Posts Tagged ‘wood’

Favorite Street Signs

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

10/7/08 “Head” lines

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Lehman Brothers CEO Attacked At Gym, Knocked Out Cold
$11,000 Traffic Ticket? Tell Us What You Think!
He had the highest blood alcohol level ever recorded for anyone in Rhode Island who wasn’t dead
Insurance giant AIG’s role in market crisis probed
Suspected burglar caught in bedroom
Monkey waiters in Japan
Physician to lose license after oral sex with patient
Snake attacks sleeping girl  in bed
Woman fined for donating “litter” to homeless shelter
Woman’s Phobia is wood. Hate to be her husband!
China cancels military contacts with US
Astros pitcher arrested in wedding reception melee
Parents Claim Teacher Strip Searched Girls
If Seth Petruzelli Was Paid To Keep The Fight Standing Up Then Apparently Kimbo Didn’t Get The Memo

Broken Bats

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

As I watch America’s favorite past time sport, which has been corrupted with its share of scandals from Pete Rose’s betting to the steroid controversy now. Do you notice the amount of broken bats there are? It seems like every game has at least one incident of a broken bat either reaching the crowd, pitcher, or other infielders. Recently while at the plate Phillies Geoff Jenkins was injured by his own bat that broke. Click Here To View Full Story

All baseball bats used in MLB are made from either two woods. Ash or Maple. Ash was the premiere wood used for bats but now most bats are made from maple.

The MLB is investigating the broken bat situation and as of 7/2/08 to 9/9/08 over 1,700 broken bats have been collected. They are collecting the bats for analysis. Click Here To View Full Story

We hope no one ends up seriously injured from these bats. Not only do you have to worry about foul balls now you have flying bats.

Sources: MLB.com & Phillies.com