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Old Mon Apr 08, 2013, 11:25am
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That doesn't look much like an ax handle... just a bit of a flare toward the "knob", said "knob" not being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bat.
That's okay. In this game, people just use words and phrases that is familiar to them, no need for accuracy
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Old Mon Apr 08, 2013, 12:17pm
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And that is pitifully sad on both sides. The point that some umpires refuse to apply obstruction properly to the level that the coaches believe a punitive effect must be required to stop the other coaches from instructing their players from teaching their teams to do something that is neither legal or sportsmanlike.
Well, applying obstruction properly would mean to simply return the runner to 1st base in most cases since the runner would not have reached 2nd base, in the umpire's judgment, had the obstruction not occurred. Since there was no penalty, coaches set up these plays.

Yes, it is pitiful. Fortunately, it looks like the rule works.
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Old Mon Apr 08, 2013, 12:23pm
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That doesn't look much like an ax handle... just a bit of a flare toward the "knob", said "knob" not being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bat.
Well, it looks more like an ax handle than anything else. And since the bat is called "AXE" and the manufacturer states on its website, "Designed based on the shape of an ax handle", who's to argue?

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Old Mon Apr 08, 2013, 02:08pm
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Well, it looks more like an ax handle than anything else. And since the bat is called "AXE" and the manufacturer states on its website, "Designed based on the shape of an ax handle", who's to argue?

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Looks more like a bat and a marketing ploy than anything else.
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Old Tue Apr 09, 2013, 01:50am
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Looks more like a bat and a marketing ploy than anything else.
The handle is not round like a regular bat. It is shaped like an axe and as such feels real comfortable when you grip it.

I am seeing more and more of the Baden Axe here in So Cal.
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Old Tue Apr 09, 2013, 10:44am
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I am seeing more and more of the Baden Axe here in So Cal.
Hey Crabby, sounds like the marketing ploy is working out west. I have yet to see an Axe in any high school game I've done.
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Old Tue Apr 09, 2013, 11:18am
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Hey Crabby, sounds like the marketing ploy is working out west. I have yet to see an Axe in any high school game I've done.
What marketing ploy doesn't work out West?
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