Rant: why tf is it so difficult to buy a USA/asa bat now?!
What the subject says…
Maybe I’m disconnected here, but I’ve been trying to buy a new USA(it’ll always be ASA to me) bat and everything well reviewed, worth buying, and not shaved/rolled is sold out. (If you swing doctored bats, that’s your choice. I haven’t in my 17 years playing and am not going to start now.
Is it me or does no one carry enough ASA bats?! Nothing readily available on Monsta’s site(pre order only), nothing at all on Anarchy’s, Miken just seemingly released the Splatter(that might be the direction I go if nothing else) and Easton doesn’t have any Tantrums. Most of what I can find is single wall aluminums(fine - I play in a league with those too.. which is actually awesome and levels the field in some ways), or bats that aren’t as well reviewed.
I’ve been trying to get a Tantrum end load 2 piece for a little bit now. Ordered one off a site and they just refunded me “oops, we thought we have it and we don’t”. (Meanwhile they have it in 2 other sizes for $20 more than what I paid 2 days ago.)
Wtf is going on?! Should I presume someone here is going to direct me to talk to a dealer/rep? Fine. Why can’t I just buy it on a website like anything else?
If anyone has any other reco’s I’m open to them. Favorite bats all time - freak platinum PT (2017ish) and LS Z3000 (2014ish)
TLDR - It’s stupidly hard to find USA/ASA bats right now, especially the tantrum 2 piece end load. I’m just a miserable slow pitch player in the twilight of my career.