Yankees' Bat Controversy

[SHOWTIME]

Apparently MLB has approved of the Yankees new "torpedo bats." They hit 9 HRs yesterday.

Just to put this to bed, MLB says the new bats the Yankees are using are legal. https://t.co/n2EzeyPKnK

— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) March 30, 2025

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I love baseball. Played as a youth, Coached competitive little league teams up to high school. Been a fan for 60+ years.

They need to leave the torpedo bats in the game. It needs as much offense as it can generate.

They need to put a cap like football has in place. Sure, we will probably lose a whole season or more to get the players to accept it but who wants to go back to the LA and NY teams winning every year like the 50's?

And that's a huge issue too... The way the league is designed it's inherently unfair.

You want a spice baseball up add a relegation system... Bottom teams head to the minors.... Top teams in the minors head up to the majors and get an infusion of cash in the process. Get this s*** bird organizations like the Rockies out of it.

[GloryDayz]

Bat makers right now...

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Ocotillo

It's basically golf fitting coming to baseball and it's been around for years. Players using science to tailor their bats to where they make contact with the ball the most.

Pitching has benefitted more than hitting when it comes to technology/analytics in recent years, so this is not a bad thing whatsoever.

There's some real survivors bias risk here, though.

The old WWII example of the bombers with the holes in them is a perfect one here. "Oh well there are a lot of holes in these spots, let's up-armor the shit out of those spots..."

No, those are the spots where you DON'T need armor because those are the spots where the plane got shot to shit and still made it back to base.

The more you shave off the ends in favor of putting wood where the ball is making contact, the more you're taking away from areas where you're already missing a bit. That's going to make you MORE prone to mis-hits on balls that aren't barreled.

Well hell fellas, a barreled ball is gonna go a long way anyway. How much science did you really need to know that?

This too shall pass, IMO.

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

There's some real survivors bias risk here, though.

The old WWII example of the bombers with the holes in them is a perfect one here. "Oh well there are a lot of holes in these spots, let's up-armor the shit out of those spots..."

No, those are the spots where you DON'T need armor because those are the spots where the plane got shot to shit and still made it back to base.

The more you shave off the ends in favor of putting wood where the ball is making contact, the more you're taking away from areas where you're already missing a bit. That's going to make you MORE prone to mis-hits on balls that aren't barreled.

Well hell fellas, a barreled ball is gonna go a long way anyway. How much science did you really need to know that?

This too shall pass, IMO.

I think Pat Murphy said it best: “My old ass will tell you this for sure: It ain’t the wand, it’s the magician."