re: Proof that Mickey Mantle corked his bats

Every generation has cheated in baseball. It annoys me that people act like the Steroid Era was the only era that cheated.

Surprised this hasn't been posted since I read about it on PFT this afternoon

My dad is going to be devastated.

Damn, the pride of Commerce,OK cheated? He also played for the Joplin Miners. You're lying. Our Mickey Mantle is a stand up classy guy. Get out of here with that shite. Anchor this shite!!!!

I'm a little young but it seems like Mantle already has some haters and a bad rep. I really never knew that

Mickey helped me appreciate chicks with small hands.

So then put Joey Belle in the HOF.

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Lol at mythbusters.

I've hit BP with a corked bat, it definitely helps.

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you're wrong and showcasing a perception bias

Not Mythbusters

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Corked bats are one of the most notorious examples of baseball cheating, but the researchers suggest it might not do much good: When testing corked bats, Nathan and his team found that instead of adding more trampoline effect, corking a wooden bat actually decreased it. "What you gain in higher bat speed, you lose in a less effective collision," Nathan says. "It does not lead to a higher batted ball speed." And because the bat is lighter, balls hit with a corked bat don't travel as far, he says. However, the lighter weight of a corked bat may allow hitters to get to pitches they might not otherwise hit with a standard bat.

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From MIT: Definitely not Mythbusters

Best MM story ever. One I recently heard about much to my chagrin.

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One corked bat equals mantle corking all his bats.

Solid TD logic