Just to bring up the issue of wood v. other material one more time.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponlin...all-Bat-Lawsuit.html
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quote:A spokesman for the legendary bat-maker said Wednesday the company did nothing wrong and the verdict ''appears to be an indictment of the entire sport of baseball.''
You can provide all the conjecture and assumptions you want. Statistically, from an accident standpoint, there's no evidence metal bats are more dangerous than wood bats.quote:Originally posted by baseballmom:
It's about time!
I'm very sorry for their loss...With a number of other suits pending & awarded recently, maybe HS's, Colleges & other leagues will wake up.
Cost of wood vs. alum. is a lame excuse. A young mans' life is worth more than this or any jury award!
quote:Originally posted by RJM:
So what happens when a pitcher gets drilled with a wood bat? Will wood bats be banned? Will baseball be turned into wiffle ball? My son has been hit in the head by a batted ball once. It came off a wood bat in 18U ball.
Can you read? Read it again.quote:Originally posted by Doughnutman:
Are you saying that metal bats and wood bats are the same RJM? I wouldn't think anybody would agree with that assumption.
So let's resort to personal attack and ignore the statistics. Is that the game you want to play? I can play that game is you want to continue. When juries start making uninformed decisions because it feels good our court system is in trouble. I'm trying to look at the decision with intelligence, not emotion. I wish you could read ....quote:Originally posted by brute66:
Wow. RJM, you would have made a good spokesman for Big Tobacco. After all, for decades there was no statistical evidence that cigarettes are harmful. Statistics are the most pliable and misused metric of all. Bats capable of producing high baseball exit speeds need to be banned. PERIOD.
Who is supposed to ban the bats? You have a choice. You can choose not to let your son play baseball. Or you can choose to only let him play in games with wood bats. However, if you read the entire thread you will see wood bats don't guarantee safety either.quote:Originally posted by brute66:
Wow. RJM, you would have made a good spokesman for Big Tobacco. After all, for decades there was no statistical evidence that cigarettes are harmful. Statistics are the most pliable and misused metric of all. Bats capable of producing high baseball exit speeds need to be banned. PERIOD.
quote:The energy translated, the damage that can be done...greater. The exit velocity, greater...resulting in greater energy and reduced reaction time.
quote:Originally posted by RJM:
So what happens when a pitcher gets drilled with a wood bat? Will wood bats be banned? Will baseball be turned into wiffle ball? My son has been hit in the head by a batted ball once. It came off a wood bat in 18U ball. Maybe 18U ball should be banned because the players hit the ball so hard. Or maybe pitchers mounds should have screens in front of them. Maybe players should wear bubble wrap for uniforms.
I would prefer baseball return to wood. But I don't want it to be at the hands of the government banning metal. The government is in our lives way too much already.
Interesting government help information of the day: The Cash for Clunkers Program helped Hyundai pass Chrysler in car sales in the United States. So much for the intention of the program helping the American auto industry.
quote:"NO, YOU ARE WRONG"
quote:In that case then...ban any player that can bench press over 300 lbs...it has been shown that stronger players hit the ball harder resulting in greater energy and reduced reaction time....
I would not begin to disagree with you. But this does not change the accident statistics showing there have not been more accidents with metal than wood (obviously pro rated for amount of use). To argue the pop in the bat would be making an assumption the accident statistics not back. It's an assumption of logic, not fact.quote:You cant tell me metal/composite bats are not getting hotter.
Ignore the statistics of more than ample sampling as it directly relates to the case?quote:Originally posted by justbaseball:
Ignore the physics though, right?
quote:Originally posted by RJM:I would not begin to disagree with you. But this does not change the accident statistics showing there have not been more accidents with metal than wood (obviously pro rated for amount of use). To argue the pop in the bat would be making an assumption the accident statistics not back. It's an assumption of logic, not fact.quote:You cant tell me metal/composite bats are not getting hotter.
Note: This post is not a pro metal statement. So please don't start the debate. It's a statement of fact. The accident statistics do not back metal bats are more dangerous. That they are would be conjecture.
quote:Yeah, lets do that.
Love these types of arguments.
quote:Originally posted by Doughnutman:
The problem with the statistical defense is wide and varied. I don't have all of the problems in my head(it has been 20 years since I had a stat course) but a few of the problems are:
who collected the raw data. What did they exclude or include. What connections do they have to the people that paid for the stats, where did they get their info, etc...
Next is the interpretation of the data after it has been collected(filtered, what parameters did they impose) It is very easy and normal to have 5 people interpret the same data 5 different ways.
Stats are great for misleading people. They are used this way everyday.
Plus my son hit a 420+ HR this summer. No way he can do that with a wood bat. No way.
The stats I once saw were accumulated by the NFHS. I'll bet USA Baseball has the data too. You can be assured every time there's a serious injury in a youth sports event paperwork is filled out and filed for potential liability purposes. My son learned in 7th grade never take an ice bag. It means paperwork and removal from the game.quote:Originally posted by OCB:quote:Originally posted by Doughnutman:
The problem with the statistical defense is wide and varied. I don't have all of the problems in my head(it has been 20 years since I had a stat course) but a few of the problems are:
who collected the raw data. What did they exclude or include. What connections do they have to the people that paid for the stats, where did they get their info, etc...
Next is the interpretation of the data after it has been collected(filtered, what parameters did they impose) It is very easy and normal to have 5 people interpret the same data 5 different ways.
Stats are great for misleading people. They are used this way everyday.
Plus my son hit a 420+ HR this summer. No way he can do that with a wood bat. No way.
Most of the research data is collected or funded by the bat manufacturers. Thats like asking the fox to count how many chickens are in the coop each night before you go to bed.
How do you know it wouldn't have happened with a wood bat. I'm not debating the pop off the bat. But every response to this case I've seen has been emotional and assumptive, not factual.quote:There was a 9 year old here in Florida that my son plays against that had his whole face shattered pitching.