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I don't entirely buy the cost argument. How do wooden bat leagues survive? The Brazos Bombers led the TCL in attendance last season at around 1,200 per game, and they charge considerably less per ticket than we pay at Olsen.
I am not positive but I am pretty sure the players supply the bats. I played JUCO and that was the case for my Summer league. It wasn't a big time league though. The Cape and the Alaskan might supply wood bats for the players.
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They seem to be doing very well financially.
I'm not sure what your definition of "doing well financially" is. I definitely wouldn't say they are making money hand over fist.
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I do think that they should be ash only because the maple bats shatter so badly
Sorry to sound pretentious but you have that backwards.
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If one $300 bat will last all season, why would you want to spend $1,200 on 12 $100 bats? Sure A&M and the other big programs could afford it, but it would be cost prohibitive for the smaller schools.
Bingo. Not a problem for most Big 12/SEC schools, but there are a lot of other baseball programs that would have a serious problem with this as part of the budget.
Also, most teams are given bats by Easton/TPX etc. as a sponsorship deal. So the little leaguers come out and want to swing the same bat they see the Aggies and Horns using. I don't think Louisville Slugger would be jumping at the opportunity to donate hundreds of wood bats to a college team when it won't do them any good as far as a marketing tool.
[This message has been edited by Sex Panther (edited 6/21/2011 12:25p).]