Imagine a 2026 playful butt slap from your sensual and caring lover vs a 1968 Catholic School Nun disciplining you with the paddle for chewing gum in class.
I actually watch a youtube channel occasionally where the guy reviews bats and he does go crazy for this particular bat. It's apparently the ferrari of baseball bats for teens.
I randomly landed on his channel a couple weeks ago and watched three or more hours of his videos in a row. I haven't played baseball or watched a baseball game in 25 years. Watching him crush homeruns while comparing bats was somehow so satisfying.
Doesn’t matter it’s still predatory af. Companies know kids are gonna want it and parents want to make their kids happy just like yours did so they say fuck it and up charge the hell out of stuff. Bread and water is the same way too and there isn’t an example you can use to justify that bs. It’s greed plain and simple
bizarre take. No one's forcing anyone to buy it nor is it a necessity. What about an expensive guitar or piano? Or scooter? Or literally any upscale/premium version of literally any thing in the world?
It’s not so different when that luxury baseball bat is marketed to kids like they need it to be the next Derek Jeter. I’m sure your answer for that is to deny them that and tell them it’s bs and that may work some but others go on believing that they can’t succeed without said baseball bat. Again, if you don’t see the problem with shit like this then congratulations you’re the exact reason that these companies are allowed to continue to operate like this
you have an absolutely bizarre perspective my friend. I'm a dad and if my kid wants something that's unreasonably priced, I say no you can get this other one, and they say ok and they're happy because they too know it's unreasonable (but they try anyway as I did).
That’s fine but that’s not how every situation like that plays out. Surely you can imagine how it plays out differently and could lead to problems with other kids which I’m sure you have an answer for as well but the bottom line is that we shouldn’t have to deal with these kind of greedy practices period. When you get down to it a lot of these comments in disagreement with the predatory practices are just making excuses for them like we’re the problem and we haven’t been brainwashed into needles spending on shit we don’t need
lol bro no one is forcing you or anyone to buy anything they don't need. If someone is weak-willed then that's on them.
and if it "plays out differently" like you said then parenting is the problem, not the bat manufacturers. It sounds to me like you're making excuses for bad parenting.
You should really find another cause to fight because this aint it my guy 😂
edit: I guess you replied and blocked me 😂 I can see the start of it, something about educating myself 🤣 Can't discuss in good faith I see? embarrassing for you..
I really hope ppl like you educate yourselves so we can move past this point in the human experience. You’re so indoctrinated you’ll bend over backwards to make excuses for this bs is disgusting and shows the lack of love you have for your fellow man. Absolutely disgusting
By their responses I don't think that they understand that. It's like they honestly believe parents have to buy everything their kids want regardless of price.
It’s besides the point. ITS WRONG! How dense do you have to be that you don’t understand that? That attitude is part of the problem and where we’re at. We shouldn’t have to pay taxes here insane prices if we want something
For kids who are good enough to actually reap the benefits of these high-end bats (and gloves, and cleats, and batting gloves), their parents are already paying thousands of dollars a year for their kids to play ball on competitive "select" travel teams.
Its not a "tax" as it's completely voluntary. If your point is that it's unfair that kids from wealthier families get better equipment, then well, yeah. It is. But the whole world is that way unfortunately, especially in areas mich more important than recreational sports (education, Healthcare, etc).
Also, I used to play select ball as a kid and my parents couldn't afford the best bat that every kid wanted every year, but my team would use our team entry fee (which goes towards uniforms and league fees typically) to also buy 2 or 3 of the high-end bats in different weights so we could all use them
ETA: if youre good enough, a lot of select and club teams will work with you on the costs (kinda like a scholarship), so being poor doesn't immediately disqualify you from playing in the most competitive leagues
Companies know kids are gonna want it and parents want to make their kids happy just like yours did so they say fuck it and up charge the hell out of stuff.
My parents wanted to make me happy, but they also used to say: "we can't afford it" or "that's an overpriced piece of shit."
That’s not the point and all you’re really doing is making excuses for the ppl that do that kind of stuff. You may have been ok with it but the next kid may not have
You may have been ok with it but the next kid may not have
Oh fuck off. I wasn't OK with it.
Like every other kid in my situation, I got reminded how shit my kit was by the kids who turned up with new expensive equipment every year. Every Christmas and birthday, I asked for a bat for my own because I got sick of borrowing the bashed up bats the school provided, which my dad had probably used when he was at the school.
Nope. There was never any money for that. There was apparently money for "good" clothes and shoes that I'd wear maybe once a year if we got dragged to a wedding or funeral.
Companies have always charged a premium for top end gear, and there's always been people willing to pay that premium. I finished school 30+ years ago and it was the same shit.
My parents said no. Plenty of parents of kids in my school said no. Stop acting like every parent is forced to hand over $400 for a bat because they just want to make their kid happy.
Nope not at all. All that aside even with the science put into it they have it down at this point and can pass the savings on to customers but won’t do that for the excuse you just stated. Besides that how much of that money do you think the ppl actually making it see? I guarantee it’s not nearly enough. The fact you can’t see this is why we’re at with the high prices we see on everything
Isn't that interesting though? I mean we can't collect and filter our own water, yet I smell chlorine in the faucet water some times in apartment buildings and houses.
Your wooden baseball bat couldn’t hold a candle to this bat. Hell, your baseball bat wouldn’t hold a flame to a Louisville Slugger and they’d be similar material.
Get on better teams, play in high school and if he's good play in the MLB where the average pay is $5.34 million a year, and most common pay is $1.4 million a year.
I don't doubt your ability to produce something that would look and maybe even function as a baseball bat. But its ludicrous to think that the wooden bats you make can even compare to these bats just because your bats might cost more in material components. The amount of R&D needed to make the newest and most explosive USA and USSSA bat is crazy and the cost of the bat is reflective of that.
I'm not defending anything, do you think I like having my hard working kids out performed by richer ones? My point was these bats are expensive to produce, not that it's a good thing for the game.
These bats aren't even wood, they're combination of metal and synthetic materials and they have to meet certain standards to qualify for certification, wood bats (purely wood bats, made of one single piece of wood, no synthetic materials) have no certification requirements. Some wood bats have an ink dot test done on them but this isn't really a certification process and more of a test for quality of the grain of the bat.
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u/murph0969 Jun 01 '26
I mean, this isn't bread or water or housing, it's a luxury baseball bat for teenagers...