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POLL: Are Kids in the South Sound Getting Priced Out of Baseball and Softball?
A New York Times article explores the era of the $250 baseball bat. Insane as that sounds, we ask you, Patch users, are you feeling the pinch as well?
With spring sports in full bloom, have you recently bought a baseball glove for your Little Leaguer? Did you pay more than $100 for it?
How about a $250 bat?
A New York Times story headlined "Big Price Tags Attached to Even the Littlest Leagues," looks at the big business of equipping youngsters for participation in youth baseball and softball leagues, quoting those costs and more.
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"A batting helmet protects tiny heads for $39.99," the Times reports. "A pair of Nike Jordan Black Cat cleats will make your child fast and fashionable at $51.99 until he or she outgrows them."
In University Place, the community funded parks and recreation programs are extremely popular, so many families are faced with buying equipment.
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What do you think? Has the cost of bats and gloves taken our kids too far from the simpler days of sandlot and playground ballgames? Or have you had better luck finding more modestly-priced equipment for them?
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