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
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Page Excerpt: 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.
Page Excerpt: 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.
Baseball bats in the early days of baseball came in all shapes and sizes. In the 1850's baseball was an extremely young sport and batters made their own bats and experimented with bats of all varieties . They quickly learned that bats with rounded barrels seemed to work the best.
