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and here's the x-ray of his knee cap:





Man amongst boys.clenz wrote:How the fuck did he have the ability to make that play?!?!?!?!
Agreed. I would love to see wood bats in high school as well. However, college needs them for suredanefan wrote:Metal bats need to go in college baseball. there is no reason for them.

Some college and high school summer leagues are already wood bat leagues. The only reason NCAA hasn't done this already is because the aluminum bat manufacturers' lobby in Indy.clenz wrote:Agreed. I would love to see wood bats in high school as well. However, college needs them for suredanefan wrote:Metal bats need to go in college baseball. there is no reason for them.
I know in Iowa there are wood bat leagues in the fall, but I would like to see a push to get them out of at least the NCAA.danefan wrote:Some college and high school summer leagues are already wood bat leagues. The only reason NCAA hasn't done this already is because the aluminum bat manufacturers' lobby in Indy.clenz wrote: Agreed. I would love to see wood bats in high school as well. However, college needs them for sure

I agree. Also, high schoolers aren't as big and strong as college players, so there is less of a safety issue in letting high schoolers use aluminum bats.clenz wrote:I know in Iowa there are wood bat leagues in the fall, but I would like to see a push to get them out of at least the NCAA.danefan wrote:
Some college and high school summer leagues are already wood bat leagues. The only reason NCAA hasn't done this already is because the aluminum bat manufacturers' lobby in Indy.
It may be too expensive for a lot of smaller high schools to afford that many wood bats at the rate they may break.