The Maniac is on the loose!
Miken has successfully combined E-Flex Technology and Titan Elemental Technology; and the rules of how a ball is propelled off a bat no longer necessarily apply. Miken has once again unleased the most dominant composite bat allowed on the field - the Mega Maniac 585. USSSA 1.20 certified and comes with a 13.5" barrel with preferred thin handle. Get the Maniac in your hands and drive the competition crazy. See more
In order for us to fully achieve our goal of being the most useful baseball site online, we need your feedback. Leave a comment for other users. 46% of comments are read by other users.
Page Excerpt: It all started at a baseball game in Louisville, a 17 year old John Hillerich watched Louisville player Pete Browning become frustrated after breaking his favorite bat. Hillerich, a woodworker with his father, approached Browning after the game and offered to make him a new bat.
Page Excerpt: 5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length. Ten years later in 1869, another rule was added that stated the baseball bat could be no longer than 42 inches in length - the same maximum length allowed today.
Page Excerpt: There is still more testing to be done, living in Michigan with the weather swinging from hot to cold all the time the bat has only seen about 150 hits so far. I will write more as the weather allows.
Page Excerpt: 5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length. Ten years later in 1869, another rule was added that stated the baseball bat could be no longer than 42 inches in length - the same maximum length allowed today.
They quickly learned that bats with rounded barrels seemed to work the best. Because bats of all shapes and sizes were being used, a rule was made in 1859 that bats could be no larger than 2. 5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length.
