MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming

He never said why it's bad, just that players he thinks suck should continue to suck and he doesn't like that they don't suck anymore.

He briefly alluded to a valid point but went no where with it about how it may affect little league and college with less money, but that is completely separate from MLB teams using millions of dollars for custom bats.

>> He never said why it's bad, just that players he thinks suck should continue to suck and he doesn't like that they don't suck anymore.

Bad players should continue to suck unless they put in the effort to be better. If you're a batter and can't hit the ball with the right part of the bat (especially experienced guys like Chilsolm) you're simply bad at your job. This is like getting a crappy NBA player and putting some Flubber on his shoes[1]. In all sport the tools are going to push performance a certain amount of but this feels beyond the limit for me.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119137/

> If you're a batter and can't hit the ball with the right part of the bat

But that is what they are doing? The bat is within size and volume limits. Many bats come in slightly odd shapes or weight distributions. Is it because this is "optimized" that it's bad?

It feels like one of those things where even though it’s within the limits of the rules, it just shows they need to tighten the rules. The end result is everyone having their own customised bat and it’s just a big waste of time. Better to tighten up the rules. If I had my way there would be one legal bat that everyone had to use. Sport should be about the athlete, not the tool.

Should everyone wear the same size shoes?