So why would Albert Belle want to cork his bat, anyway? A bat filled with cork can hit a baseball farther than a completely wooden model, but it won't turn a bench-warmer into Babe Ruth. "If you ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Before Sammy Sosa snapped his bat in two, Ben Aaron was a small-town lumber mill operator, manufacturing maple bats in happy obscurity for some major leaguers. Since Tuesday, when ...