Bombs away: Viral coverage stirs debate on New York Yankees’ ‘torpedo bats’

A few days ago, no one on the planet had heard of torpedo bats.

Well, except for some well-connected baseball insiders who obsessively follow such things. But don’t worry, this isn’t an inside-baseball story.

It’s a grand-slam example of the collision between a sports league and the media business – which already have a symbiotic relationship due to zillion-dollar contracts – in which constant coverage leads to cheers and jeers.

So the New York Yankees – who most of the country hates anyway...