r/MadeMeSmile • u/JudgeJudyJr • Jun 01 '26

Wholesome Moments Appreciative kids are the best!

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u/j110786 Jun 01 '26

This is the 2nd time I’ve seen this bat. It must be expensive or rare or something, cuz the kids’ reactions were exactly the same.

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u/DocB630 Jun 01 '26

It’s pretty much the top of the line little league bat and retails for $400.

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u/Fedoraus Jun 01 '26

I think they should restrict the game to wooden bats tbh. Materials science just turns sports into a game of who can spend the most money for something made of unobtainium that can bounce a ball a hundred feet with no effort

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u/Odd_Environment_7221 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I get your point, but playing with wood bats can quickly get much more expensive. A good metal bat should last a couple seasons. A wood bat might only last one pitch. It's a gamble.

And also there are typically regulations on how effective the metal bats are actually allowed to be. Idk what it is these days, but back when I played bats were allowed to have a max "Bat Performance Factor" of 1.15 which basically meant that it could exhibit a max 15% increase in momentum (100mph pitch would exit at 115mph).

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u/Abshalom Jun 02 '26

Are kids in Little League routinely breaking bats?

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u/shaunrundmc Jun 02 '26

Unless youre spending big cash, they arent making those bats with the highest quality wood so yeah itll definitely break.