The oldest piece
of equipment
in a game
is the bat
Cut from an Ash tree
50 years old
Seasoned for 2 more years
then finally rounded into a
Bat
So a 25 year old player
holds a bat
twice as old as he is
That is why it is so sad
an inside pitch
in one second
can splinter a bat in half
ruining a half century
of work.
THE POETRY OF THE GAME