7 0 All Jaydawg^1597 A's visiting clubhouse manager Mike Thalblum jumped onto the bus for Tucson without loading an important bit of equipment: THE BATS 3/28/06, 10:00pm Oops!!!!!!!!! You may not always need hats for bats, but the players sure can't do without the most important piece of equipment in baseball. Thalblum must have had a hangover from the night before. [Jaydawg from Tarzana/CA] Replies: