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

No, most definitely not. While I loved the bats of the 90's and gorilla ball, it was just so much fun and excitement at times, I realize they did diminish the game a little too much and removed the emphasis of other facets of the game, in particular strategy. With that said, I agree with most on here that the NCAA has gone way too far with the news bats and their cores. I would like to see it somewhere in between the two extremes, probably closer to the more watered down versions we are using now, but not nearly as dull and tiny of sweet spots as the current bats. Essentially, I agree with the points of the majority who have posted in this thread thus far. I love great pitching, defense and the utilization of well planned and executed strategy, but I am still a huge fan of the potential to score big at any time, to a certain extent. I think the new bats have eliminated the latter of these aspects, and I am not a fan nor do I approve (not that my opinion means shitake, obviously). I think they need to reverse their decision to utilize the current bats, and beef them back up a touch. The potential for big offensive outtings is what makes collegiate baseball so exciting, and that is all but gone.