re: The "New" Bats: Do you enjoy baseball more now than before??

The answer is no....
This is a government type knee jerk reaction to a problem. The "solution" doesn't actually fix the problem, but it shows the public that they(governing body / NCAA) are doing SOMETHING.

"Never mistake motion for action"

If the ball comes off the new bats 10% slower than the old bats and the pitcher gets hit in the head with either he is still in a world of hurt and his reaction time is not affected enough for him to get out of the way.....

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Some recent bunt attempts make me cringe from a player safety standpoint.

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Ironically, player safety (i.e. comebackers) were one of the official reasons for implementing BBCOR bats. SO, again I refer to HS ball, look and see where those infields are now playing as opposed to last year. Playing in, and the OF is following them.

Now, the big hitters may not be able to clear the fences, but they can still smoke a ball. As they adjust their swings to hit for average, their trajectories will get lower. And yes, they will also be asked to show bunt to keep defenses honest in the small ball tradition.

So this to me is a formula for disaster. so the pitcher is a tiny bit safer, but the 1B and 3B playing further in are more at risk.

As for the MLB pushing for the change, I find it ridiculous that with their World Series viewership going down and down, they want changes to make the game even more dull. What drew more attention, the homer McGwire/Sosa chase or the base stealing record "chase"?

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Do you enjoy baseball more now than before

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No, I like offense

Small ball blows. I've watched one game this year.

College baseball has gone from being a game I greatly enjoyed, regardless of teams, to being one I only watch when LSU is involved.

The commissioner of the Big 10 was a leading proponent of the newest bats since he felt it would help to even things up between southern and northern teams.

Perfect example of the shittiness of the new bats is the fly ball that the Florida player didn't tag up on against LSU in game 1. That ball had no business not being way gone much less not even reaching the track. Worked in LSU's favor, but that illustrated the earlier post of an off speed pitch is damn near impossible to hit out.

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many schools couldn't afford wood bats and breakage. High schools definitely couldn't, and not many parents would shell out the money for 6-10 good wood bats per season for their kid. We're talking 1200-3000 per player on a high school level.

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The transition from Al to wood should be made at college level and if a college BB program can't afford bats, I guess they can't afford baseball.
This would parallel the majors and if players can't accept the risk of bats many will be using in their future careers, I guess they should do something else.

Some things we do are inherently unsafe and baseball is one of them. Rhymes prolly entertained the thought they should limit the speed of fastballs. They can ruin the game attempting to make it safe.

The beauty of college baseball was that the game was never over until the last out was recorded. Anyone could get hot at any time and make a run. You see the new bats have not only affected home runs. They have, by a significant margin affected averages and players ability to hit to the gaps. The bats we had in '09 were nowhere close to the juiced rocket launchers of old so I can't understand the change.
Side note, I actually like bunting and running in baseball, and with the09 bats you could balance the run game with quality hitters to have an enjoyable product. Not even wooden bat major league hitters are this handcuffed.

I hate just go to wood, they were fine after the first adjustments