New york bans aluminum bats

In , an American Legion Baseball study found no substantial scientific evidence to support the argument that wooden bats are safer than metal, which has been in use since the early s.

It's just part of it. I can understand they're emotional about it. But I don't see there's any more danger playing with aluminum or some other material. Mussina is a member of the board of Little League Baseball, which also opposes the council's ban, along with sporting goods makers such as Easton Sports. David Ettinger, an attorney for Easton, called the proposal "utterly irrational" on Monday.

He indicated that the dispute might end up in court if it passes on Wednesday and is signed into law. Mizike- grow up, stop crying, and get over it. If the ball is coming too fast, then you need to change sports. The ban is for the good. The game is not played the way it should be. With wood, the bat cracks and they hit a dribbler. Make the hitters earn their hits. Playing with wood is the way the game was intended to be played. Skip to content Miscellaneous.

March 15, June 17, Michael Hampton. Councilors who voted for the measure painted it as a safety issue. Others will go on to play in college and use aluminum bats. I have 2 sons who both played little league and high scholl baseball. One went on to pitch at Rutgers University. They both pitched, caught and played infield.

Both are alive and well and still playing baseball and, or softball. Accidents will continue to happen. No one can protect everyone from everything. Baseball will go on. I think aluminum bats should be banned.

They are loud,give power rather than skill a boost, and appear dangerously like weapons. Ban them, They are dangerous, and if everyone uses wood bats, the pitchers and infielders have a much better chance of handling the ball. Also, if everyone uses a wooden bat, then no one is worse off because the entire game will be slower.

Each team plays on the same field, and wooden bats for each time is not a problem. Aluminum bats are like artificial turf — they change the nature of the game, and for the worse. Ban them, ban turf, play baseball on grass with wooden bats and horsehide baseballs. Because of the increase in ball speed coming off the bat, the aluminum bats become weapons, threatening pitchers — not to mention making batting champs out of banjo hitters.

Personally I prefer the sound and tradition of wooden bats, but they crack and need to be replaced more frequently than metal. Rather than simply ban metal bats, many organizations regulate length and weight. Bats used in high school and college typically must weigh at least than three ounces less than the length of the bat in inches. For example, a inch bat must weigh at least 27 ounces. Metal bats give a wussy clink! Wooden bats have that marvelous crACK! As the parent of a Little Leaguer whose league has gone from using aluminum to wood bats and High School Varsity baseball player, I am relieved to see that action has been taken to eliminate the use of metal bats.

If wooden bats are good enough for the pros, why not for our kids. We should certainly ban aluminum bats, titanium tuna, brass balls, tin tin, periodic tables and plastic presidents.