The remedies range from extending netting behind the plate down the first- and third-base lines as they do in Japanese ballparks to protect fans close to the action, to placing restrictions on the width of bat handles, to banning the use of maple bats completely. But one matter is certain, Selig reiterated again this past Thursday during a telephone conversation from his Milwaukee office: something is going to change...
...And for those baseball fans seated low and down the base lines who may complain about having to view the game through mesh that is meant to protect them, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had these words of wisdom:
"In less than three minutes, people won't even know it's there," he said at the time. "It was the right thing to do."
"In less than three minutes, people won't even know it's there," he said at the time. "It was the right thing to do."
They already have netting behind home plate, and, speaking from firsthand experience, Bettman is right, you do learn to ignore the netting. Ryan Theriot suggests later in this article maybe the thing to do is try aluminum bats. I don't think that'll ever happen, especially considering some cities are banning aluminum bats in youth leagues. As an engineering student, my thought is more scientific. Considering all the space age technology at our disposal, how is there not a coating we can apply to the bats to make them stronger?
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