Mar 23 2021 09:50 AM
We had to go out and get the Lunchpail a new baseball bat since he broke the one he got from granny on xmas the very first time he used it (at the batting cage, probably not a great idea but live and learn). His rec and school leagues strictly use wood bats.
The one he broke was the same model, 1 inch longer than the one he'd used for 3 years and had hundreds of swings and hits with. That one also gave out with small hairline crack.
As we learned shopping ash bats are no longer cool and birch and maple are where it's at. Almost all ballplayers today use them. You shouldn't be surprised to learn they cost a sobering amount more but jesus what a weapon we got. Looks and feels like a piece of Chinese furniture but light, hard, dangerous. Another thing about pricey bats, you'll be tempted to buy a cheap "practice" model. What a biz plan.
Lunchie got the Tim Anderson birch model here
I'd never heard of Victus before, it is a sub-label of the Marucci brand, which I guess I recognize but is also kind of new. Founded by Kurt Ainsworth who you might recall was a pitcher for the Giants in the early oughts. (Marucci is the name of Louisiana trainer who made the originals in his shop). Ainsworth is the CEO now, the company got bought by a holding company last year for $200M and its Marucci and Victus brands are the top 2 in MLB market share today. The brands we knew as kids are vanishing faster than the $10 bat. Chandler? 