Albert Belle's Corked bat

Albert Belle’s Corked Bat It is July 15, 1994 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The Cleveland Indians’ Albert Belle is accused by the Chicago White Sox’s General Manager of having a corked bat. Umpire Dave Phillips confiscated Belle’s bat and has it securely placed in the umpire locker rooms. However, the bat would not stay there long. Following the game, the Indians are accused of somehow switching the suspected bad bat with a …showed first 75 words of 1296 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1296 total…on the bats. Either before the game or before going up to bat, players should have to check in the bat to make sure its all wood. Another alternative would be to not let the players use their own bats in games. Bats could be provided for them by a neutral source. However, this might have a negative effect on baseball, so it would be easier if the players avoided cheating and used “ethical” bats.