As brought up in another thread, I figured Id start a thread dedicated solely to this argument.

If a major leaguer hits a baseball with a wood bat 350+ feet, imagine how far and HARDER the ball would travel with an aluminum bat. An aluminum bat in the hands of a major leaguer would be a DEADLY weapon. Yes wood bats are dangerous at times, braking, shattering, and being flung into stands and in the field, but come on, aluminum? Think about foul balls being hit into the crowd, balls hit at other players. Wood is definitely safer than aluminum!