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Cameron's huaraches are nice. Really hope they put these on Nike ID.
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It will be interesting to see if Reebok's Zigtech technology works or is just another mechanical gimmick like the short-lived adidas tech like a-cubed and One and Nike's Shox.
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Originally Posted by PrimeTime
Cameron's huaraches are nice. Really hope they put these on Nike ID.
Right there with you. I would love that
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I haven't played organized baseball since little-league and haven't swung a bat in years, but I wonder how these bats will feel...?
AXE
[h1]Federal Way company trying to cut into the bat business with its "Axe" bat[/h1]
Some Mariners are trying out the new bat made by Baden Sports that has a handle with no knob and is contoured just like those found on axes.
By Geoff Baker
Seattle Times staff reporter
PEORIA, Ariz. — The great slugger Ted Williams once wrote in a book he authored about hitting that swinging a bat is just like wielding an ax.
That philosophy was echoed for years by legendary Angels and Dodgers scout Kenny Myers. Often hailed as possibly the greatest baseball teacher ever, Myers used to have hitters stand on one knee and hit underhand tosses with an ax handle to perfect their swing.
And now, a Federal Way company is offering players the chance to practice what those two men preached. Baden Sports has developed a so-called "Axe" maple bat, where the handle has no knob and instead is contoured just like those found on axes Williams used to chop wood each winter to stay in shape.
"It's like anything, being a traditional baseball guy, it took a bit of an adjustment," said former Mariners outfielder Jay Buhner, hired by Baden Sports to help promote the new bat. "As soon as it went in my hand, it felt awesome. I felt immediate comfort."
Buhner is helping Baden Sports, a family-run company already quite prominent in the sports ball manufacturing business, break into the bat market this spring by getting "Axe" into the hands of Mariners major- and minor-leaguers. The company has already received provisional approval from Major League Baseball for players to try the bats out in spring training, as some Mariners have already done.
If any players decide they want to use the bats, the Mariners would have to tell MLB and the "provisional" tag would then be lifted in favor of full approval for "Axe" to be used in regular-season games.
Those touting the bats say the ax-handle grip is more natural and helps hitters keep their swing level without rolling their wrists. One possible side benefit, they say, is a reduction in hand fatigue and hamate bone injuries.
Another selling point, one that went over big with MLB, is that the ax-handle forces hitters to hold the bat in a way that it hits a ball with its face grain. Extensive testing by MLB over the years has found that having balls connect with the face grain — away from the label — substantially reduces the amount of broken bats.
The foray into the bat business is a marked departure for Baden Sports, run since 1976 by the Schindler family with a prominent international presence in manufacturing balls for basketball, baseball, football, soccer and other sports. But bats are an entirely different game and one that Baden Sports president Michael Schindler, who took over the company from his late father a few years back, says is even more competitive than the ball-manufacturing side.
"If you take all the bats on the market today, the one thing that strikes you is they all look exactly the same," Schindler said. "So, if you're getting into the bat business, without something unique, what's the point?"
The "Axe" bat idea originated on the East Coast, when an avid baseball fan carved an ax-handled shaped bat and went looking for a sporting-goods manufacturer to develop the idea further. Through word of mouth, Baden Sports became aware of the design, agreed with its premise and has spent the past year doing research and development and field-testing of the bats.
"If it was just a gimmick, I don't think we ever would have touched it," Schindler said. "But when I played baseball and softball, I used to choke up on the bat because I couldn't stand the knob. And when you pick up this one, it just feels so comfortable in your hand."
Mariners infielder Jack Hannahan agreed after trying one out in two rounds of batting practice the other day.
"It's a big-time different feeling, but it's a great concept," he said. "It feels weird, obviously, because there's no knob to it, so the first couple of swings it feels like it's going to fly out of your hands."
Hannahan added the bat has "good wood, it's nice, hard wood" and that he plans to test it out in Cactus League games.
First baseman Ryan Garko tested the bat Sunday and also plans to try one out in an exhibition contest.
