Maybe some clubbies are only good at using the toe and not the middle so blame the toe for being too thin for their shortcomings.
We have recently started playing cricket on asphalt pitches where spin bowling is not allowed.
There is no finding the middle of the bat. The ball pitches at regular length and appears in front of your nose. If it's yorker, it breaks the bat so you need to have a fat toe, or else you must have a very high middle to take the pacey balls in front of your chest.
This cricket is not for the faint hearted. May be you wanna join us in a game or two?