a stencil from the tip of the barrel to the top of the handle that says BBCOR and the letters are tall enough to wrap around the bat. The DC questions if the bat is legal because the BBCOR stencil is not 1" square. How do you respond to the DC?

Merry Christmas

Rich Ives Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:20pm
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Originally Posted by ozzy6900 (Post 807817)
And here is the delema of going strictly by the rules:
Batter steps in the box with a metal bat that carries a stencil from the tip of the barrel to the top of the handle that says BBCOR and the letters are tall enough to wrap around the bat. The DC questions if the bat is legal because the BBCOR stencil is not 1" square. How do you respond to the DC?

Merry Christmas
Tell him to go back to the bench and look up "minimum".

Matt Fri Dec 23, 2011 07:38pm
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Originally Posted by Rich Ives (Post 807825)
Tell him to go back to the bench and look up "minimum".
Yeah, don't ask him how long an inch is. It'll invariably be anatomically-related.


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