Bryson Stott Breaks Down The Ins And Outs Of The Torpedo Bat And Says At The End Of The Day "It's a Bat"

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It's another day of baseball which means more conversations about the Torpedo bats, which have taken over the sport. 

As it's become apparent, the Yankees are not the only ones who are using these bats, in fact they've been around for a little bit. Dave has since pivoted his stance to say Yankee fans are now arrogant to believe people are only talking about this because of them. 

We'll just ignore Dave called them the "Yankees Torpedo Bat" earlier and only became aware of this because they scored 20 runs on Saturday against Nestor Cortes and the Brewers. 

That video spurned a Dave vs. Jazz Chisholm Jr. online joust which was incredible

A quick update on the Brewers pitching staff by the way. Trevor Megill punching air right now. 

One of the more insightful interviews we've had on the matter came from Philadelphia's Bryson Stott yesterday who has been aware of these for years he says. 

First of all I didn't realize Stott was such a man rocket. Kinda took my breath away. 

As for the interview Stott confirms 

-the bats have been around

-they're not for everyone 

-it's an entire process to get the bat where you need to go to their hitting lab and spend a lot of time swinging so they analyze your swing and create a bat that's right for you. There's not just one Torpedo bat you can hand to a guy that works. 

-He's not surprised it's legal at all, it's just a different kind of bat.

Boone also gave his take on the hysteria going on. 

I'll reiterate my take that I think these are a cool addition to the game. Just like in tennis and golf, players will now personalize their bats a little bit in accordance to their swing based on the way this hitting lab can evaluate you. 

I believe over time people will see these aren't a total game-changer and that people simply overreacted because the Brewers pitchers are terrible. If the Reds scored 20 on the Giants no one would have batted an eye. Again, these bats have been around for years, it just took the Yankees infomercial during their broadcast parlayed with 20 runs against terrible Brewers pitchers to get everyone's attention. Go back and watch where Nestor and those who followed were throwing their pitches to challenge the Yankees. 

As simple as it sounds, these bats will help some and hurt others. Just because you pick up a torpedo bat doesn't mean you're going to go 4 for 4 that day with two homers. It'll be about simply feeling good with it up there. Not exactly to the extent of a placebo effect, but hitters just want to feel comfortable at the plate. Remember when the axe handle became a big thing for a bit? While they're not as popular anymore, Mookie Betts still uses it. Don't see anyone crying about that. 

For now you're going to see a ton of players across the league give these a shot because of curiosity. Why wouldn't you give it a whirl? In a perfect world everyone besides Yankees players hate the feel of them and we're the only torpedo men.  

P.S. I'm curious about the long-term health impact of the bat. If you're swinging something your whole life and then all of a sudden switch to something else you can fuck up. Happens in tennis all the time when they change the balls every other tournament. Drives players nuts. Could the same thing happen here? People seemed to wonder if Stanton would attribute his torn tendons in both elbows to the torpedo bat he used down the stretch last year, but he ain't saying shit.