by 2003 one of trudeau's teammates, joel armbruster became phoenix employee number one. >> i tell charlie i i regret every day. >> they went to italy to buy a l computer-drivehe that cost more than $200,000. it can cut and sand a bat every two minutes. > there's your finished product. >> phoenix makes about 20 a00 bats year, mostly priced between $50 and $150 each. pros account for about20% of the business. the made-to-order business with cuom shapes and colors. >> we want to be that high-endihigh-end boutique bat company about service. nd customer >> but trudeau is really more about bats. >> probably my downside was that i wasn't ever focused in on the business and the sale >> about s years ago he left armbruster in charge and went happily back to restoring houses. satisfied that his swings are br vintage joy to mudville. >> he'll probably always be a production guy. >> you just witnessed a great game called baseball. >> phoenix doesn't pay the pros by the way, to use their bats, though it has been known to give them a discount. now, everyone has heard of louisville slugger which was sol