Were there $300 (or, you know, maybe $175 or something in those dollars) baseball bats when I was a kid, and I just didn’t know about them?
And ooh, you can “SAVE $100” on that one. It’s normally $399.99, apparently. You know, just a little tip there, for the value-conscious amongst us. (cough)
Stuff like this gives me a little optimism. If this market is still there, then the economy could be worse. Right?
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When I played ball, the coaches all had a sack full of bats for the whole team. They worked just fine and nobody needed their own bat(s), bag, helmet,etc. Hell, getting a batting glove was for the wealthy kids. $400 for a bat? That’s like Government prices.
I don’t like aluminum bats. I don’t care HOW much off they are. The crack of a wooden bat beats that foolish “ding” anyday.
Especially when it’s coming off of someone’s head. Like, the person foolish enough to think that any freaking baseball bat – aluminum or wood – is worth that kind of money. Criminy… it better have Ted Freaking Williams’ fingerprints on it for that kind of $$.
Yeah, there were bats that expensive when we played ball. I remember one kid whose parents were foolish enough to buy him one. We all ragged him about his $300 bat not helping him hit any better constantly.
You’ve only found the tip of the economic iceberg here, Bo. We’ve discussed this before, within any activity you can spend as much money as you’d “like”.
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As a young kid playing Little League, I never held a bat that cost more than a few dollars. Things changed when I got to high school baseball and was introduced to $300 bats (in 1981-1984). With all due respect to Scott, while he’s correct that a more expensive bat won’t improve your ability to hit the ball, if you can hit the ball consitently then the difference between a cheap bat and a $300 Easton is like the difference between driving an old beater and driving a Ferrari. Put it this way, I was a 110# second baseman that hit several home runs.
I, nor my family, ever had the money to drop on such a bat though. The one I used was supplied by the school.
Yeah, I agree that if you can hit consistently then the more expensive bats could give you that extra pop. The kid in question just couldn’t hit anyhow. lol