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RungUp
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 Posted - 08/24/2011 : 16:23:43
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I have been wondering about all these baseball bat studies and regulations, approvals, etc...With the new rules for HS and USSSA, will these other NON-Sanctioned, independent baseball tournys have to have a warning or waiver signed, that all "bats are legal" for these tournamounts. I am sure there is a lawsuit JUST WAITING to be had. Are the days of a 130 lb++ kid swinging a drop 10 trampleline bat that is flattend on two sides, or the composite juiced bats gone. I would be worried if I was a park Board Member and the rec kids have one set of rules but the traveling teams don't. Would it even matter if you made all bats be USSSA certified [would that be like a free pass or OK acknowledgement] As a coach, do want your players playing with 2 different type bats for different tourny's. Do want the kid to hit with a bat that has been deemed dangerous by all the leading baseball organizations, just so he can hit a HR a little longer. I was just thinking...... |
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baseballready
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Posted - 08/24/2011 : 20:45:31
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Originally posted by RungUp
Do want the kid to hit with a bat that has been deemed dangerous by all the leading baseball organizations, just so he can hit a HR a little longer. I was just thinking......
Which leading baseball organizations have deemed them "dangerous?" |
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bluecup
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Jack-of-Diamonds
152 Posts |
Posted - 08/28/2011 : 10:58:44
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I get it. We live in a litigious society these days and I wouldn't be surprised to see a negligence case built around an organization allowing the use of bats that others have outlawed.
I guess the other side of that coin is USSSA's approval of wood bats. It would be difficult to refute that broken bats and flying debris are fairly common occurrencs with wood.
If a waiver is expected to protect an organization from being held responsible for injuries I'd imagine they'll have to get more specific than the typical "baseball can be an inherently dangerous sport..." wording. |
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With-a-stick
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Posted - 08/29/2011 : 14:41:22
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Most everything has a danger associated with it, managing the dangers in any activity is a constant job for everyone, coaches, players, officials, and parents.
If the MLB can't figure out how to fix the broken bat for safety sake they ought to do it for the extra bases!
In travel...
Pulled foul balls are dangerous. Most dangerous situation I've seen on a baseball field. The danger to a coach sitting outside the dugouts on a bucket with limited ability to move or the time to react makes me shudder when I see it. Well I do remember chuckling at the 4-5 portly coach/dads at one 11u or 12u game who insisted on standing outside the dug out all in a row, they all did the dance but one... several times!
That danger is probably second only to adult sized 12 year olds throwing from 46 ft to adult sized batters. Anyone catch the California pitchers direct hit to the visor of his hat, wow that would take the "luster" off the LLWS safety preaching. They were a half inch from a horrible accident. |
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C. MORTON
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Posted - 08/29/2011 : 14:52:59
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| Anyway you look at it, it's dangerous. If someone hits the ball with a bat and a player gets hit it is going to hurt no matter what kind of bat it is... What will be next soft baseballs like tee ball |
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Play at your own risk
