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10,000 Swings June 12, 2009 The launch of the RB8 bat provides Ryan Braun and Sam Bat with an outlet to help give back to the community. Sam Holman, Founder of Sam Bat and Arlene Anderson, President of Sam Bat are pleased to announce today their support of the Good Sports organization, a non-profit organization that strives to increase the physical activity of disadvantaged youth helping to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles. Good Sports has launched an initiative to help reenergize youth baseball by putting 10,000 brand new baseball bats into the hands of disadvantaged youth who need...

Time – Canadian Edition May 16, 2005 Ottawa Slugger, Sam Holman (Sam Bat) By Laura Blue “The likes of Jose Canseco and Joe Carter gave Holman’s custom-made maple bats rave reviews in the 1990’s. Giants star Barry Bonds used them in 2001 when he broke the Major League Baseball (MLB) single-season home-run record. And 250 MLB players are using Holman’s custom-made maple bats this season [2005]." “A dozen people work for Holman, carving the bats with custom-made lathes in a converted 19th century tavern. For the 2005 season they made 17,000 maple bats- about a third of which go to...

 The Globe and Mail Wednesday, December 1, 2004 Entrepreneur fashions baseball bat for a big leaguer and his dad By David Naylor “From his humble beginnings working out of his garage, Sam Holman has made bats for many of the biggest names in baseball. But last week he got the call to make one for a much bigger hitter. Mr. Holman… arrived at work last week to find a representative of the Prime Minister’s Office visiting his shop. With avid baseball fan George W. Bush about to visit, the PMO staff figured there was no better gift to line up...

The Ottawa Sun January 27, 2002 Sam’s bats turn Bonds into ‘superman’ By Todd Saelhof “It was Holman’s now famous maple wood bats that Bonds used to leave his single-season home-run mark on baseball history.” “…Bonds, whose 73 home-run season with the San Francisco Giants set a new major league standard. “Sam wants to give me the credit. But it took both of us to do it. I give thanks to God for my ability, and I give thanks to Sam for producing something that give me a lot of confidence.” “The difference is [such mass manufacturers as Rawlings or...

The Ottawa Citizen Sunday, January 27, 2002 Bonds goes to bat for Holman; Major league bseball’s home run king visits Ottawa batmaker Sam Holman to deliver some personal payback. By Kelly Egan “Sam Holman… was near tears in briefly reviewing the success of his company, The Original Maple Bat Corporation. “Baseball may not know what to do with me, but Barry Bonds certainly does.” “[Barry Bonds] visited the Gatineau mill where the maple was cut, Holman’s house on Bayswater Avenue and the Rochester Street plant…. Known for his mercurial personality, Bonds was consistently charming yesterday. He sounded genuinely awed at...