Another lawsuit involving bats

Tru_in_Blu · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 29, 2011, 02:38pm

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Originally Posted by umpcoach

Just curious- Does anyone remember why or when Little League went to metal bats? Maybe a result of injuries from broken bats? When I played in the 70's, it was all pine....whether swinging or sitting.

Seems like pine would be too soft for bats.

argodad · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Jul 29, 2011, 04:32pm

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Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

Seems like pine would be too soft for bats.

Hickory for the bats. Pine for the butts. There were also ash and maple bats, if you wanted to spend the money.

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