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Should college baseball use wood bats?
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:01 pm
I know the bats were changed in 2011 and the power numbers and ERA are down, but do you think they should move to wood bats to better prepare these kids for the minors and majors? I would think the biggest problem is most schools lose money in baseball anyway and it would be an added expense to constantly buy new bats.
This post was edited on 6/22/16 at 11:04 pm
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Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:04 pm to TulaneFan
Nope, too expensive for many many programs.
And kids are getting to the majors as fast as ever from college, and college kids are getting drafted with higher and higher priority.
It's fine.
And kids are getting to the majors as fast as ever from college, and college kids are getting drafted with higher and higher priority.
It's fine.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:04 pm to TulaneFan
Too expensive.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:05 pm to UltimateHog
I just edited my post to include this. Just spitballing here. The sport looks like it's doing pretty well as is. Probably best not to fix what isn't broken
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:05 pm to TulaneFan
Go back to big barrel bats.
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:07 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
Gorilla ball? 
Posted on 6/22/16 at 11:08 pm to TulaneFan
More HRs. More steroids.
Less whatever the frick they're doing now.
Less whatever the frick they're doing now.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:06 am to TulaneFan
YES!
Can't afford the bats? You don't get to play NCAA baseball.
Can't afford the bats? You don't get to play NCAA baseball.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:16 am to TulaneFan
Not enough offense as it is.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:24 am to TulaneFan
Would cost to much $$$ and college baseball needs all the offense it can get!
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:30 am to CrumbBumb
Yeah and the aluminum bat companies would obviously block it 100% to secure their endorsement deals and protect their business. It could be more safe though, as a ball doesn't jump off the wood bat as much. A wood bat actually costs less than an aluminum bat, but they do break, so there's that. I'm guessing it won't happen, although some coaches support the idea.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:51 am to TulaneFan
My idea is to get MLB to sponsor the wood bats.
Get them to sponsor the balls, too; with identical seams as MLB & there's the offense everyone seems to want.
Get them to sponsor the balls, too; with identical seams as MLB & there's the offense everyone seems to want.
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 1:57 am
Posted on 6/23/16 at 2:37 am to UltimateHog
Riddle me ignorant on this but how can even a well off high school not be able to replace bats every year? Not that they would need to though.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 2:42 am to BayouFann
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Riddle me ignorant on this but how can even a well off high school not be able to replace bats every year? Not that they would need to though.
bc bats for 30 kids are damn expensive... you said well off high school... most schools aren't
Posted on 6/23/16 at 3:12 am to chalmetteowl
Whats the price range of a decent collegiate level bat? You absolutely will not convince me that they can't afford it. Especially when I see stories of the hundreds of millions laundered and committed to beautifying campuses yearly. Im pretty sure even I could negotiate a decent contract with a bat company. If it's about the balls over that back fence then I totally get it. And this may make me look silly but don't baseball kids come from mostly $olid homes? 
Posted on 6/23/16 at 4:53 am to BayouFann
You have to assume most college players are travel ball alums. Just charge their travel mommies and daddies for the bats. They'd love it.
This post was edited on 6/23/16 at 6:54 am
Posted on 6/23/16 at 6:15 am to Maximus
If they changed to wooden bats there'd be 18 inning 1-0 games.
Please god no.
Please god no.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 7:31 am to FootballNostradamus
I honestly believe there would be more homers with wooden bats and a Major League Baseball.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 7:37 am to BayouFann
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Riddle me ignorant on this but how can even a well off high school not be able to replace bats every year? Not that they would need to though.
Wood bats are too expensive because they break and need to be replaced more than once a year
Posted on 6/23/16 at 7:46 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
I think there would be alot more homeruns with the wooden bats. Look at ABreg, he has around 15 hr's and the most he had at LSU was 9 I think. Wood bats are better.. period
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