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40 sats \ 5 replies \ @Cje95 OP 29 Mar \ parent \ on: Yankees Players Using New Bat Shape: Explaining 'torpedo' Shape Stacker_Sports

Agreed!!! I loved the Stros facing him!

Honestly I think what the Yankees have done is legal within the rule book because it’s still circular but I’m not sure it goes with the logic of the rules. I would imagine that a ball of the end of the bat SUCKS with these new bats as well

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20 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 30 Mar

It’s interesting to see how it will play out because one would think pitchers will just pitch them outside to avoid the sweet spot.

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50 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 30 Mar

Yeah that would make the most sense! It is wild the Yankees have a MIT Physicist on payroll and this is what he came up with

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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 30 Mar

How is this different from George Brett using pine tar ?

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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @Cje95 OP 30 Mar

The idea is that you are moving the mass of the wood to help better barrel the ball. Pine tar was just stickiness it doesnt give you an advantage. More mass by altering the shape of a bat for improved performance is different

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30 sats \ 0 replies \ @j7hB75 30 Mar

I’m surprised it took this long for something like this to happen.

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