Chicago Joins the Metal Bat Debate: As the Windy City Inches Closer to Securing its Bid to Host the 2016 Games, a Closer Examination of such Debates becomes Necessary

By Timothy Liam Epstein, Esq. SmithAmundsen, LLC   Financing, logistics and convincing the International Olympic Committee that Chicago is the best choice for the 2016 Summer Games, is not the only athletic issue facing Chicago these days. At lower levels of competition a debate is being waged over the type of bat used during baseball games. While seemingly limited in impact to Illinois, the larger sports law community would do well to pay attention to the sports law developments (like th