cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Major League Baseball@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoMLB says Yankees' new Torpedo Bats are legal and likely coming to a dugout near you but are we sure this is what we want?thelibertyline.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkMLB says Yankees' new Torpedo Bats are legal and likely coming to a dugout near you but are we sure this is what we want?thelibertyline.comcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Major League Baseball@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareVeedem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThe science behind them just makes sense. Analyze each player and put the largest mass where they most often make contact. This is a dream for MLB, I’m sure. They’ve been dying for more offense.
minus-squareAnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoHonestly it’s crazy that it’s taken this long to have this come to baseball, right? Golf has been tweaking clubs for forever. Hockey in the last 15 years have made sticks almost perfectly bespoke for players as well.
The science behind them just makes sense. Analyze each player and put the largest mass where they most often make contact.
This is a dream for MLB, I’m sure. They’ve been dying for more offense.
Honestly it’s crazy that it’s taken this long to have this come to baseball, right? Golf has been tweaking clubs for forever. Hockey in the last 15 years have made sticks almost perfectly bespoke for players as well.