YOU COULD POKE AN EYE OUT!

by Sooze, Babes Love Baseball

Dangerous projectiles in the big leagues have become more frequent with the growing popularity of maple bats.

Barry Bonds hit his controversial 73-homer season in 2001 using a maple bat, and now roughly half of all hitters prefer them to ash. The players claim they result in better performance, but according to University of Massachusetts-Lowell research, both have equal trajectory on the ball.

There are two major disparities, however. First, maples are like, $20 more expensive. Second, while ash bats crack, maple bats snap and shatter into sharp splintered pieces. This can create a potential danger for pitchers, infielders and base coaches. And I guess fans.

However, I think it creates a more exciting environment. It's like Xtreme Baseball! Where everyone who comes within 90 feet of the plate endangers their lives! This would indeed spike ticket sales, especially for those hard-to-fill seats in Dolphin Stadium.

I say, let them have maple.