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Globe Editorial

Give metal bats the heave-ho

April 28, 2007

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THE BEST argument for youth and high school baseball leagues switching from metal to wooden bats is that pro baseball teams use only wood. Team owners would sooner give up their luxury boxes than expose a $100 million pitcher like Daisuke Matsuzaka to the risk of a career-ending line drive off a metal bat. Granted, Little League batters do not ... (Full article: 464 words)

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