It is easier to balance a baseball bat with the larger end at the top.
This is because it gives the bat a larger moment of inertia. So, with your hand as the pivot, the bat rotates slower, making it easier to correct when it starts to topple over.
Where you see one of us, you’ll see the other. Although we are opposites, we are a pair. We are shaken frequently before breakfast, lunch, and supper are devoured.