Getting metal with it

So after the Mizuno Bamboo bat broke, I picked up a $20 bat just to hold us over until I went and got another bat.  Well turns out there is a reason why they are $20.  With my crappy batting skills, I managed to destroy the second bat with the 3 hit of my second time using it.  Frustrated, I knew it was time to go metal.  Since my moms goes to the swap meet every weekend. I asked her if she could look for a bat for me.  After a couple of lemons, she came up with this.

The first one on the left is the original Mizuno MZB62 Bamboo bat I started with.  The wood unit was another cheapy that I ran through pretty quickly.  The second from the right is a  base Easton BX2T model bat. Even though it is the cheapest model aluminum bat Easton makes its still much easier to hit than wood.  At 70mph I could see the difference.  At 60mph the difference was huge.  With such a big sweet spot, I could pick up hits off of late swings. The one of the far right is a 34″ 29oz Easton Connexion that I have yet to try out.  Probably going to wait for Naoto to get back and take it for a whirl at Baseball Academy.

The BX2T came with a nasty grip, so I decided to give my first try at wrapping a bat.  I first marked where my fingers would go. Then I took sports tape and rolled it into a string.  First wrapping along where my fingers would go, then giving it a flat wrap.  Seems to feel pretty good, I just got to remember to loosen up my grip as I am swinging.

Separation Anxiety

I woke up pretty damn late today and it was really nice weather, so I decided to get some work done on my hoopty. Ever since I put my car together, I have had an issue with my air separator tank. When I first thought about my layout, I made sure the top of the air separator tank was the highest point of my cooling system.  But no matter, how many times I would bleed the system, a air bubble would form right at my radiator.  After some thinking, I realize that the way I routed the hoses (from the radiator to down under the filter, to back up into the tank, made any air get trapped up into the top of the radiator.

Since the new route was shorter than the original, all I had to do was cut all the cable ties, reroute the hoses and cut to fit.  After getting everything sorted out, I filled the system back up with some distilled water and definitely noticed it was circulating much better than before.  I didn’t have to pump it as many times to really bleed out the system.  Good stuff.  Now if I can only figure where this damned oil leak is coming from.

For some show points, I routed it through the strut tower bar. It actually fits better this way.

Finally

Its crunch time and I needs me some crack to keep me going.

今学期もちょっとある。今週はずっと試験だからRedbullいっぱい飲んでいる。

Broken stick

I broke my bat today… damnit! I should feel like good that I am hitting enough balls to break a bat, but I feel like I didn’t really get my money’s worth yet.  I did a quick estimation and I probably went through about 600 hits on this bat before it gave out today.  Oh well. I had to buy something to finish out our session so I picked up a shitty $20 piece of wood.

Thinking to myself now whether I should just step it up and get an aluminum bat.  But I am probably going to get another bamboo bat.  Maybe the one after the next I will try to step it up.

今日バッテンぐセンターでバット折った。くそ！まだ２ヶ月だけ。仕様がない。今度アルミバット買うかな。

Eat a d**k

To the shit head to decided to hack our Japanese site, thanks fuck face. Now I got to pay my host to look up an old backed up version that they keep offsite to upload.  Please give me the pleasure of meeting you at the batting cages one day.  So I can smash my Mizuno bamboo into your fingers.  That way you can suffer a lifetime of pain bringing pain to others through your keyboard.  By the way, call your malware buddies while you are at it.