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| N.Y.C. Council Takes Up Metal Bat Ban |
| 2007-03-14 |
| New York -- The New York City Council today is expected to vote today on a bill that would ban metal bats from high school baseball games. The measure was unanimously approved by a committee Monday. In addition to bad writing by the reporter (maybe he had an extra Today in his word box and need to use them all by the weekend), this is a bad use of taxpayer-paid time. Supporters of the bill say aluminum bats are a safety hazard because the ball ricochets off the bat quicker than off a wooden bat. But others say there's no evidence to prove metal bats are more dangerous than wooden ones. Maybe we could get them to ban Moonbats. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also expressed skepticism, saying a ban may not solve the problem. He has not said whether he'll veto the bill. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #8 heh heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-14 21:12 |
| #7 I always pictured him more as a catcher. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-03-14 21:06 |
| #6 I have REAL issues with visualizing Bloomberg batting at all. Streetball, wood bats, aluminum bats, composites. I bet Smithers did it for him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-14 21:04 |
| #5 I thought it was proven that the ball comes off Alum. bats much quicker, plus you got the bigger sweet spot. They should leave Alum. bats for the 16 in. softball league. |
| Posted by: Danking70 2007-03-14 21:04 |
| #4 Now, will they ban the designated hitter? |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-03-14 21:00 |
| #3 The fact that they are worrying about stupid $hit like this, even if it is true, tells me they are not doing their job. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-14 18:42 |
| #2 Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also expressed skepticism, saying a ban may not solve the problem. Funny. He doesn't have that problem with trans-fats, cigarettes, and guns. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-03-14 17:53 |
| #1 I'd ban them because they make that stupid 'tink' sound, but that's just me. If safety is the concern, why not simply move the fielders off the playing field when anyone is at bat? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-03-14 15:59 |