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re: The "New" Bats: Do you enjoy baseball more now than before??
Posted on 4/12/12 at 7:46 am to MetTiger
Posted on 4/12/12 at 7:46 am to MetTiger
Well, I haven't gotten to see a high school game this year yet so don't have much info to compare it to. The few college games I have seen have been fairly enjoyable to watch. Last nights game wasn't the best to watch but it does go back to a basic in baseball that if you don't throw strikes, you'll lose . I have been around a lot of baseball for the younger ones over the last 5 years and don't particularly like what all the juiced up bats have done at that age. It selects for big overweight unathletic kids that just can stand there and crush the ball. I don't mean this in a bad way as I am guessing from
your post you have a bigger kid, but I just prefer watching athletes play. I enjoy watching outfielders that can run and make plays all over the field instead of big obese guys all over the place because they can stand still and hit homers.
your post you have a bigger kid, but I just prefer watching athletes play. I enjoy watching outfielders that can run and make plays all over the field instead of big obese guys all over the place because they can stand still and hit homers.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 9:42 am to tigerskin
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It selects for big overweight unathletic kids that just can stand there and crush the ball.
You hit the nail on the head about that as per youth travel ball. To me, there is a total disconnect in the USA about coordinating the game as it pertains to player development and keeping the game consistent across all levels, from the MLB to college to HS to youth ball.
That's why I think the answer is to look at the MLB and from a summmary standpoint, try to make the bat formulas fit the MLB homer to at bat ratios all the way down to youth baseball. It should be around two homers per 9 innings for both teams. That would provide enough excitement on any level, while not having a slugfest.
You are so right, go to any 12 and under tournament and the super live bats they are using coupled with overweight kids...some are hitting homers like every other at bat with the 200ft fences. If any level needed dumbed down bats, it's 12 and under. This would teach kids how to hit for average, and also keep the ball in play more helping out defensive work.
It's all about balance, and providing the option of ALL tools of the game. I maintain that ball over the fence is a powerful dynamic because it cannot be defended by a position player. If a pitcher doesn't have to worry about the long ball anymore, than changes the whole dynamic of the game that began with Babe Ruth in modern times. (btw, in the 1920s, it was the long ball that allowed the Yankees to call their new, huge stadium "The House that Ruth Built", so I rest my case)
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