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re: The New Bats are Killing College Baseball (Reasons Why)
Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:25 am to upgrade
Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:25 am to upgrade
There was definitely an uptick in offense in 2008-09 when compared to the previous 5 years or so. But they would have been fine just banning the composites like they did. I mean right now there are 11 SEC teams with a team ERA under 3.
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Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:28 am to tadelatt
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6. The New Baseball
Again, this is going to hurt pitching. Pitchers are going to lose movement on their pitches forcing more balls to go smoother down the plate and allowing hitters to see pitches better. It will increase hitting but it takes away one of the greatest pitches in the history of sports, the curveball. It will not only hurt a curveball from its movement but the slider to. They will both still do what they do but on a much smaller scale of movement.
I thought they were going to use a ball more like the one used in MLB?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 9:28 am to tadelatt
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Some of them are good enough for college, not good enough for the next level.
this is so untrue. most are good enough to play professional baseball if they so choose.
very few will make it to the bigs, though.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:19 am to oldcharlie8
CPM continues to recruit these Pe-Swhet players, home runs won't happen. you need MEN out there not 5ft nothing 170lbers.. it is what it is.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 10:24 am to chackbay
Is that English?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 1:35 pm to TigerCub
Agreed. Things might get better when the ball changes. The bat change has made it a worse game than before.
ULaLa sucks. Hasn't played anyone. Anyway, who cares except a bunch of coonasses.
ULaLa sucks. Hasn't played anyone. Anyway, who cares except a bunch of coonasses.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 5:35 pm to oldcharlie8
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most are good enough to play professional baseball if they so choose.
You mean in the minors? Who the frick wants to have a career playing minor league baseball?
"I don't know where its going, I swear to God." - Crash Davis
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very few will make it to the bigs, though.
You have to be talking about the minors in the top line otherwise you are completely contradicting yourself.
if you are talking about the Majors, then you are basically saying that anyone can play in the majors if they want to but only a few will make it?
Posted on 3/27/14 at 5:47 pm to tadelatt
This may be a stupid question, but when they made the decision to take the pop out of the bats in the NCAA, why didn't they just switch over to wooden bats?
TIA
TIA
Posted on 3/27/14 at 5:49 pm to Catman88
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I thought they were going to use a ball more like the one used in MLB?
I was under the impression it would be one and the same.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:00 pm to MrJimBeam
That happens next season
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:00 pm to burdman
You have to replace broken wooden bats. $$$
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:03 pm to TigerCub
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That happens next season
Yeah I thought that was what we were talking about. I only read a couple of posts, though
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:05 pm to MrJimBeam
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quote: I thought they were going to use a ball more like the one used in MLB?
The seems wont stick out as far on the new ball.
Less wind resistance, ball can travel farther if hit at the same speed and trajectory as the current ball.
MLB ball is wound tighter than both the current ball and ball to be used for 2015 NCAA season.
It has more bounce to it, and comes off the bat faster.
I guess thats why so many people think wood bats hit better than BBCOR, because the pros use wood, BUT they also use a livlier ball than NCAA.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:15 pm to tadelatt
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You mean in the minors? Who the frick wants to have a career playing minor league baseball?
In your own OP, you said pros. MiLB is pro baseball. And guess what, every guy in college right now that wants to go to the Show, will have to prove himself in the minors first.
I don't know how it's difficult to comprehend that most every player in college right now is probably good enough to play minor league baseball, but not good enough to play major league. You had to go and turn a pretty simple concept into a convoluted one to try and support your opinion.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:16 pm to upgrade
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Due to variables (individual bat speed, wind direction, whether the ball is stuck on the bat’s “sweet spot,” etc.) that can impact the distance a baseball can travel, not every trajectory hit with a flat-seamed ball will travel exactly 20 feet farther than a raised-seamed ball, but a 20-foot average difference is an approximate representation of what can be expected.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:18 pm to Wayne Campbell
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In your own OP, you said pros. MiLB is pro baseball.
Jesus Christ man. I am talking the pros. Some people in the Rant honestly don't understand how to read a post within the context of the literature behind it.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:19 pm to tadelatt
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The flat-seamed baseball may make it more difficult for pitchers to throw breaking pitches, but college baseball coaches feel their pitchers will be able to adjust over time.
A survey conducted by the American Baseball Coaches Association showed 87 percent of the respondents wanted to change to the flat-seamed baseball. Around 80 percent of the nearly 300 Division I baseball coaches responded to the survey.
The coaches were also asked questions pertaining to game excitement and home runs. Seventy-two percent thought the game needed more excitement and 69 percent believe Division I college baseball needs more home runs.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:19 pm to tadelatt
That's a pretty big difference.
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:20 pm to MrJimBeam
Posted on 3/27/14 at 6:25 pm to tadelatt
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On the NCAA’s behalf, the Washington State University lab evaluates and certifies baseball bats used in NCAA competition for compliance with bat performance standards.
Too bad LSU couldnt get that job.
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