Bats: Metal or Wood?

■ Coaches comments of wooden bats (AP)

"Playing baseball with a wood bat is the way the game was made to be played. But it isn't going to happen. It isn't our mission to prepare players for pro baseball." — Texas coach Augie Garrido.
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"Aluminum is better for our game because we don't have players that can handle the wooden bat well enough to make our game as exciting as it needs to be." — Oklahoma State coach Frank Anderson.
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"At least with the aluminum bat, you know everyone has the same tool in their hand. That's why I have to be totally in favor of aluminum." — Wichita State coach Gene Stephenson.
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