That could have happened to Sammy Sosa but his bat broke in a game versus the Rays and the ump stared at all those little balls of cork, seemed like the stadium was silent for a whole minute before Sammy got run. Apparently Slamming Sammy thought he needed more than steroids to blast that ball outta the park.
There’ve been a pretty fair number of big-name baseball players who’ve corked their bats at some point in their careers. Albert Belle and Sammy Sosa are probably the most notorious, but even Babe Ruth and Pete Rose are believed to have tried corking.
Ed the Red posted a link on bat corking – strictly on physics the batter is worse off. The book author stated that the one measurable is the mental component – if the batter is in a better mental state, that could give him enough of a boost to overcome the bat limitations.
kingdiamond69 almost 2 years ago
George Brett would be attacking the ump.
distortion almost 2 years ago
Albert Bell?
Doug K almost 2 years ago
The Ump: "Me thinks thou dost “protest” too much, Mr. Shakespeare."
TampaFanatic1 almost 2 years ago
That could have happened to Sammy Sosa but his bat broke in a game versus the Rays and the ump stared at all those little balls of cork, seemed like the stadium was silent for a whole minute before Sammy got run. Apparently Slamming Sammy thought he needed more than steroids to blast that ball outta the park.
Prey almost 2 years ago
Is that batter Mr C Cat?
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Ha! I remember there was a huge controversy about a corked bat used by Albert Bell, of the Cleveland Indians. Fun times!
jango almost 2 years ago
He’s a real corker!
WCraft Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Why? It obviously has no cork!
marklylepayne almost 2 years ago
Ah memories of Sammy Sosa !
mwksix almost 2 years ago
Good way to keep him from noticing how far up the pine tar goes!
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 2 years ago
For anyone a little vague on the advantages of a corked bat:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corked_bat
mpolo11 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Cork free. And made in a cork free factory.
amaneaux almost 2 years ago
There’ve been a pretty fair number of big-name baseball players who’ve corked their bats at some point in their careers. Albert Belle and Sammy Sosa are probably the most notorious, but even Babe Ruth and Pete Rose are believed to have tried corking.
amxchester almost 2 years ago
Ed the Red posted a link on bat corking – strictly on physics the batter is worse off. The book author stated that the one measurable is the mental component – if the batter is in a better mental state, that could give him enough of a boost to overcome the bat limitations.
ars731 almost 2 years ago
Insert Barry Bonds joke here