This is why I don't like baseball

[kei]

I see what you mean, there simply isn't enough evidence for one to open up the eye. Once more incidents occur then they will start to consider new ways.

[Ming]

[RivaOni]

I'm guessing theres diifferent bat manufacturers like there is with pretty much every other piece of sporting equipment, yes? and that again, like with other sporting equipment, these companies sponsor the players to use their equipment? if so then it could be a fault with that particular brand of bats, so I'm thinking that the bat manufacturer could be made to pay any kind of medical bill?

However, I'm not a baseball fan so I don't know how the business side of the sport works.

[kei]

Ming: those kind of things and getting hit with a bat in the face are two different things. not only two different but "TOO" different. I'm saying if more accidents like the one that happend to this lady happens, it would be the responsible thing to do. Stubbing your toe, more then likely not worth digging in your pocket over. serious damage like this one, yes help out. But only serious ones. You can still help out without having shit spiral out of control.

Riva: Who knows, I don't know what would be wrong with using aluminum bats. I've seen it done, if stronger wood hurts your hands to swing, how about wearing some batting gloves. There are other ways around using that bat brand.

[Ming]

[kei]

[Ming]

From what I gather, the McDonald's lady got something between $500-600k. Not millions, mind you, but still an unreasonably high amount for something that should be common sense. And as a result, every single coffee cup that you look at or will ever look at will have a little blurb written on it that conveniently reminds you how ridiculous the whole situation is...and that your beverage is hot. Which is enough to keep McDonald's or anyone else from ever having to pay some idiot who spilled coffee on himself again. Much like the stadiums and tickets have warnings on them that you may be hit with some flying object while in attendance.

[kei]

I can honestly say that if there is such a warning on seats that the people in this part of the world are blind. And don't take into account that the environment and setting your in has a lot to do with it. If we got so bad to where warnings are needed on seats, is there any hope for us left? LOL

But I guess it's only natural, that when excited you don't really tend to pay attention to much else besise what your excited about, hard to think about other things.

[feign]

The weaker wood is used because it is lighter and can therefore be made into a wider diameter bat and gives the batter better control of where they hit the ball... The downside of them is that they break more easily, which wastes most of the rest of the energy of the swing.

Some of the really good home-run hitters still use the better style for the better energy transfer profile and lower drag from smaller diameter. It's mostly noobs who use the light wood bats so they can at least get a hit.

My girlfriend's mom caught a whole bat to the head at a game a few years ago... She got it signed and sold it for much more than she could have reasonably sued out of the team.

Remember, coffee lady only got a few hundred when everything was said and done. Her wasted time could have been better spent selling lemonade on the street side.


Remember kids: Frivolous lawsuits are for lawyers.

[Al the DLOE]