The bat shattered, and chunks of wood hit Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo in the cheek,... KNOCK ON WOOD / Maple gives new meaning to the crack of the bat SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Frequently, amateur baseball players use metal or composite bats, and professionals use wood bats. However, there may be times where amateur and youth players want to use a wood bat, either for ...

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Step into the world of maple wood baseball bat creation, where skilled artisans transform raw wood into a finely crafted masterpiece. The journey begins with selecting the finest maple wood ...

Some players speculate that maple has a tendency to break violently because maple is a harder wood. Holman, whose bats contain just 5 percent of water, suggested that the quality of many of the ...

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"We've seen a lot of this," said broadcaster Duane Kuiper as an annoyed Cook shook off the injury, "and it's bad. The maple-wood bats - see ya." It might not be that simple, but Kuiper is right ...

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Maple has a tight grain structure and is a harder wood than ash, giving it the potential to be more durable. Holman had spare maple in his home, as he was crafting new spindles for his staircase.

“Remember when they had the maple wood bats when Bonds was using them and everyone saw Bonds hitting the ball a third of the way across McCovey Cove,” Krukow said. “Well, everybody wanted ...

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