For those of you who are wondering, a "corked" bat doesn't actually make a
ball go farther.  The advantage of a "corked" bat stems from its
weight--because it's lighter, batters can swing it harder, and this
increased bat speed does two things:  it allows the batter to "catch up" to
faster pitches, and also to hit pitches harder (which is what makes them go
farther).

Scott


----- Original Message -----
From: K. Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:09 PM
Subject: Baseball (was: Re: Re: Ironies)


> Heh - never underestimate the ability of a baseball fan to hold forth on
> mundane topics such as this. :)
>
> Of course there are those who still argue about every World Series game
ever
> played! And the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal.
>
> My dad and I were avid LA Dodgers fans and we saw Sandy Koufax pitch -
> probably the best pitcher ever in the major leagues and so far, the only
> Major League Jewish pitcher.  After we moved back East, we became Atlanta
> Braves fans, but I've never been a strong a Braves fans as a Dodgers fan.
>
> Kat
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deri James" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Ironies
>
>
> > On Saturday 07 Jun 2003 12:04 am, you wrote:
> > > It's a baseball bat with a cork core in it instead of being solid
wood.
> > > The advantage is it'll make the ball go further if you hit it with a
> corked
> > > bat, thereby giving the batter an unfair advantage.  It's illegal to
use
> a
> > > corked bat in a game, although it can be used in practice.
> > >
> > > Kat
> >
> > Aargh - I should have read this far before asking.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Deri
>