The Great Bat Debate Continues
Received this letter from Little League International today about bats in the Junior, Senior and Big League Divisions:
October 9, 2008
Dear District Administrative Staffs and Local Little League Baseball Officials:
Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2 ¾ inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball.
Baseball bats with a 2 5/8-inch diameter are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).
The "minus-3" requirement – overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat – remains in effect in Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.
Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.
Sincerely,
Little League International
The biggest part of this to me is the fact that the bats must now have the BPF printed on the bat. No BPF, no can use.
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just another reason to spend more money on equipment.
Is that really all you think about that? Do you think bats getting more dangerous? They are definitely hotter. Golf clubs are hotter, how many people used to be able to hit 300 yard drives before? Now anyone with the right equipment can.
But, does hotter actually equal more dangerous?