Tyler Colvin punctured by broken bat.

[DuWayne Steurer]

http://sports.espn.go.com...lb/news/story?id=5592592

 

Scary stuff. Despite the fact he's a Cub, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

 

I'm not sure if it was a maple bat, but it'll certainly reopen the discussion on banning them if it was.

[dlk9s]

Castillo, the batter, said that he didn't do it on purpose.

 

Thanks for that clarification.

[PlayerHader]

He wanted to stress to the organization that he had uncanny bat control. I think his message was heard.

[uwisfan]

he looked fine in the dugout watching the video..

[sbrylski]

he looked fine in the dugout watching the video..

Actually, it appears the injury was pretty serious. There wasn't a lot of blood, but it punctured the chest cavity and allowed air in, leading to the possibility of a collapsed lung. He's spending a few days in the hospital and is considered out for the season.

[DuWayne Steurer]

he looked fine in the dugout watching the video..

Actually, it appears the injury was pretty serious. There wasn't a lot of blood, but it punctured the chest cavity and allowed air in, leading to the possibility of a collapsed lung. He's spending a few days in the hospital and is considered out for the season.

Yeah, that's why I posted it. Wasn't real clear from my post. It didn't even look like the bat hit him all that hard.

 

If you pause the video from ESPN, you can clearly see what looks like a big bullet hole on Colvins chest.

 

And it was a maple bat, per the story. They quoted Quade about how the ash bats shatter into small pieces, but the maple bats tend to stay in large chunks when the handle breaks.

[jeffy]

Castillo, the batter, said that he didn't do it on purpose.

 

Thanks for that clarification.

 

What he said was: "I feel really bad about it...It wasn't on purpose, but he's my teammate. I hope he's getting better."

 

Rather than nit-pick his comments, I just assumed that english was not his first language and he meant that even though it was accidental he still felt bad about it...

[dlk9s]

Settle down man, I was joking around.

[MadScientist]

Besides, if Zambrano was at the plate, the clarification would be needed.

 

Didn't Rick Helling get speared a couple of years ago as well?

 

I think MLB is going to have to make some rule changes to reduce the number of shattered bats. My guess would be that they will increase the thickness of the handles, and possibly ban the maple bats.

[dlk9s]

They should switch to aluminum bats. They don't break. Problem solved.

[DuWayne Steurer]

They should switch to aluminum bats. They don't break. Problem solved.

Actually, they do. Not as often, but they break. And when they splinter, they're far more dangerous than wood.

[JimH5]

I love it when bad stuff happens to the Cubs. But not this time. Hopefully the guy has a full recovery.

[dlk9s]

Everybody needs to stop taking my posts so seriously in this thread. When someone makes a joke, don't ruin it by getting all nitty.

[mothershipconnection]

In an ideal world, they could make a crippled aluminum bat that hits like wood.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Everybody needs to stop taking my posts so seriously in this thread. When someone makes a joke, don't ruin it by getting all nitty.

Yes, I was getting all nitty. That's exactly what I was doing. It's not like sarcasm comes across real well with the written word, so maybe you could clarify, for future reference.

[berniebrewer4life]

Yes, I was getting all nitty. That's exactly what I was doing. It's not like sarcasm comes across real well with the written word, so maybe you could clarify, for future reference.

If only there was a way to convey sarcasm....

 

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[MadScientist]

We need to start working on genetically engineering ash trees to make better bats - harder, lighter and less likely to break. Although that may somehow fall under the PED policy.

[dlk9s]

Bats made of a dense rubber core, wrapped in yarn, and covered in leather, along with wooden balls. That should do the trick.

[Invader3K]

Yesterday on the D-List they were talking about this new device, basically a plastic sleeve that can be fitted over the handle of the bat, which could potentially reduce splintering. Seems like something for MLB to investigate.

[hawing]

Bats made of a dense rubber core, wrapped in yarn, and covered in leather, along with wooden balls. That should do the trick.

Except surely someone's explosive power would then splinter the wooden ball.

[Baldkin]

If the Bat glove is not used next season, something is seriously wrong with MLB.

 

Stuff like this should not be happening.