But how about a company where the founder — in this case, bat innovator Ray DeMarini — launches his company out of his garage only to move it one year later to a dirt-floor barn outside of ...

wouldn't dream of tossing his DeMarini bat to the ground after a hit. Instead he carefully lays it down on his way to first base. After each game, the 32-year-old bathes the bat with a Windex ...