Still happy for the Cubbies and now pulling for the Indians to win next year.<br /><br />While reading this text, I started thinking about Ted Williams, the greatest hitter ever (and the argument would be stronger if he hadn't missed 5 years of playing to serve in the Navy). Still hit 521 homers.<br /><br />He used white ash bats while everyone else used hickory or maple. He also "boned" the bat with antlers to tighen the wood. Didn't wear batting gloves. Check out Ted Williams: The Pursuit of Perfection.<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=wgMYscCIXfwC&amp;pg=PA39&amp;lpg=PA39&amp;dq=Ted+Williams+on+boning+a+bat&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=ABchdjFdAY&amp;sig=z8lNWcEe4P92hwa78gVJlHGnnMI&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiujJyXz5TQAhUE74MKHeBVD-IQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&amp;q=Ted%20Williams%20on%20boning%20a%20bat&amp;f=false