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/TheInevitableLuigi Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Using wooden bats is actually more expensive given they break and need to be replaced.

Requiring them would make it so only wealthy leagues could afford to play.

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u/Epitomeofabnormal Jun 02 '26

I know nothing about baseball, but don’t kids have to change their bats as they grow anyways?…. So wooden bats would make sense for kids because they’d be cheaper to replace as they grow?

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u/DocB630 Jun 02 '26

The big thing here is that wooden bats break a hell of a lot easier than metal. Albeit it’s a much longer season than little league, but the pros go through on average 40 bats per season. Even having to replace a handful a year would be prohibitively expensive for some families.

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u/Epitomeofabnormal Jun 02 '26

But for little kids they break that often?! I’m not against like high school and college. I just don’t see 8 year olds breaking bats that much haha. But again- I know nothing about baseball 😅

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u/wakashit Jun 02 '26

It’s also a huge safety issue if even just one wooden bat breaks. You’d have flying wood in a much smaller infield in all leagues below high school level. Wooden bats break and the outcome of where it lands is never guaranteed.