For proof, look no further than this little fact: Babe Ruth averaged 44 home runs per season from 1920 through 1934.

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Among the organizations with full or partial bans of composite bats: Little League International, Babe Ruth League, the National Federation of High School Associations, and the NCAA. In most cases, if a bat meets certain standards basically, not having any more pop than a wood or aluminum bat it will be allowed.

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"It's like a little neighborhood, " she says, before shouting "Bye, babe, " to the waving Quiznos worker heading home for the day.

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