Today the Bat Bros are joined by Eric Byrnes to see how the GOATED Easton Redline from 1998 (when Eric played in college) stacks up against the GOAT of the modern era: the brother of the Green Zen… the 2016 DeMarini CF8 -5!
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That was awesome! So fun. So, hot take. Travel ball should definitely just use Alloy USSSA bats, no composites. Because of the points Eric brought up and I have been saying that for a long time now with those composite travel bats. Plus, the inflated costs of composite USSSA bats is insane and they are not durable at all. It's nuts.
The blue Omaha 2000 from 2000 is a one piece total juice fest promise you will be amazed I'm begging get a 33 or 34 inch the Barrell is unreal I promise it's the 🐐 I hit a. 460ft hr they stopped the game to measure I was 170lbs as a junior I played in the junior Olympics promise I. Know my stuff
See if a company will make you an unrestricted one piece carbon, and an unrestricted one piece aluminum to test!
This channel never disappoints!!
I destroyed LTP
I graduated high school in 99. Used the reflex c-core.. after that broke went to the redline c-core. Broke 2 of those playing American legion. College had already adopted the minus 3 by my freshman year. At 6’5 235 I swung a 34/29 and man did balls launch off those things. I am surprised you guys are finding examples still intact. I still have all mine in the attic but as I said they are all broken.
Have you ever tested the TPX Omaha series from the 90’s and early 2000’s
https://youtu.be/jhHmVrqyiHA
Try a 33/30 tpx triton
Man I played from 96-99 so I have no idea how those old bat's compare. My last was a -5 TPX BB1. Black & Green. C405 Plus Alloy. Those were the days before bats were regulated much at all.
I love my C-Core bats when I played in the 90’s
Eric Byrnes is freakin ripped dude
ALL YELLOW XL1 -5 is the goat bro
damn it's like exit vlo is Crack to this channel lol
Byrnes is right though. In ball, but esp in little league summer ball……when you are on…..you are ON. And in the field too. It's a very electric feeling. Truth be told I don't recall ever having a slump in the summer. When it's summer and school is out and you are just being a kid and enjoying summer…..you can't help but to ball out. Stress free and fun with your friends.
What's the difference between the gray redline vs the black redline?
Eric is cool, looks like McConaughey sounds like the Hulkster hahaha
That field is absolutely stunning
Hearing the crack of that Redline brings back a lot of great memories. Make 1998 Great Again, haha
Make him a co host NOW
Great videos
Louisville TPX cu31 blue and gold was better than anything Easton put out….
Love when LSU's gorilla ball teams get shoutouts!
I would enjoy more Eric Byrnes features
I had that same redline bat for little league I loved that bat
Are those bats hotter than 2017 CFZen blue and white?
This whole video was hysterical and l love Eric's energy absolute legend!!
Those lsu teams were hilarious, just hitting regular doubles with any other bats and they go out
Byrnes just attacks the ball. Fun to watch
8:54 bro literally smashed that
That was super fun to watch, that Eric dude is a freakin LEGEND! And he’s the head coach for my SAV Bananas? That’s wild..
If more people acted like this dude Eric the world would be a better place
CF8 sounds like a tennis racket hitting a tennis ball with that "POP" !
I was 13 in the year 2000 when I had a -5 Easton Redline and my god that bat was incredible.. I’ve hit my furthers HR’s with that bat and even just the sound of that ball hitting off the bat was epic
im so glad i grew up playing with the super hot bat era, I loved my 1st gen EXO grid. def made you a better fielder
Lol
Love Byrnes, dude has amazing energy. Would love to see Mike Napoli on this!
Such a fire vid
byrnes has to be what, like 45 or 50 now? thats cool he can still hit a tank
Pulled out his wood what?
man I really liked the redline I use to use but my Louisville slugger omaha gold was what I loved to use. still have it to this day. it still blast them.
I didn’t like Redlines, ok? They’re ok. They’re great bats!
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