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The New York Yankees and their torpedo bats are causing a stir across baseball.
In case you missed it, on Saturday, the Yankees set a franchise record for home runs (nine dingers!) against the Milwaukee Brewers. How did they do it? It's very possible that it was thanks to some custom-designed wooden bats.
The Brewers certainly didn't help themselves by throwing meatballs to the Yanks. But just the thought of New York finding new ways to be successful with new torpedo-style bats has Miluwakee pretty heated. Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill ripped the new bats, and then lit into Major League Baseball, too.
“I think it’s terrible,’’ Megill revealed to The New York Post.
“We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slow-pitch softball. It’s genius: put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush-[league]. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”
Oof. No love is lost there. However, the bats might be here to stay. If you're wondering if they're legal, yes, they are. The MLB weighed in and confirmed the shape doesn't violate any rules.
Sorry, Brewers. Torpedo bats to the moon.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Brewers pitcher rips MLB for allowing Yankees torpedo bats
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In case you missed it, on Saturday, the Yankees set a franchise record for home runs (nine dingers!) against the Milwaukee Brewers. How did they do it? It's very possible that it was thanks to some custom-designed wooden bats.
The Brewers certainly didn't help themselves by throwing meatballs to the Yanks. But just the thought of New York finding new ways to be successful with new torpedo-style bats has Miluwakee pretty heated. Brewers pitcher Trevor Megill ripped the new bats, and then lit into Major League Baseball, too.
“I think it’s terrible,’’ Megill revealed to The New York Post.
“We’ll see what the data says. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I feel like it’s something used in slow-pitch softball. It’s genius: put the mass all in one spot. It might be bush-[league]. It might not be. But it’s the Yankees, so they’ll let it slide.”
Oof. No love is lost there. However, the bats might be here to stay. If you're wondering if they're legal, yes, they are. The MLB weighed in and confirmed the shape doesn't violate any rules.
Sorry, Brewers. Torpedo bats to the moon.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Brewers pitcher rips MLB for allowing Yankees torpedo bats
Continue reading...
