March 12, 2007
City Council Moves Closer to Aluminum Bat Ban
Depending on whether you've ever been on the receiving end of a ball hit by an aluminum bat (or maybe you were hit by one - accidentally, so the other kid said), you may find the City Council's approval to let an aluminum bat ban move forward appropriate. Or you may find it completely ridiculous.
After a few publicized incidents where young baseball players were seriously injured or even killed by balls hit by aluminum bats, City Councilman James Oddo introduced the legislation which would ban aluminum bats at high school games and the City Council's Youth Services Committee has approved it. However, many parents and coaches think the legislation is overzealous, given there are no studies that show a greater risk when using aluminum bats. But former Mets pitcher John Franco said:
“I think the game is a lit bit slower with a wood bat and for the safety issue of the kids, I think maybe the ball might travel a little bit slower. You know line drives hit off a wood bat are line drives and off aluminum bats are line drives, but for me personally being on that mound and seeing the difference, pitching for 22 years, I could see the difference."Uh, so aluminum bats are dangerous? Maybe?
The City Council will now get the legislation. NY1 reports that the Mayor is against it. And recently, the City Council voted on a symbolic ban on the n-word.
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As long as I can keep my aluminum bat I'm fine with the change. It's as close as I get to the Slonim Shield.
Glad to see things in NYC are just running like a well-oiled machine so that the CC has so much time to kill with nonsensical (and unenforceable) issues like this.
Maybe being on the City Council really is a part-time job.
Here's a suggestion, ban that energy source that powers 2-ton steel constructs into hapless pedestrians crossing the street. Makes about as much sense as this does.
Here's a suggestion, ban that energy source that powers 2-ton steel constructs into hapless pedestrians crossing the street. Makes about as much sense as this does.
A ban on the n-word? Will they ever be done pulling all the rap music from the shelves...
Oh, and why not ban all screaming, yelling, cell phone use, and other puerile stupidity inside a movie theatre? Holy mackerel, there's that N-word again.
The city council never disappoints. Can we disband them at this point and just save the tax dollars? Pretty please.
More useless BS and time that could be spent on important things.
Way to go city council.
You continue to be a farce.
The safety issue is, maybe, that kids who have skills will catch the ball. While other inept kids who probably should not be playing a sport get killed because they can't manage to catch or avoid a ball.
There is a slower version of the game called slow pitch Softball. That should be were the kids who can't catch or avoid a ball should play.
Lets pussify the world and make everything safe for the lowest common denominator.
Not everybody can do everything. One must know their limitations. Even coddled little kids who think they are so special and gifted in every thing because thats what they keep being told. No one has the balls these days to actually face the reality that there are just some things some people should not do.
Like the trophies for everyone crap. Oh we can't hurt the feelings of the losing team so lets give them a trophy too...
A note to all parents.
EVERY sport has some element of danger or possible injury. That is just the way it is.
Maybe the shitty council should just ban sports altogether.
Yeah,... thats the way to go, lets ban anything that has any possible element of danger. It's for the kids after all.
You'll have to pry my aluminum bat from my cold, dead hands.
*Yawns* Next !