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re: Proof that Mickey Mantle corked his bats
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:06 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I wish the mothership would at least mention these kind of developments in passing when they aren't talking about the jets or the lakers
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:10 pm to massiveattack
Every generation has cheated in baseball. It annoys me that people act like the Steroid Era was the only era that cheated.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:13 pm to beaver
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I thought it was shown that corking doesn't do anything to help
If it works or not is irrelevant. The intent was to cheat.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:15 pm to massiveattack
Surprised this hasn't been posted since I read about it on PFT this afternoon
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:20 pm to massiveattack
My dad is going to be devastated.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:21 pm to BayouBandit24
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If it works or not is irrelevant. The intent was to cheat.
if we're talking about his legacy of a player, it doesn't matter (B/c he didn't help him)
and he was a pretty huge POS, so any effect on his legacy as a person is negligible
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:24 pm to massiveattack
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!!!!
This post was edited on 5/3/13 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:35 pm to iliveinabox
I'm a little young but it seems like Mantle already has some haters and a bad rep. I really never knew that
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:37 pm to massiveattack
Mickey helped me appreciate chicks with small hands.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:45 pm to bayou2003
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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!!!!
damn dirty Okie. He was a notorious alcoholic, am not surprised one bit.
I'd be a bit bummed if Johnny Bench was proven to be a scumbag though.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:55 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
So then put Joey Belle in the HOF.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:15 pm to beaver
Lol at mythbusters.
I've hit BP with a corked bat, it definitely helps.
I've hit BP with a corked bat, it definitely helps.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:21 pm to John McClane
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Lol at mythbusters.
I've hit BP with a corked bat, it definitely helps.
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.
From MIT: Definitely not Mythbusters
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:23 pm to SlowFlowPro
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However, the lighter weight of a corked bat may allow hitters to get to pitches they might not otherwise hit with a standard bat.
So, cheating
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:28 pm to massiveattack
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:28 pm to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
WGAS? He intended to cheat and that's all that matters. Not whether or not it actually works.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:43 pm to dhuck20
One corked bat equals mantle corking all his bats.
Solid TD logic
Solid TD logic
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:47 pm to dhuck20
No one is saying mantle was an angel. Sure he had intent to cheat.
But if corking doesn't work..then his numbers are still legit and not compromised
But if corking doesn't work..then his numbers are still legit and not compromised
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