tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post6587810055708275018..comments2023-09-27T13:20:49.976-07:00Comments on lnostra-costa: METAL BATSIvano Franco Comellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088771740643993831noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-72631005059838443832010-05-25T15:53:07.833-07:002010-05-25T15:53:07.833-07:00Ivan: For whatever it’s worth the league pitchers ...Ivan: For whatever it’s worth the league pitchers aren’t wearing helmets.<br />TedTEDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-62462893373438294852010-05-24T07:58:15.964-07:002010-05-24T07:58:15.964-07:00Ivano
Did you see the nice article about Gunnar in...Ivano<br />Did you see the nice article about Gunnar in the San Fran Chron today?<br />http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/24/BA4R1DC1GB.DTL<br /><br />He was at the Giants-A's game yesterday and threw out the first pitch. The article says that the Marin League is using wood bats and requiring pitchers to wear helmets. Certainly a step forward.<br /><br />SSSARATOGA SAMhttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-52823542345708786652010-05-08T08:09:03.075-07:002010-05-08T08:09:03.075-07:00"If lawmakers want to protect the pitcher, th..."If lawmakers want to protect the pitcher, they should require the pitcher wear protection -- perhaps a firm-fitting batting helmet, a mouth piece, or a plastic face shield like the one worn by Detroit Pistons guard Rip Hamilton of the NBA." <br />_Jim Seimas, Sports Reporter, Santa Cruz Sentinel, in his article:<br />"Out of Left Field: Swapping Metal bats for wood won't protect the Pitcher"<br /><br />www.santacruzsentinel.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-30490731949348671582010-05-05T08:07:53.405-07:002010-05-05T08:07:53.405-07:00Professional athletes are paid to face a certain a...Professional athletes are paid to face a certain amount of danger AND they are world-class athletes. They protect themselves by making sure metal bats are never used in pro baseball.<br /><br />Our young baseball players require a measure of protection that they might not realize they need.<br /><br />TedTEDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-1436151386100036212010-05-04T11:38:51.977-07:002010-05-04T11:38:51.977-07:00To annonymous above: Thanks for your comment. In ...To annonymous above: Thanks for your comment. In another article published by the San Francisco Chronicle on April 27, It was reported that The North Coast Section of Managers (NCS) rejected the use of Wood bats for the up coming postseason. According to the Chron, Gil Lemmon, NCS Commissioner said the following:<br /><br />"After weeks of research, the thing that finally stood out to me is the number of line drives that have injured pitchers in major league baseball," he said. "That showed to me, regardless of equipment, that kind of injury occurs. Banning non-wood bats would not make it safer in my mind." <br /><br />Lemmon pointed to other possible equipment mandates in the future - helmets for pitchers, base coaches and infielders, along with mouth and face guards. "We need to keep talking on this issue and make suggestions to the (National Federation)," he said<br /><br />The latter paragraph pretty well coincides with my beliefs. The banning of metal bats is not the total answer. Protective gear that especially protects the temple area and the heart area of the young pitchers is absoulutely essential. <br />BTW: The Major Leaguer's are adults and have a Union who is suppose to look out for their safety concerns. Little Leaguers depend on their parents to make the right decisions for them.Ivano Franco Comellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17088771740643993831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-29091144731199815342010-05-04T08:35:50.869-07:002010-05-04T08:35:50.869-07:00And where are the updates and comments regarding t...And where are the updates and comments regarding the MAJOR LEAGUE Pitcher struck by a line drive off f a WOODEN Bat. It can happen no matter what bat is used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-41640290368559735352010-05-04T07:54:33.794-07:002010-05-04T07:54:33.794-07:00THE BELOW UPDATE ON GUNNAR APPEARD IN THE SAN FRA...THE BELOW UPDATE ON GUNNAR APPEARD IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: <br /><br /> www.sfgate.com <br /><br />Injured pitcher Gunnar Sandberg to go home<br /><br />Tuesday, May 4, 2010<br /><br />Courtesy Marin Catholic<br /><br />Marin Catholic College Preparatory High School student Gunnar Sandberg.<br /><br />05.04.10<br />.<br />37 PDT San Francisco -- A Marin Catholic High School pitcher who suffered a near-fatal head injury after being hit by a line drive March 11 has made significant progress in his recovery and is expected to return home from the hospital today, his family said.<br /><br />Gunnar Sandberg, 16, of Kentfield is scheduled to be discharged from a San Francisco rehabilitation hospital, almost two months after the accident that left him in a coma for three weeks.<br /><br />Sandberg, a sophomore, has undergone extensive physical, occupational and speech therapy, and will have to wear a helmet until a portion of his skull can be replaced, his sister Kalli Sandberg wrote in an online journal.<br /><br />Sandberg is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at the A's versus Giants game May 23, as well as at the Marin Catholic versus Justin Siena game Thursday at AT&T Park.