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re: Wonder if ncaa considered going all wood bats like minors and big league?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:00 pm to copenhagen pete
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:00 pm to copenhagen pete
It wouldn't matter fans would start complaining that nobody hits home runs and it's all about the small ball now and we would be right back to where we are now.
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Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:01 pm to lsufball19
The MLB will never consider paying for over 300 schools to have wood bats throughout the year. Even if they wanted to, that's millions of dollars.
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:02 pm to KG5989
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Youre looking at the costs of it being over $1200 per player...
that's being very generous. saw an article recently that said the average MLB player uses a new bat every 10 at bats. that's, ballpark, about 20 bats per player every year, at least for a college team
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:02 pm to LSURussian
I understand the math Russian but damn, how quick will they break on average u think?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:05 pm to copenhagen pete
You have to realize that we're not talking about MLB players. Take the hitters on just the teams in the top ten in the polls. These guys cap balls and get jammed all the time. Then take into account the "bad" teams with even worse hitters. And you're not just using them during the game. There are 40 times more teams than those teams in the top ten.
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:05 pm to copenhagen pete
Why do people think wood bats out hit BBCOR?
1. The MLB players swinging the wood are the best hitters in the world. Hence being MLB players.
2. They are hitting a ball that bounces off of ANY bat faster.
1. The MLB players swinging the wood are the best hitters in the world. Hence being MLB players.
2. They are hitting a ball that bounces off of ANY bat faster.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:05 pm to copenhagen pete
quote:Five to ten or so a week, and that includes the weeks of fall practice, preseason, indoor batting cage BP and games.
I understand the math Russian but damn, how quick will they break on average u think?
You can't seriously believe you have just come upon a cost factor that has eluded the notice of every college baseball coach in the country.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:06 pm to ell_13
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The MLB will never consider paying for over 300 schools to have wood bats throughout the year. Even if they wanted to, that's millions of dollars.
again, that's what i'm saying. it's a moot point because the mlb would never provide the funding. i don't know why you keep responding when we're saying the same thing
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:07 pm to lsufball19
To say the same thing I guess. Agree. 
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:08 pm to upgrade
I would think some bat company would love to basically sponsor d1 baseball and sell a metric ton of wood bats at a decent price don't y'all?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:08 pm to copenhagen pete
They'd go out of business because it would never be cheap enough
This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:11 pm to copenhagen pete
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I would think some bat company would love to basically sponsor d1 baseball and sell a metric ton of wood bats at a decent price don't y'all?
No.
Again, you think those types of arrangements haven't been explored already?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:12 pm to copenhagen pete
quote:
I would think some bat company would love to basically sponsor d1 baseball and sell a metric ton of wood bats at a decent price don't y'all?
Companies are lining up to do this. NCAA just hasn't decided on which one of the dozen companies to choose from
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:13 pm to copenhagen pete
Agreed Russian. I'm sure I just didn't have an idea that folks smarter than me have bantered about. BUT. I do think savvy ways of funding could be a key in the deal. I'm afraid college baseball will fall off the map soon if we don't at least talk about it
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:13 pm to copenhagen pete
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I would think some bat company would love to basically sponsor d1 baseball and sell a metric ton of wood bats at a decent price don't y'all?
let's say they get a deal to get bats for $100 a piece. each batter goes through 20-25 bats a year. Let's just say you have 15 batters on the team. That's 30 grand per team, just for bats. Multiply that by 300 college baseball teams. That's $3,000,000 per season. And again, that's being very generous. Find me a bat company willing to donate that kind of money every year.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:15 pm to copenhagen pete
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I'm afraid college baseball will fall off the map soon if we don't at least talk about it
"We"??? What do you mean 'we,' paleface???
quote:All evidence to the contrary......
I do think
Really, just stop, I'm begging you.
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:17 pm to LSURussian
Sigh
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:17 pm to copenhagen pete
quote:
I understand the math Russian but damn, how quick will they break on average u think?
You gotta factor in A LOT. The bat wouldnt be used in only games. You have practice, BP, in the cages, etc.
And it doesnt just break when it snaps in half. A small, hairline fracture in the barrel will make the bat weak and you wouldnt be able to use it.
and LSUfball... your math is off
$30,000 per team x 300 teams....This post was edited on 4/14/14 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:18 pm to ell_13
Have you down voted the OP yet?
Posted on 4/14/14 at 7:18 pm to LSURussian
No. Why would I?
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