WTF? 14.5M settlement to metal bat manufacturer.

[schneiderguy]

I got hit in the balls a few times when I was playing catcher (still hurts even with a cup on ). Could I have sued them for molesting me?

 

[xanis]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[BladeVenom]

WHat's next? Foam bats only?

Our justice system is screwed up.

Wooden bats can break, so I guess foam will be next. Until some retard takes a bite of one and chokes to death. Then they will use pretend bats and balls.

 

[DrPizza]

There's a difference between a freak accident and one which is a direct result of an inherent *flaw* in a product. In this case, the flaw was intentional. The ball hit by one of these bats reached the pitcher in less time than normal reaction time. Playing with these bats was akin to having the kids play Russian roulette, without the kids or their families realizing the level of danger. This wasn't a case of a pitcher who flubbed catching the ball and was hit - this is a case about a kid who didn't have a chance from the instant the ball was struck.

 

[waggy]

Fucking this. I got hit IN THE EYE after failing to catch a pop fly when I was a kid. It messed me up pretty bad but we didn't sue.

During the same summer, a friend got hit in the head with a line drive and had issues for a while as well.

This is a BS lawsuit.

a hit in the eye is nothing compared to how fast the ball comes off some of those bats.

my nephew plays baseball he had one of these bats. i was shocked to see how fast it goes. The ball is past the pitcher before he can even move the glove in front of his face or his 2nd foot touching the ground.

a person really has no reaction time if its hit back at them.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Next item to be banned in the states: metal bats.

Next thing you know the only toys children will be able to have is guns!

 

[BladeVenom]

Playing with these bats was akin to having the kids play Russian roulette, without the kids or their families realizing the level of danger.

Russian Roulette is a one in six chance of dying. What's the odds of dying from playing baseball, less than one in a million?

More people die from slipping in the bathroom.

 

[Svnla]

And we all WILL pay more for the greed and stupidity of some.

 

[Brainonska511]

More people die from slipping in the bathroom.

So? Just because more people die from X doesn't mean we shouldn't be taking any action to prevent people from dying of Y.

 

[wirednuts]

i would sue the guy who claimed to know how to do chest pumps. i bet he was afraid to hurt the kid more, as the ball already did some damage. but you gotta just push hard and fast. pump pump pump right at the point of breaking bones and dont ever stop until help comes.

the metal bat didnt do this anyway. if anything it was the baseball.

 

[wirednuts]

a hit in the eye is nothing compared to how fast the ball comes off some of those bats.

my nephew plays baseball he had one of these bats. i was shocked to see how fast it goes. The ball is past the pitcher before he can even move the glove in front of his face or his 2nd foot touching the ground.

a person really has no reaction time if its hit back at them.

because the pitcher is so close too. but i agree, metal bats shouldnt even be made. its just dumb

 

[wirednuts]

Wooden bats can break, so I guess foam will be next. Until some retard takes a bite of one and chokes to death. Then they will use pretend bats and balls.

pro wooden bats do because of the way there made for maximum performance.

they could make little league wood bats that would never break no matter what.

 

[Red Squirrel]

More people die from slipping in the bathroom.

Some great inventions have also been thought of this way.

 

[wirednuts]

when i was 12 my little bro pitched a baseball to me and i hit a line drive to his nose. it was brutal. he didnt like me for a good long time but he never sued me or the city for the land it happened on

 

[StrangerGuy]

Makes me wonder why people say its too expensive to do business in the U.S.

 

[edro]

It's cheating, using an aluminum bat, anyway.

 

[soulcougher73]

This is just stupid.

When you play baseball (or any sport) there is certain level of danger involved. Freak accidents will happen.

WHat's next? Foam bats only?

Our justice system is screwed up.

This. 'Murica Fuck Yeah!!

 

[soulcougher73]

just banned all metal bats from little league, and made all the kids use wooden bats ONLY. Or make the baseball softer. lol

They really should use wooden bats only. Its what the pros use so why not get used to it if you are going to be good and try for the pros someday.

 

[soulcougher73]

Yes brain dead. He's a veggie now.

In that case it doesnt cost much to pull the plug. They dont need 14.5mill for future veggie.

 

[Texashiker]

Yes brain dead. He's a veggie now.

Then let the poor kid die.

 

[Jeeebus]

so the lawyers will get 1/3 of the settlement.

Probably. You'd rather they work for free?

 

[darkewaffle]

I do agree that wooden bats are better, but I still feel like this same thing could have happened even with one.

 

[waggy]

Probably. You'd rather they work for free?

nobody expects them to work for free. but 1/3 of a settlement is insane. no he does not deserve $4.8 million for it.

I do agree that wooden bats are better, but I still feel like this same thing could have happened even with one.

yes. but the odds would be a LOT less.

with wooden bats a big and talanted kid will hit the bar hard. with these new banned bats even a smaller less talented kid is hitting them hard.

 

[z1ggy]

They really should use wooden bats only. Its what the pros use so why not get used to it if you are going to be good and try for the pros someday.

+1. I mean.. how hard/far do you really need to hit the ball?? If it becomes a problem, then move the fences in, or maybe teach kids to hit line drives instead of trying to hit bombs everytime?

Then again, if this happened companies like Easton would cause a huge stink because they'd lose a piss ton of money from people who buy a new bat for their spoiled brat of a kid every year to have the latest and greatest.

 

[z1ggy]

I do agree that wooden bats are better, but I still feel like this same thing could have happened even with one.

Have you ever hit with a wood bat before? Unless you are pro, or very used to a wood bat, the ball travels much shorter and with less velocity.