"It just feels like it's contoured to your bottom hand," Garko said. "It's a little more comfortable in your bottom hand. That grip it gives you kind of fits right into your fingers."
Buhner and a company sales manager, Rusty Trudeau, who camped out in Peoria with a table of bats for players to try, say they won't be for everyone. Some hitters, they add, like to roll the bat in their hands as they await a pitch — which could leave the ax handle improperly aligned and awkward feeling.
For now, they're only having the Mariners and Padres — who share the same training complex — try the bats out and expect to get mostly younger players and minor-leaguers interested. One minor-leaguer who had a hamate-bone injury, they added, was one of the first to sign up to test the bats.
"Once players try them out," Buhner said, "they're going to wonder why it took so long for somebody to come up with this. Probably because they didn't have the technology to design this type of shape back then. But they do now, and I wish I'd had it when I played."
AXE
[h1]Federal Way company trying to cut into the bat business with its "Axe" bat[/h1]
Some Mariners are trying out the new bat made by Baden Sports that has a handle with no knob and is contoured just like those found on axes.
By Geoff Baker
Seattle Times staff reporter
PEORIA, Ariz. — The great slugger Ted Williams once wrote in a book he authored about hitting that swinging a bat is just like wielding an ax.
That philosophy was echoed for years by legendary Angels and Dodgers scout Kenny Myers. Often hailed as possibly the greatest baseball teacher ever, Myers used to have hitters stand on one knee and hit underhand tosses with an ax handle to perfect their swing.
And now, a Federal Way company is offering players the chance to practice what those two men preached. Baden Sports has developed a so-called "Axe" maple bat, where the handle has no knob and instead is contoured just like those found on axes Williams used to chop wood each winter to stay in shape.
"It's like anything, being a traditional baseball guy, it took a bit of an adjustment," said former Mariners outfielder Jay Buhner, hired by Baden Sports to help promote the new bat. "As soon as it went in my hand, it felt awesome. I felt immediate comfort."
Buhner is helping Baden Sports, a family-run company already quite prominent in the sports ball manufacturing business, break into the bat market this spring by getting "Axe" into the hands of Mariners major- and minor-leaguers. The company has already received provisional approval from Major League Baseball for players to try the bats out in spring training, as some Mariners have already done.
If any players decide they want to use the bats, the Mariners would have to tell MLB and the "provisional" tag would then be lifted in favor of full approval for "Axe" to be used in regular-season games.
Those touting the bats say the ax-handle grip is more natural and helps hitters keep their swing level without rolling their wrists. One possible side benefit, they say, is a reduction in hand fatigue and hamate bone injuries.
Another selling point, one that went over big with MLB, is that the ax-handle forces hitters to hold the bat in a way that it hits a ball with its face grain. Extensive testing by MLB over the years has found that having balls connect with the face grain — away from the label — substantially reduces the amount of broken bats.
The foray into the bat business is a marked departure for Baden Sports, run since 1976 by the Schindler family with a prominent international presence in manufacturing balls for basketball, baseball, football, soccer and other sports. But bats are an entirely different game and one that Baden Sports president Michael Schindler, who took over the company from his late father a few years back, says is even more competitive than the ball-manufacturing side.
"If you take all the bats on the market today, the one thing that strikes you is they all look exactly the same," Schindler said. "So, if you're getting into the bat business, without something unique, what's the point?"
The "Axe" bat idea originated on the East Coast, when an avid baseball fan carved an ax-handled shaped bat and went looking for a sporting-goods manufacturer to develop the idea further. Through word of mouth, Baden Sports became aware of the design, agreed with its premise and has spent the past year doing research and development and field-testing of the bats.
"If it was just a gimmick, I don't think we ever would have touched it," Schindler said. "But when I played baseball and softball, I used to choke up on the bat because I couldn't stand the knob. And when you pick up this one, it just feels so comfortable in your hand."
Mariners infielder Jack Hannahan agreed after trying one out in two rounds of batting practice the other day.
