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karamaxjoe
05-08-2009, 08:32 PM
I'm watching the White Sox game and Hawk Harrelson mentions that the cost of a Maple bat has surged to $95.00 each:eek:. Last year they were only about $60.00. Is the recession causing bat companies to inflate the prices of bats or is this a maple wood shortage?

I'd love to hear BMH chime in on this.
OaklandAsFan
05-08-2009, 10:11 PM
might be because of all the crap they have to do to keep them allowed for use with the MLB.
BMH
05-08-2009, 11:13 PM
Most companies are charging $85, I think SAM and us are the only two charging $95. With all the new rules for Maple in the game and the expense of the new insurance requirements and inspections by MLB's tech lab we decided $95 was a good starting point. If it's wrong, we can always go down.