THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PAGE 9
"always think, at the end of day,
heck, the other team needs to
stop you."
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops on Monday's Big 12 teleconference in regards to running up the score
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas won the first eight matchups with Oklahoma from 1903 to 1910.
KU Athletics
Metal: a new element of possibility
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What is Kansas' largest margin of victory against Oklahoma?
MORNING BREW
a couple of days ago I watched the Detroit Tigers' designated hitter Victor Martinez crush a solo home run to right field in the fourth inning of game three of the ALCS. It was at this moment I started to think about how fun it would be to see major leaguers take swings with a metal bat. I mean, if 16-year-old Bryce Harper could crush one 570 feet, and Mickey Mantle could hit multiple bombs more than 550 feet with a wooden bat, just think about what Albert Pujols or Robinson Cano could do to the ball. I'm pretty sure the cover would be torn off.
With a busy 162-game season, it would be nearly impossible for Major League Baseball to incorporate anything like this into the schedule, but I think I have a solution. During All-Star weekend, the home run derby is always a fan favorite. Every year, eight of the biggest bats are chosen to participate. The objective is simple: to see how many home runs a player can hit (and how far he can hit them) with 10 outs allowed per round. In the past, wooden bats have always been used in this event, but
the MLB could make it exclusive to metal bats. After all, the point is to hit the ball far, have fun and put on a show for fans. By using a metal bat instead of a wooden one, we would see baseballs go distances we never thought possible. This competition would not affect any part of the regular season, thus making it an enjoyable night at the ballpark for both players and fans.
Of course, there are some precautions to consider in order to make this a realistic possibility. Fan safety would be the main concern. If a player were to foul off a ball, there's always a chance that a fan
could be struck by it. This could be dangerous, even potentially fatal, considering how much faster the ball would travel into the stands. However, this setback could be fixed by adding more netting around the infield seat, like in the ballparks in Japan. And, of course, there's always the chance that a team's star player could be injured or alter his swing by using a metal bat.
The bottom line is: We've all seen little league, high school and college athletes play with metal bats, but we've never seen them used at the professional level. If the MLB wants to add an exciting element to an already exhilarating home run derby, using metal bats would certainly do just that. Will this happen? Probably
then again he shouldn't enter the competition if he doesn't want to take that risk.
not. But it doesn't hurt to dream about seeing this happen someday. I'm sure I'm not the only fan out there who would want to see if a baseball player could send one to the moon, let alone out of the park.
- Edited by Lindsey Deiter
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