Canadian Bats in Baseball’s Belfry
Report News Magazine – National Edition (Canadian) www.report.ca November 5, 2001 Canadian bats in baseball’s belfry – By Colby Cosh “When Barry Bonds broke the single-season home-run record this fall, he was wielding a bat made in an Ottawa basement.” “- more astonishing even than the superhuman achievements of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle. Most people already know that [Barry Bonds] hit 73 home runs during the season, which is more than anyone has hit, ever, in pro baseball.” “Barry Bonds and about 300 other big-leaguers use bats made by Sam Holman’s Original Maple Bat Co. in Ottawa....