re: Ways to Improve College Baseball - LSU Related

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LSU has traditionally been great at college baseball, but it can be a boring product at times. One at bat can feature 5 foul balls, 3 pick off moves, and it feels like nothing happened.

Here are some of my thoughts on how to improve the game we all love:

- No Relief Pitcher Warmup Pitches - They are warming up in the bullpen. Do they really need 8 more warmup pitches where they aren't showing their best stuff to potential hitters?

- Limit catcher visits to the mound - It seems like every 2-3 batters there is a conference at the mound. The pitcher doesn't need a dissertation from the catcher and infielders. Let him pitch. Limit it like coaching visits.

- Give the pitcher and catcher ear pieces that the coach can talk into - This way we don't have to go through the exhausting process of coach calling a pitch, catcher relaying it and pitcher accepting it. It would be instant

- Foul Outs - At bats with 2 strikes where the batter just keeps fouling it off can get pretty tedious. Once a player gets 2 strikes, give them one more foul and then they are out.

- Or start with a 1-1 count - Works well in softball leagues to speed up the game

Thoughts? Anymore ideas?

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