<br /><br />- Carolyn JonesIVAN(0)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-81553265833213391332010-04-21T09:44:25.575-07:002010-04-21T09:44:25.575-07:00Yes. Johnny, I did see that bat splintering incide...Yes. Johnny, I did see that bat splintering incident in the Giant Game. I also heard KNBR talk show hosts talk about it on the radio. They asserted that wood bats as now made are unsafe and strongly urged that wood bat manufactures re-think the way they make them. Their assertion was that wood bats can be made without them splintering in the manner that they do now. Sempre Avanti. IvanoIVAN(O)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-74380732864320919522010-04-21T09:38:40.845-07:002010-04-21T09:38:40.845-07:00Ivano: Did you see that wood bat splinter and almo...Ivano: Did you see that wood bat splinter and almost get the third baseman that other night in the Giant game? I don't think wood bats are all that safe. JCJohnny Coltavitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-62671593529439188922010-04-20T11:48:52.263-07:002010-04-20T11:48:52.263-07:00This is in response to Saratoga Sam's inquiry ...This is in response to Saratoga Sam's inquiry re a serious injury suffered by a San Francisco Giant Pitcher last year. <br /><br />Sam: You are right. There was a pitcher for the Giants seriously hurt last year by a ball batted off a wooden bat. Luckily he recovered. In the 1950's Herb Score,a young phenom pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (he supposely was going to be the next Bob Feller)was struck in the face by a ball batted off a wooden bat. He survived, however, he suffered from double vision after the incident and he had to give up his career. <br /><br />Some of us can remember when hockey players including the Goalie didn't wear helmets of any kind, and football players didn't wear face guards. Helmets and other protective gear for the head and face has been slow in gaining acceptance -- usually resisted by the players and coaches who argue that they (the helmets) will impact negatively of the players abilty to play the game or that it's not traditional. To my knowledge the play of modern football players and hockey players<br />has not diminished and tradition be damned when it comes to player safety. IvnIVAN(0)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-50108305443877262032010-04-16T11:40:23.174-07:002010-04-16T11:40:23.174-07:00Wasn't there a pitcher for the SF Giants who w...Wasn't there a pitcher for the SF Giants who was hit in the face area with a ball batted off a wooden bat? I seem to recall that it seriously injured him. Wooden bats may not be the total answer. Maybe you're right, Ivano. Helmets for pitchers may be the way to go. ssSARATOGA SAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-44905191134047459882010-04-15T09:13:28.567-07:002010-04-15T09:13:28.567-07:00Thanks Ted for all your hardwork.
I think it's...Thanks Ted for all your hardwork.<br />I think it's going to be a long hard up hill battle to eliminate metal bats unless the State outlaws them. Hopefully, some industrious soul out their will come up with a suitable design for a pitchers' helmet that gives some semblances of protection at least to the temple area. <br /><br />BTW: I remember when the San Jose Police started their downtown bike patrol (the ones you peddle with your feet), The riders wore baseball caps. When suggested by a certain Captain that they should wear bike helmets for obvious safety reasons, it drew stong opposition from the riders because they (the helmets) weren't as "macho" looking as the baseball cap and it would make them (the riders) look "silly". Fortunately sounder minds prevailed (some time later) and the bike riders had to wear helmets. <br /><br />Even more ludicrous, when the Department wanted to make it madatory that Police Officers wear protective vests (the ones that stop bullets)it drew strong oppositon from certain senior officers (backed by the Police Officers Association) who maintained that the vests made them uncomfortable and would hinder them from doing their jobs properly. In order to mandate this provision for the majority, the Department had to compromise and "grandfather" the senior officers allowing them not to wear the vest. Fortunately these officers "dodged the bullet" and are now retired. Sempre Avanti ivnIVAN(O)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-75575999740717131892010-04-14T11:18:58.164-07:002010-04-14T11:18:58.164-07:00Ivan...
http://www.google.com/products?q=Cost+of+...Ivan...<br /><br />http://www.google.com/products?q=Cost+of+wood+baseball+bats&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&scoring=p&lnk=vbrsugg&brand=Louisville+Slugger<br /><br />The link above should take you to a site with Louisville Slugger wood bats by price...you can see that for most levels of play — they’re not expensive given that the metal bats are around $100 — at least — and go up to $400.<br /><br />Here’s the key...<br /><br />When I was a kid, the league or school team provided a bag full of bats. When they broke, we’d toss them. Individual youngsters didn’t buy their own bats back then. So, the league or school saved on the old, cheaper aluminum bats.<br /><br />Now...all kids buy their own metal bats. So, leagues and teams don’t have to argue that they can’t afford to use wood bats. Maybe a league or team could buy 3, 4 bats in case a kid really NEEDS one...but, the cost is being handed down to the parents who already pay for metal bats.<br /><br />TEDTEDnoreply@blogger.com