Midlo: Spoken just like a dad whose son bore a fastball in on a hitter's fists and then glumly watched the ball dump into shallow right field.
Yup. And I can even remember far enough back to when it happened to ME -- too many times!
Always loved those WWBA games. I think my son's last outing at Jupiter, he broke 4 bats in 3 innings. 2 just cracked, 2 broken to flinders.
Always loved those WWBA games. I think my son's last outing at Jupiter, he broke 4 bats in 3 innings. 2 just cracked, 2 broken to flinders.
Right, so there's no reward for pitching inside, except to back them up to back outside. Junk, outside, junk, outside. I've seen enough.
Good point Midlo about WWBA games.
The WWBA events are some of the best amateur tournaments and best baseball played in the country. Very highly regarded by just about everyone on this site and in baseball. I have never heard anyone complain that the games were boring or there was too much small ball. It's usually the opposite, 'what great baseball'.
A lot of WWBA games are low scoring, especially at Jupiter, but IMO this isn't due to a wood bat. It due to the top pitchers in the country pitching in many of the games. You know the saying about good pitching v. good hitting.
If aluminum/composite were banned tomorrow nobody would miss them by the end of the month.
The WWBA events are some of the best amateur tournaments and best baseball played in the country. Very highly regarded by just about everyone on this site and in baseball. I have never heard anyone complain that the games were boring or there was too much small ball. It's usually the opposite, 'what great baseball'.
A lot of WWBA games are low scoring, especially at Jupiter, but IMO this isn't due to a wood bat. It due to the top pitchers in the country pitching in many of the games. You know the saying about good pitching v. good hitting.
If aluminum/composite were banned tomorrow nobody would miss them by the end of the month.
Definitely agree about WWBA, but do bear in mind that you're looking at the upper tier of HS players there. You could argue that if they can't score much with wood, what would a more common HS game be like?
But in the end, they used to play HS with wood and the games went fine. It's only when you play with metal all the time that playing with wood gets so hard. You get kids developing long, loopy swings and getting away with it because of the huge sweet spots. Everyone swinging for the fences. If the kids grew up with wood, it'd all shake out.
But in the end, they used to play HS with wood and the games went fine. It's only when you play with metal all the time that playing with wood gets so hard. You get kids developing long, loopy swings and getting away with it because of the huge sweet spots. Everyone swinging for the fences. If the kids grew up with wood, it'd all shake out.
It is my experience with these upper level wood bat events that pitchers tend to dominate. They are all throwing in the high 80's to low 90's and batters are just not used to seeing this kind of pitching with wood. Given more time the batters would adjust.
Connie Mack games have higher end players but not the elite level pitching that are common and would be more typical of a HS game.
Connie Mack games have higher end players but not the elite level pitching that are common and would be more typical of a HS game.
I see all this discussion about aluminum/composite versus wood from Dads and most are from States that don't impose the wood standard. NY banned metal at the High School level and I'd like to hear someone with experience with the change over chime in. My son has played in tournaments with both and I know he likes wood just as much as aluminum.
Players that can hit , believe they can hit , could careless. Whatever the rules are fine. I can hit so bring it on. In WWBA events you have outstanding pitchers facing outstanding hitters. And the defense is very solid as well. Its just great baseball period.
I played HS baseball when it was just wood period. There were no metal bats so we didnt know anything else. If you got rid of the metal bats and said "Its wood and thats it." Then the game would just be the game and metal would be forgotten and not an issue.
Everyone knows that metal aids the hitter. And in many ways. So if you want to aid the hitters stick with it. If you want to return the game to "the game" then get rid of them and move on with it.
I played HS baseball when it was just wood period. There were no metal bats so we didnt know anything else. If you got rid of the metal bats and said "Its wood and thats it." Then the game would just be the game and metal would be forgotten and not an issue.
Everyone knows that metal aids the hitter. And in many ways. So if you want to aid the hitters stick with it. If you want to return the game to "the game" then get rid of them and move on with it.