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Am I the only one that thinks college baseball ain't what it was!!
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:59 am
Changes to the bat and ball--may have the game safer but not very exciting. I long for the long ball-10 plus runs a game--a feeling we're never out of it no matter the score.
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Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:05 am to classof72
It wasn't baseball back in the old gorilla ball days. Hitting 2-3 home runs per game gave no real perspective. The change to the balls have made enough of a difference where true power hitters can still easily get some big home run numbers meanwhile guys who are 5'9 160 cant jack 15 home runs a season anymore. That's the way it should be. Pitchers just rarely had a chance back in the juiced bat days.
Sure scoring is always more exciting, but the sport is so much better aligned with pro baseball now it gives a more real "feel" to it all. Also certainly helps scouts out a lot more.
Sure scoring is always more exciting, but the sport is so much better aligned with pro baseball now it gives a more real "feel" to it all. Also certainly helps scouts out a lot more.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:06 am to classof72
LSU scored 15 runs Thursday night and deichmann hit a grand slam 6000 feet.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:07 am to classof72
I miss LSU intimidating their opponents just getting off the bus, then dominating them on the field.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:16 am to classof72
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Am I the only one that thinks college baseball ain't what it was!!
You must be the same one who likes the NBA All-Star game.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:10 am to classof72
yes, you're the only one
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:18 am to classof72
This was supposed to be another epic season with so many returning studs. I swear CPM could mess up anything.
Meanwhile, Coach Andy Cannizaro takes a rebuilding year at MSU (where 6 pitchers were lost to surgery) and has them with an equal record.
LSU should not be about tweaking and tinkering lineups, LSU should be about fired up excitement and motivation. We simply have the wrong coach.
Meanwhile, Coach Andy Cannizaro takes a rebuilding year at MSU (where 6 pitchers were lost to surgery) and has them with an equal record.
LSU should not be about tweaking and tinkering lineups, LSU should be about fired up excitement and motivation. We simply have the wrong coach.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:19 am to classof72
Question: How many LSU sports fans does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: Ten, one to change the bulb and nine to post on the Rant about how great the old light bulb was.......
Answer: Ten, one to change the bulb and nine to post on the Rant about how great the old light bulb was.......
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:28 am to classof72
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Am I the only one that thinks college baseball ain't what it was!!
Yes. And neither are you so deal with it.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:29 am to classof72
No steroids = no gorilla ball = no fun.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:38 am to classof72
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Changes to the bat and ball--may have the game safer
That is biggest crock of shite and people bought into it.
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 11:43 am
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:40 am to classof72
It is much better. More high round draft picks end up in college now. There is more parity now. There is great pitching now. There is still lots of offense, just not insane home run numbers.
I like the game more now. I wish LSU was still winning 5 national titles a decade, but one every 7 years now might be more of an accomplishment now than one every other year was in the 90s.
I like the game more now. I wish LSU was still winning 5 national titles a decade, but one every 7 years now might be more of an accomplishment now than one every other year was in the 90s.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:46 am to classof72
You are not alone
Posted on 4/17/17 at 12:11 pm to classof72
You're the only one *WHO ....
Posted on 4/17/17 at 12:16 pm to classof72
Just because the rest of the country has caught up with LSU baseball doesn't mean it's not fun anymore.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 12:24 pm to classof72
I wish LSU could put up 70-80 home runs year after year. But the game really is just about right. Like someone said earlier, the days of 165# sluggers are over. Justifiably so. It's baseball. It's not home runs derby, and traditionally pitching dominates the game.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 12:58 pm to classof72
No I'd rather watch baseball and not rec league softball.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 2:17 pm to classof72
Most college baseball fans feel that the straw that broke the camel's back with regards to gorilla ball was in a NC game one year, when both teams had run out of pitching, USCw won by a score of 20+ to 13 or so. With multiple HR's by both teams. The fact that LSU has the record for most HR's in a season at 180 says how out of whack hitting had gotten. Brandon Larson once hit 40 HR's and came in second.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 2:55 pm to classof72
188 home runs in a season will do that. One LSU player had 40 HR in a single season.
Ameritrade in Omaha sucks.
Needs to be a compromise between the two extremes. Make the CWS tourney fun again.
Ameritrade in Omaha sucks.
Needs to be a compromise between the two extremes. Make the CWS tourney fun again.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:01 pm to classof72
The real issue is teams that thrive on the long ball. If/when they get to Omaha they're screwed.
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