"It's a big-time different feeling, but it's a great concept," he said. "It feels weird, obviously, because there's no knob to it, so the first couple of swings it feels like it's going to fly out of your hands."
Hannahan added the bat has "good wood, it's nice, hard wood" and that he plans to test it out in Cactus League games.
First baseman Ryan Garko tested the bat Sunday and also plans to try one out in an exhibition contest.
"It just feels like it's contoured to your bottom hand," Garko said. "It's a little more comfortable in your bottom hand. That grip it gives you kind of fits right into your fingers."
Buhner and a company sales manager, Rusty Trudeau, who camped out in Peoria with a table of bats for players to try, say they won't be for everyone. Some hitters, they add, like to roll the bat in their hands as they await a pitch — which could leave the ax handle improperly aligned and awkward feeling.
For now, they're only having the Mariners and Padres — who share the same training complex — try the bats out and expect to get mostly younger players and minor-leaguers interested. One minor-leaguer who had a hamate-bone injury, they added, was one of the first to sign up to test the bats.
"Once players try them out," Buhner said, "they're going to wonder why it took so long for somebody to come up with this. Probably because they didn't have the technology to design this type of shape back then. But they do now, and I wish I'd had it when I played."
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Interesting read...it's always a tough sell getting people to try wood bats because they are expensive and have a short life but if they get good reviews from mlb players I wouldn't mind trying one. Did it say anywhere what the expected price would be? Always a big thing with wood bats since you need multiples to make it through a season.
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There is an eBay seller that has multiple pairs of the all red Swingman BGs in a few different sizes. Thought I would give the heads up since Eastbay has been sold out for a long time.
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if anybody is this size here is a pair of retro jordan baseball cleats i found on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nike-...wear?hash=item2305a2e62c
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nike-...wear?hash=item2305a2e62c
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Here is some of the new Swingman gear from D!cks
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this will be the new jordan cleat released in april and i believe they will be making new colorways for it this year... i like this cleat a lot more than the other ones made by jordan before.
http://www.streetlevel.co...eter-throwback-on-field/
http://www.streetlevel.co...eter-throwback-on-field/
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Those have some potential with the right colorway...my only concern is that most Jordans released in the past are just one solid color (black/red/blue etc...)
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I'm wouldn't expect the model with the air max midsole to release
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Yadi's mask reminds me of the rawlings S100 batting helmet......lame
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does anyone know if we'll be getting another arod cleat this year? id really like to get last years but i cant seem to find it in a molded version in my size.
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Anyone know if there is any chance if the Swingman remixs will be on Nike ID this year, or if any pair of bg's will be up the site?
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Batting gloves are being considered for future seasons and it doesn't look bright for the swingmans
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Do most players wait until the regular season starts to break out new PE's or do they usually wear them in spring as well? The reason I ask is because I'm watching the Yankees spring game and it looks like most people are just wearing hold overs from last year...could it be since the MVP's were released last year that a lot of guys will just wear them same ones? Just curious what everyone thought.
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You will see some PE's here and there, but most just rock the old stuff like A-Rods all white Show Elite BG's.
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bonderman
anyone else seen these? they are called "XProTeX, and they have MORE
and for the boombah guys
anyone else seen these? they are called "XProTeX, and they have MORE
and for the boombah guys
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Those look really strange. If I were still playing I would definately consider their catchers glove though. I always wanted somthing like that, but I also liked the feel of my bare hand except when it started throbing lol
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I don't get the padding on the back of the hand for catching/fielding though. the other model, reaktr, seems good enough. but I too, enjoy the feel of the mitt to my bare hand.
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Odd gloves indeed.
Anyway... Ichi.
+ Lopez
Anyway... Ichi.
+ Lopez
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What brand does Lopez wear?
And if it's not the same brand that Hiroki Kuroda wears, then what does he wear?
And if it's not the same brand that Hiroki Kuroda wears, then what does he wear?
