Drewhunz

Bert Blyleven makes the hall of fame.

Lost my job after 9 years and 9 months.

Lost my job after 9 years and 9 months of employment.

Bumping this as I don't think people quite understand what a special piece this is. Easily the rarest and most significant thing ever displayed on MSH.

Want a few weeks off? Not laughing.

Prior to Warriors, used Easton GX9500's. Eagles look the same save the addition of slash protection. As for GX9500's- have fun breaking them in. Better yet, just sell them to me.

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QFT

TCU joining the Big East to get the opportunity to play in BCS games.

Joe Buck. How can you say that there were NO MLB teams west of the Mississippi prior to 1954? Last I checked his DAD called the games for 1 team, while Harry Garey called games for the other. F'ing moron.

Chilean miners coming up.

No. The U of M deserves far more punishment than they've taken thus far.

Somewhere Patrick Ewing and his sweat mop boy are sad.

These days, 90% of the issue is coming from the wood itself. The maple used in bats is the same that instrument and furniature makers are using, so price is becoming dearer, as availability is becoming scarcer. Companies (especially the smaller ones) are having problems finding Canadian Rock Sugar Maple. Instead, woods such as Bigleaf Maple, and younger varieties with a less dense grain pattern are being used. This is creating large swings in quality, as the consistency is declining. Instead of a billet used that has a graining pattern consistent with an older growth timber, there are far more variables such as artificially aging and drying the wood through microwave based kilns ans seasoning techniques. Although the gains are marginal compared to ash, MLB has seen a shift which is causing bats to be produced which are dangerous as well as irresponsible. Taking a SamBat for instance that was made 10 years ago, no longer bears the characteristics of a recently produced bat. Instead, profiles of the barrel and taper are being modified to compensate for the deficiencies inherent in a less than desirable product. Maple tends to shear, whereas ash cracks and splinters leading to the dangerous situations that are seen today. In my current league, maple bats were no longer legal to use as of 2008 due to this issue. That said, the maple bat's biggest hurdle is the desirability of the maple bat itself. AND IF MLB EVER, EVER ALLOWS THE USE OF COMPOSITE OR ALUMINUM BATS, I WILL NO LONGER CHOOSE TO WATCH.

Really hoping todays impaling in Miami brings an end to the maple bat era of MLB.

Another stellar Cowboys performance.

The Cowboys are already in postseason form.

The only person that has those kind of chops would likely be Terry Bozzio. And Korn has sucked for the better part of a decade.

Seconded. A SAD day for music.

Too late.

That is correct.