Torpedo bats!

[BobbyStrawberry]

Just the look of them makes it seem like they should not be allowed. But we all know Manfred & Co. would love it if every game ended in a football score.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Just the look of them makes it seem like they should not be allowed. But we all know Manfred & Co. would love it if every game ended in a football score.

Rules for bats are pretty straight forward. Just surprised we didn't see this sooner.

I've got a feeling this had more to do with the Brewers pitching then anything else. Both Volpe and Chisholm are guys who get hot and cold very quickly.

Volpe only has 2 hits so far. They just happen to be HR's.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Rules for bats are pretty straight forward. Just surprised we didn't see this sooner.

I've got a feeling this had more to do with the Brewers pitching then anything else. Both Volpe and Chisholm are guys who get hot and cold very quickly.

Volpe only has 2 hits so far. They just happen to be HR's.

Nestor and the other Brewers definitely helped the Yankees out. Something about the shape just surprised me when I saw it. Reminded me of those red wiffle ball bats with the giant barrel.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Nestor and the other Brewers definitely helped the Yankees out. Something about the shape just surprised me when I saw it. Reminded me of those red wiffle ball bats with the giant barrel.

Yeah, they definitely look a little weird. I think they will help some guys a bit, and not so much others.

Pitchers get smart quickly to. They'll start learning who has the displaced bats and start pitching them differently...away from their personal sweet spots.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Yeah, they definitely look a little weird. I think they will help some guys a bit, and not so much others.

Pitchers get smart quickly to. They'll start learning who has the displaced bats and start pitching them differently...away from their personal sweet spots.

Isn't that generally the goal now regardless of what the bat looks like?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Isn't that generally the goal now regardless of what the bat looks like?

Well, yeah...but with the new bats the weak spots in a hitters bat path have changed into sweet spots for them, based on how each bat has been customized for them.

Will just take scouting and pitchers a short little while to catch up.

Part of me wonders if hitters will then take it to the next level and start mixing and matching what bat they're using, depending on the pitcher they're facing, and the leverage situation of a particular at bat, and how they think they've been scouted.

On the other hand, hitting is hard enough as it is, and there's a good chance players won't want to screw any more with their mechanics. We've already seen Judge and I guess Stanton say that they don't like the new bats.

[doug.goodman]

Stanton used one during the playoff, I believe.

I'm amazed nobody thought about it for 150 years or so (including me).

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Rules for bats are pretty straight forward. Just surprised we didn't see this sooner.

I've got a feeling this had more to do with the Brewers pitching then anything else. Both Volpe and Chisholm are guys who get hot and cold very quickly.

Volpe only has 2 hits so far. They just happen to be HR's.

Will not duplicate your post Dave, but agree. The Brewers starting pitching staff is in the hospital and/or rehab, and moving the maximal diameter away from the end of the bat and keeping the bat legal, seems like something that is late in coming. Hell, Bonds could have hit 90 dingers or more with a torpedo. The only way to stop him would have been 400 walks in a season, also a record by the way.