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By ajay pats

This article summerizes superiority of aluminium baseball bat over wooden baseball bat
The crack of the bat as it makes contact with the ball has been part of the excitement of a good game from the beginning. This changes somewhat in the 1970s when aluminum baseball bats made their entrance to the sport. At first they were met with skepticism because they were flawed when compared to the standard old wooden ones. They originally were heavier than wood and stung the hands of the batter more. It was hard for people to see how aluminum baseball bats could ever find a permanent home in baseball. They offered the advantage of durability though and this kept the sport interested. They simply did not break and far outlived their wooden ancestors.

As time went on and technology had a chance to work on aluminum baseball bats, they became lighter and easier on the hands and arms of the batter. Soon they were becoming more popular in the game and have now become a staple in the sport. The wooden bats are still available and some players prefer them still. There is no doubt though now that the aluminum ones are here to stay. They are lighter now than wooden bats and still much stronger. With the vibrations reduced to a minimum when the bat is used, all areas of problem were eliminated.

Aluminum baseball bats can be purchased online individually or in large numbers for teams or leagues. You will find a large selection and find information that will help you to understand the technology of a metal bat. Visit http://venturemall.tripod.com to buy sports merchandise.

About the Author

Ajay Patole is a qualified management professional working as sales manager and runs a site 'Venturemall',a cool hangout to play money games,buy and sell in auctions,date and photochat.It is available at URL http://venturemall.tripod.com and newsletter to rediscover true colors of life at http://www.topica.com/lists/venturemall.Also he runs a community 'Venturecon', for entrepreneurs which is available at URL http://groups.msn.com/venturecon.




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Noted Baseball Historian David Pietrusza Available to Discuss Pete Rose Case and History of Baseball Gambling

By Anonymous

January 9 2004--Award-winning baseball historian David Pietrusza is available for media (radio, TV, print)interviews regarding the breaking Pete Rose gambling admission story as well as on the broader topic of gambling in baseball.

Pietrusza brings a unique, articulate, knowledgeable voice to the discussion. His most recent book, Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series, is a compelling and vivid biography of gambler Arnold Rothstein. Pietrusza’s earlier work, Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, chronicles the career of baseball’s first commissioner, the man who cleansed baseball of its gambling scandals.

The Washington Post calls Rothstein: "a morsel worth chewing over during the long, dark months between seasons. . . . engaging . . ."


Pietrusza can discuss such topics as:

·    The Pete Rose case, his banishment, and potential re-instatement.
·    The Black Sox Scandal, including Rothstein, Landis, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Buck Weaver.
·    Do Pete Rose and Joe Jackson belong in Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame?
·    The Shufflin Phil Douglas gambling scandal.
·    The Cozy Dolan-Jimmy O’Donnell gambling scandal.
·    First baseman “Prince Hal” Chase—baseball’s crookedest the player.
·    The 1877 Louisville Grays gambling scandal—it almost wrecked baseball.

Pietrusza is former co-editor of Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball and president of the Society of American Baseball Research.

Author David Pietrusza has appeared on such national outlets as NPR, ESPN Classic, ABC, ESPN-2, ESPN-Radio, and The Tim McCarver Show. He is available for interviews by contacting: webmaster@davidpietrusza.com.

To learn more visit: www.davidpietrusza.com.



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Former Atlanta Braves Players Bring Youth Baseball Headquarters and Tournaments to Central Florida's Polk County

By Anonymous

Polk County, FL January 25 2004--Four former Major League Baseball standouts have reached an agreement with International Travel Baseball to create a partnership and join the two organizations. International Travel Baseball will now operate as Terry Pendleton Baseball and will continue to run tournaments throughout the country. The headquarters of the company will also move to Polk County and operations will be run out of a local office. “We are proud to team up with Terry Pendleton Baseball and become partners,” said Bing Tyus, who will become the National Tournament Director for Pendleton Baseball. “ We are anticipating much more success and we will be bringing many more tournaments to Polk County,” said Tyus. Tyus was previously Director of International Travel Baseball, an organization that held wood bat tournaments here in Polk County as well as around the nation, and will now join forces with the already established Terry Pendleton Baseball. The first Terry Pendleton Baseball tournament held in Polk County will be the Wood Bat World Championships, taking place June 20-26 in Winter Haven.

With the addition of Terry Pendleton Baseball, Polk County is now home to four governing body headquarters. The Independent Softball Association (ISA), USA Waterski, the Futures Golf Tour also call Polk County home. “We are very proud of the relationships we have formed with the organizations that operate out of Polk County,” said Mark Jackson, Director of Polk County Sports Marketing. “It says a lot about our partnerships, sports infrastructure and the people of this county that so many organizations want to be a part of our community. It also illuminates the importance of our diverse approach to sports marketing which includes both tourist and economic development,” Jackson said.
The organization, owned by former Atlanta Brave stars Terry Pendleton, Greg McMichael, Mark Lemke and Bobby Holley, began in 2002 by giving youth baseball players a place to go for first-class instruction and training. The newly formed partnership will now allow both organizations to benefit with extreme potential for growth. Before the partnership, Terry Pendleton Baseball operated as Hardball Warehouse, offering lessons and instruction at indoor training facilities, but as a result of the newly formed partnership, will grow operations to include tournaments and leagues across the country. “We will start out with about 5,000 teams around the country and our goal is to have 10,000 by the year 2007,” said Tyus. Talks of the partnership began during the American Baseball Coaches Association meeting January 2-4 in San Antonio that Tyus attended with Polk County Sports Marketing. Pendleton, who played in Major League Baseball for 15 years, is a managing partner in the organization, while former Brave pitcher, Greg McMichael runs the day-to-day operations.

An initiative of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners, Polk County Sports Marketing is responsible for recruiting sporting events to Polk County and marketing the county as a venue for competitive sporting events and recreational sports such as golf, bicycling and water skiing/boating. During the past year, more than 130 PCSM-assisted events generated in excess of $70 million in economic benefits for Polk County. In recognition of this and other accomplishments, the Florida Sports Foundation honored PCSM with its coveted “Sports Commission of the Year” award in 2002. General information on sports in Polk County can be found by visiting the PCSM website at www.centralfloridasports.com.
                                                                          






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