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  • AB 7: Another California Strike-Out

    06/03/2010 2:28:46 AM PDT · by markomalley · 4 replies · 463+ views
    Town Hall ^ | 6/3/2010 | Hugh Hewitt
    Gunnar Sandberg is a California high school baseball player was put into a coma this spring after being hit in the head by a line-drive coming off a metal bat. The very good news is that Sandberg is recovering, but the reaction to his injury has been sadly predictable: Democratic California Assembly member Jared Huffman has introduced AB 7 --a bill that would impose a moratorium on non-wood bats for one year.
  • How to hit more runs without failing a drug test

    03/14/2007 8:37:14 AM PDT · by libertarianPA · 8 replies · 626+ views
    AP via Yahoo! News ^ | 3/14/07 | JIM LITKE
    Anybody over 30 can remember the first time they heard bat meet ball with a less-than-satisfying "ping" instead of a hearty "crack!" Apparently some of us haven't gotten over it still. The latest fight over performance-enhancement in baseball isn't being waged at spring training, and it has nothing to do with HGH. It's taking place in New York, where a bill banning metal bats in high school games is expected to pass the city council by a comfortable margin Wednesday afternoon. If the measure gains traction, it could change baseball forever. Or not. New York is a big town, but...