Deflategate = Corked bat rulings

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  • Skooby
    Skoobasaurus-Rex
    • Oct 2011
    • 22284

    Deflategate = Corked bat rulings

    Baseball handles the cork bat immediately and ejects the player receiving the benefit, which is what should of happened to Brady as he stood the most to gain passing. As you read, the cork bat makes the bat lighter without changing the power of the bat.

    A batter is out for illegal action when:
    (d) He uses or attempts to use a bat that, in the umpire's judgment, has been altered or tampered with in such a way to improve the distance factor or cause an unusual reaction on the baseball. This includes, bats that are filled, flat surfaced, nailed, hollowed, grooved or covered with a substance such as paraffin, wax, etc. No advancement on the bases will be allowed and any out or outs made during a play shall stand. In addition to being called out, the player shall be ejected from the game and may be subject to additional penalties as determined by his League Punishment advisor.


    In baseball, a corked bat is a specially modified baseball bat that has been filled with cork or other lighter, less dense substances to make the bat lighter without losing much power


    Last edited by Skooby; 01-27-2015, 03:14 PM.
  • Mr. Pink
    Peterman Sucks!
    • Mar 2006
    • 35303

    #2
    Re: Deflategate = Corked bat rulings

    Originally posted by MitchMurrayDowntown View Post
    Baseball handles the cork bat immediately and ejects the player receiving the benefit, which is what should of happened to Brady as he stood the most to gain passing. As you read, the cork bat makes the bat lighter without changing the power of the bat.





    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corked_bat
    Does it though?

    The Chargers were caught using a stick um like substance and no one was ejected, the league swept it under the rug and fined them 20k.

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    • Historian
      2020-2023 AFC East Champions!
      • Dec 2002
      • 61923

      #3
      Re: Deflategate = Corked bat rulings

      Reminds me of goalies with oversized pads...

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      • Albany,n.y.
        Registered User
        • Jul 2002
        • 5599

        #4
        Re: Deflategate = Corked bat rulings

        Bats are owned & controlled by the player. They don't turn their bats over 2.5 hrs before the game to the umpires. There's no comparison.

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