I am sure you have heard the saying “it is the player that matters, not the bat”. In this episode we see if that is true.

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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://player.wizzard.tv/player/o/j/x/127445956517/config/k-1007db98a8b3410d/uuid/root/height/360/width/640/episode/k-c5cec1f2eccd77a1.m4v"></script>/textarea></p> <hr /> </div> </div> <!-- post --> <!-- You can start editing here. --> <div id="comments"> <div id="comments-meta"> <p>3 Responses to “Episode 60 – Are All Bats The Same?”</p> </div> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-343"> <div id="div-comment-343" class="comment-body"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/5ee4fe72a676136a7d2a82e6d451ea20?s=48&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D48&r=G' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' /> <cite class="fn">noname</cite> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="http://fastpitch.tv/2009/04/21/epiosde-60-are-all-bats-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-343"> April 23, 2009 at 10:43 pm</a> </div> <p>ok, so a ball will travel 15 feet further with a $300 bat than a $100 bat… how would this compare to a slapper or someone who bunts? sometimes it might just appear that the $300 bat is actually better. Now I will say you might have a better warranty with a more expensive bat. Just my thoughts on the comparison.</p> <div class="reply"> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="comment-344"> <div id="div-comment-344" class="comment-body"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/be2d76a1e7a436c91c8f129675a4507f?s=48&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D48&r=G' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' /> <cite class="fn">Texassoftballer</cite> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="http://fastpitch.tv/2009/04/21/epiosde-60-are-all-bats-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-344"> April 27, 2009 at 4:55 pm</a> </div> <p>Okay, so I agree with the whole bat pricing and I mainly just wanted to make a reccomendation for another episode. Guys are always making snide comments about how much better and harder baseball is vs. softball, and I want to prove them wrong. Sports Science has done an episode about it, but my friends argued saying “Jennie Finch never tried to hit a baseball pitcher”. I was thinking that y’all could get a baseball player to pitch to a softball hitter and vice versa to see who does better… Thanks! <img src='http://fastpitch.tv/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p> <div class="reply"> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="comment-523"> <div id="div-comment-523" class="comment-body"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c7c278c4ac766538057f19ea2fe26f6c?s=48&d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D48&r=G' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' /> <cite class="fn">carlos montes</cite> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="http://fastpitch.tv/2009/04/21/epiosde-60-are-all-bats-the-same/comment-page-1/#comment-523"> June 21, 2009 at 9:50 pm</a> </div> <p>concerning bats i here people say they rolled the bat whats that? or they corked it put in on a lathe to thin the walls is this legal? does a bat need to be broken in ?like a composite or does it hit as solid 6 months later my friends tell me once its broken in its better is this true? or they cuped the end. if i buy a good composite bat do i need stuff like this done</p> <div class="reply"> </div> </div> </li> </ol> </div> <div id="pagination"> <div class="alignleft"><p></p></div> <div class="alignright"><p></p></div> </div> </div> <!-- main --> <div id="sidebar"> <div class="tagsblock"> <a href="http://www.softballjunk.com" target="_blank"> <img src="http://softballjunk.com/.assets/sportjunk.png" border="0" /><br /> Visit our Sponsor </a> <br /> <!--<a href="" onclick="window.open('http://www.sportjunk.net/fi_player/tv.php','Fastpitch TV Show','height=500,width=900,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,titlebar=no,toolbar=no');"> <img src="http://www.sportjunk.net/fi_player/FastpitchButton_Watch.png" border="0" /> </a>--> <a href="http://fastpitch.fm"> <img src="http://www.sportjunk.net/fi_player/FastpitchButton_Listen.png" border="0" /> </a> <a href="http://www.fastpitch.us" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.sportjunk.net/fi_player/FastpitchButton_Read.png" border="0" /> </a> <br /> <div style="width: 177px; text-align: center"> <a href="http://www.fastpitchillustrated.com" target="_blank"><p style="margin-left: 4px;" >Visit Fastpitch Illustrated</p></a> </div> </div> <hr size="1" noshade="noshade" color="#CCCCCC" /> <div class="tagsblock"> <h2 style="font-size: 14px; margin-left: 6px; margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px;"><center>Subscribe to the Show</center></h2> <form style="width: 202px; margin-left: -5px; border:1px solid #A4A4A4;padding:3px;text-align:center;" action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TheFastpitchSoftballTvShow', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><p>Enter your email address:</p><p><input type="text" style="width:140px" name="email"/></p><input type="hidden" value="TheFastpitchSoftballTvShow" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><p style="font-size:9px;">Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></p></form> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=274993094&uo=6"><img src="http://gateway.sportjunk.net/uploads/lk2g-iTunesSubscribeButton200x70.png" border="0" style="margin-left: -5px;" /></a> </div> <hr size="1" noshade="noshade" color="#CCCCCC" /> <div class="tagsblock"> <p style="font-size: 26px">Get our App</p> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=0jyTDQ516vo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Ffastpitch-softball-tv%252Fid333245873%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D6%2526partnerId%253D30" target="itunes_store"><img alt="Fastpitch Softball TV" src="http://gateway.sportjunk.net/uploads/fastpitchtvapp177.png" /></a> <div> <iframe style="border: 1px solid #999999; width: 205px; height: 205px;" src="http://sportjunk.net/iotw_widget.php"> </iframe> </div> </div> <hr size="1" noshade="noshade" color="#CCCCCC" /> <div style="margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <script src="http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">FB.init("f573cb75f52c29b3ad59dceb182ef3f5");</script><fb:fan profile_id="44686662314" stream="" connections="12" width="250" height="350"></fb:fan><div style="width: 230px; text-align: center; font-size:8px; padding-left:10px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FastpitchTV">The Fastpitch Softball TV Show</a> on Facebook</div> </div> </div> <!-- sidebar --> </div> <!-- content-inside --> </div> <!-- content --> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer-inside"> <h3>Copyright 2010 The Fastpitch Softball Video TV Show - All Rights Reserved</h3> <p>The "Video Elements" theme by: <a href="http://www.press75.com/" title="Press75.com" target="_blank">Press75.com</a></p> <!-- 53 queries. 0.565 seconds. --> </div> <!-- footer-inside --> </div> <!-- footer --> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var thickboxL10n = { next: "Next >", prev: "< Prev", image: "Image", of: "of", close: "Close", noiframes: "This feature requires inline frames. 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