quote:Originally posted by rz1:
I remember going to my grandmas house and playing in this HUGE stone porch. Years later I drove by that house and smiled. That porch was really small, but in my "kid mind" it was the biggest thing on earth, and nothing was better. My point is that maybe in our mind we thought everyone played the game just fine. I personally feel that kids ages 5-11 play the game at a much higher level today and their neighborhood team would kick our neighborhood teams arse. Sure, some kids would have no problem with adapting to wood, but factor in the entire "group" and I think you might have "resulting issues".quote:Texan quote:
Gosh, rz. In the olden days when I grew up, wood bats were all we had. There were no aluminum bats. And everyone still played the game just fine. And those old wood bats were heavier than what wood bats you can get today.
The bats were heavier. I still have some of them around. The handles were significantly thicker than what are used today.
You can even order ash bats today & specify up to a -4 or -5. You can get -3 in maple.
The kids that want to play baseball will play, even if all there is available is a broomstick. If wood bats are all that are in the pile, they'll grab it & head to the plate. I guarantee you...