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Posted on 2/18/11 at 8:09 am to DC RaiseHerBack
Posted on 2/18/11 at 8:09 am to DC RaiseHerBack
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I'm not really worried about it cuz Van Horn is a small ball type of coach but I'd be lying if I didn't say I'm going to miss the frequent bombs.
That's what I'm saying... fans love the long ball. 21-14 games aren't nearly as prevalent as they were in the late 90s and early 2000s anyway, so the NCAA changing the bats is a head-scratcher.
Pitching has gotten better across the board.
I love a good pitching duel as much as anyone, but I want to see good pitchers duke it out in low-scoring games, not mid-week starters
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Posted on 2/18/11 at 8:45 am to Billy Mays
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That's what I'm saying... fans love the long ball. 21-14 games aren't nearly as prevalent as they were in the late 90s and early 2000s anyway, so the NCAA changing the bats is a head-scratcher.
It's not a matter of how many runs they're scoring. It's a matter of people being injured. But yeah, it sucks.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:18 am to Tds & Beer
I think I read where some coaches think that most teams will hit 50 or less homeruns the entire season.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:20 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
just curious but why would arkansas and msu schedule games before people get off work? doesnt really make much sense.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:21 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
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I think I read where some coaches think that most teams will hit 50 or less homeruns the entire season.
We hit 11 in 13 scrimmages per PM.
so that lines up pretty accurately with your assessment.
granted i dont know if the scrimmages were full 9 plus im sure some had simulated situations...but still.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:23 am to Tds & Beer
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It's not a matter of how many runs they're scoring. It's a matter of people being injured.
Were pitchers getting injured frequently by the aluminum bats?
The NCAA didn't come out and say that pitcher safety was the reason for the switch. I'm not saying that wasn't a factor FWIW
Just the NCAA being the NCAA...
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:28 am to bbap
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We hit 11 in 13 scrimmages per PM.
Mississippi State only hit 3 in our scrimmages, but the fact that we have a big park also will keep HR totals low at Dudy Noble this year.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:30 am to bbap
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just curious but why would arkansas and msu schedule games before people get off work? doesnt really make much sense.
I agree 100%, but we (state) have always done this due to weather (which is usually cold at night this time of year) Most of our midweek games through late March will be afternoon games as well.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:36 am to Billy Mays
quote:I'm not a fan of the new bats, but that's not true. We might not be seeing 18-12 games, but 9-7 games are pretty normal. Very rare are 3-1 games.
The runs scored in the NCAA has been close to MLB in the previous few years.
For SEC teams, the average ERA is higher than the worst MLB team ERA....and SEC teams have some very good pitchers. When you get into the smaller conferences, you start to get team ERAs in the 6+ easy. Of the 292 teams in DI, just under half have ERAs over 6 (and UGA/MSU both are in that category).
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:36 am to Al Bundy Bulldog
i did not know that. i would be pissed as a season ticket holder.
we had one game last year or maybe the year before that was played before 5 during the week. it was only because it was rescheduled and it couldnt be played any other time but people still raised all kinda hell.
we had one game last year or maybe the year before that was played before 5 during the week. it was only because it was rescheduled and it couldnt be played any other time but people still raised all kinda hell.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:37 am to bbap
I can't speak for Mississippi State but as for us night games in mid February are miserable. At least ensuring the sun will be out for most of the game will give us an outside shot at it being warm.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:39 am to Billy Mays
quote:Safety was a secondary objective. The primary reason for the change was to reduce offense to shorten the length of the games.
The NCAA didn't come out and say that pitcher safety was the reason for the switch. I'm not saying that wasn't a factor FWIW
Also, the NCAA added a rule where teams have only 90 seconds to change sides between innings during non-televised games.
This post was edited on 2/18/11 at 9:56 am
Posted on 2/18/11 at 9:48 am to GeauxTigersLee
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The primary reason for the change was to reduce offense
"Reduce the offense" is a retarded reason. Reducing offense makes no sense for fans, players, or anyone.
The time wasting between 18 inning breaks and quicker pitching is a simple solution to their issue with length of games (which they've implemented).
Making the game less enjoyable by taking pop out of bats is dumb. Who says college games were too long anyway? Why frick with a good thing?
This post was edited on 2/18/11 at 9:53 am
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:11 am to Billy Mays
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Who says college games were too long anyway?
not me
quote:agreed
Why frick with a good thing?
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:18 am to Billy Mays
quote:I think just about every college baseball fan agrees with this. I'm going to miss the sound of the aluminium bats.
Making the game less enjoyable by taking pop out of bats is dumb.
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:18 am to GeauxTigersLee
I won't miss the sound of aluminum bats whatsoever. Anyone who associates that sound with baseball is a fricking moran.
ETA: And he isn't talking about the sound of the bats when he says "take the pop out of them". He's referring to the how hard the ball reacts to the bat.
ETA: And he isn't talking about the sound of the bats when he says "take the pop out of them". He's referring to the how hard the ball reacts to the bat.
This post was edited on 2/18/11 at 10:20 am
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:20 am to pankReb
quote:Baseball, no. College baseball, yes.
Anyone who associates that sound with baseball
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:22 am to pankReb
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ETA: And he isn't talking about the sound of the bats when he says "take the pop out of them". He's referring to the how hard the ball reacts to the bat.
And that's why I made the comment earlier that the reason they changed the bats was to reduce the offense to shorten the length of the games.Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:22 am to GeauxTigersLee
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Baseball, no. College baseball, yes.
So I take it you have absolutely no clue that the NCAA didn't sanction aluminum bats until the 1970's........
what exactly do you think college baseball used as bats before Aluminum?
This post was edited on 2/18/11 at 10:24 am
Posted on 2/18/11 at 10:25 am to pankReb
quote:I wasn't watching college baseball in the 80s. During my life, aluminium bats have always been part of college baseball. Just got used to hearing the "ping" of the bats when teams were practicing while walking around campus. Since I enjoy college baseball, the two became synonymous.
what exactly do you think college baseball used as bats before Aluminum?
It's just one of the unique things about college baseball to me.
This post was edited on 2/18/11 at 10:26 am
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