[Buckeye Battle Cry]

They are, but the success Barry Bonds had with maple bats (which are a harder wood than ash) has created a popularity with maple over the last decade.

[Dr. Sivana]

They are, but the success Barry Bonds had with maple bats (which are a harder wood than ash) has created a popularity with maple over the last decade.

I missed all that. I tuned out of MLB when they introduced inter-league play. It is the MLB equivalent of living in sin.