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Did you just call me Coltrane?
I'm pretty sure Bonds uses a VERY light bat. If I recall it's lighter than the bat I used when I was 15. And I was skinny at 15.
However, players in the 30s-50s used much heavier bats than players use today.
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The bats are a lot lighter and denser. They heat treat them to remove any lingering humidity.
Babe Ruth was rumoured to have swung a 38oz bat. Most players today use a 30-31. Paul O'Neill (not the Treasury Sec'y) used to swing a 34 and everyone poked fun at him.
Also - recall that they didn't bring in the fences for Teddy Ballgame either.
