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: 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: When I first look at it I thought the bat was not as good everybody said it was but, when I hit ball over 425 ft I couldn't believe it. I have never hit a homerun in batting practice over 350 ft.
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: 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.
Hillerich, a woodworker with his father, approached Browning after the game and offered to make him a new bat. They went together to the woodworking shop, selected a piece of white ash and Browning supervised as John Hillerich made his new bat. The next day, Browning went three for three with the new bat, word spread about the new bats, and the Hillerich family was in the baseball bat business.
