What do the "Experts" say?

This topic is a very broad one and there are not many "experts" on the subject but there are one or two who have spent many years in the field of baseball and bat-making who know what they are talking about.

“This is the kind of technology you ought to be throwing at Bin Laden, not some baseball pitcher. We’ve over-engineered it. It’s the worst thing I ever did. Aluminum bats and wood bats are not even in the same ballpark.” Jack McKay, an Aluminum bat designer who was once hired by Louisville slugger to help advance the bat and make it into what it has become. This ties into my topic because Jack McKay is one of the main reasons this arguement is taking place.

“It’s obvious that the metal bats, if they keep improving the technology, became pretty dangerous. If you had a big-leaguer like Mark McGuire swinging one of those things, they could kill somebody.” Ric Lessman, Washington University head baseball coach. This shows that an alumin bat can be a dangerous weapon in the wrong hands (or right hands if its a wooden bat and the player is an absolue BEAST).

“We’ve eliminated metal spikes, the on-deck circle, and the headfirst slide. We’ve required emergency plans and recommended different balls, face masks, breakaway bases.” Dr. Barry Goldberg, a member of Little League’s National Board of Directors and the Director of Sports Medicine at Yale University Health Services. He is trying to show that there have been strides in safety and that it is still a work in progress. (Add 100 lbs and you get the

all time HR Record Holder)