Pink Bats Return

[joelsabi]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

I always wondered the same thing and I figured they did make them like the regular game bats. At the same time thought it also sounds like a lot of players are weird about their bats and how they feel even though they are the same bat... They might get an order of bats and only like a few of them. So the chances of the pink bats having that right "feel" to the player might not be the best of odds so the player uses it for 1 at bat so it can be auctioned off as game used for a good cause and they go back to what feels right to them.

Official Baseball Bat Regulations
Source: MLB.com
(d) No colored bat may be used in a professional game unless approved by the Rules Committee.

Major League Baseball authorizes the use of the specially dyed bats -- temporarily suspending the regulation that restricts players to using black, brown, red or white bats.

An umpire will remove a pink bat if a player tried to use one other then on Mother's day. A few years back, Johnny Estrada tried to use a pink bat the following day that was used on Mother's day since he had 2 hits and 3 rbis with it. The umpire made him remove it.

IMO, players that stop using the pink bat after the first or second at bat, probably blaming the bat for a bad day. Its purely psychological. Revert back to what worked for them. Or someone is collecting them for charity in the dugout and players are being helpful.

Not sure what the reason for the color bat rule on the the bat regulations. Whether its related to pitching distraction or pitcher protection (able to have pitcher recognize the ball off the bat). Anyone know?

[BergerKing22784]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

We make each bat exactly like their regular game bats except the color.

I always wondered the same thing and I figured they did make them like the regular game bats. At the same time thought it also sounds like a lot of players are weird about their bats and how they feel even though they are the same bat... They might get an order of bats and only like a few of them. So the chances of the pink bats having that right "feel" to the player might not be the best of odds so the player uses it for 1 at bat so it can be auctioned off as game used for a good cause and they go back to what feels right to them.

[BMH]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

Brian-


Is there any actual difference between the pink bats and the ones each players uses on an every day basis? As you've probably seen & heard, most players will only use them for an at-bat or two, then go back to their normal bat. They do it as if it's completely different than their regular bat, as if the weight is off or something and they only want to do it really quick for charity. In my mind I'm thinking everything is to the exact specifics for the players as every other bat they order, except the bat is painted pink. Does the color really bother them or something?

We make each bat exactly like their regular game bats except the color.

[camarokids]

Re: Pink Bats Return

Save the TaTa's. Buy Pink Bats!

[kylehess10]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

All pink bats are given to the players by the bat companies. We eat the cost so all profits can go to charity.

Brian-


Is there any actual difference between the pink bats and the ones each players uses on an every day basis? As you've probably seen & heard, most players will only use them for an at-bat or two, then go back to their normal bat. They do it as if it's completely different than their regular bat, as if the weight is off or something and they only want to do it really quick for charity. In my mind I'm thinking everything is to the exact specifics for the players as every other bat they order, except the bat is painted pink. Does the color really bother them or something?

[allstarsplus]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

All pink bats are given to the players by the bat companies. We eat the cost so all profits can go to charity.

Brian - That is a great thing LVS and the other companies do, but also many thanks to the players that happily participate.

Adam Dunn with the Nats got 3 hits with his pink bat and his Mother was in attendence, and said maybe Adam should stick with the pink bat for more games.

This year this Komen for the Cure tradition on Mother's Day had a personal special meaning to my family as last June my wife was diagnosed and beat it and unfortunately now my Mother-in-Law goes into surgery on Thursday in a more advanced case.

[LastingsMilledge85]

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I think most players only used them for one AB is to prevent them from breaking since most players have two. One gets auctioned, sometimes both and the other the player can keep (as what Chris Coghlan is doing to give to his mom. In FCats's first swing yesterday he cracked his pink bat and was given another. Whether the second one was his or not I'm not sure. The real neat part of the game was Pablo Sandoval's pink glove, but only wore it for one inning since he played first up until that point.

[BULBUS]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

Watching the Yanks-Red Sox game last night, most players, including Jeter, used a pink bat during their first at bat only. A couple guys did use their bats for all at bats like Swisher.

[BMH]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

All pink bats are given to the players by the bat companies. We eat the cost so all profits can go to charity.

[legaleagle92481]

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Who pays for the pink bats? If it is the team that may be why the Braves and Pirates were not using them. They are both cheap organizations. Javy Vasquez has a great year and they deal him for a 4th outfielder like Melky because he is cheap. I have seen stories that they are salivating about trading Billy Wagner, which is crazy since the season is only a month old. And over the years they have let most of their free agents walk unless they signed below market deals like Smoltz and Chipper kept doing. The Pirates collect other teams failed prospects on the cheap and trade players the second they start to make any money.

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

I don't Twitter and that has nothing to do with this site so why bother bringing that up? Usually in the past they had every player use the bat at least once, but this year it's a different story. It's sort of a "big deal" in MLB because this money goes to charity and for a good cause unlike some other charities which I don't want to get into.

[punch]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

I'm not trying to be a troll or anything, but who really cares if they use pink bats? I don't get why people care if a player uses a bat, or uses a bat for one AB, or doesn't use it at all. Everyone on twitter is like, such and such isn't using a pink bat.. big wup.

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

I just read up on an article that Milledge did not use a pink bat at all along with three other Pirates players. I also saw that Melky Cabrera did use a pink bat instead used pink batting gloves, which Milledge did as well. Plus most of the players that had them only used the bat for one or two AB's, only a few players used the bats for the entire game. I posted a pic of the new pink batting gloves.

[maccamania]

Re: Pink Bats 2010

It appeared that all the phillies with the exception of worth & ruiz used pink bats today and tonights yankees -sox game ,some players from both teams are using pink bats.......

[LastingsMilledge85]

Pink Bats 2010

Was it just me or were there less players this year using pink bats? I saw a picture of Lastings Milledge and in the picture he was using a black Marucci. Anyone see the Pirates game and noticed if he did use a pink bat in his first AB?