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What have the new, deadened bats accomplished in college baseball?
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:39 pm
What was the point of them and what positives have they contributed to college baseball? Less injuries? A more realistic look for pro scouts on how players will perform with Major League bats? I mean what?
I think obviously the bats from the 90's needed to be adjusted, but what was wrong with the bats in the circa 2009 period? I remember that season and those prior producing a very entertaining baseball product. Now the games are typically rather boring IMO. I've watched less LSU baseball this year and last as a result than I once did.
So what, if anything, have they achieved that benefit the game?
I think obviously the bats from the 90's needed to be adjusted, but what was wrong with the bats in the circa 2009 period? I remember that season and those prior producing a very entertaining baseball product. Now the games are typically rather boring IMO. I've watched less LSU baseball this year and last as a result than I once did.
So what, if anything, have they achieved that benefit the game?
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Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:42 pm to ChewyDante
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:43 pm to ChewyDante
protected the pitchers?
made it more like a wooden bat that these players will be using to earn a living?
made it more like a wooden bat that these players will be using to earn a living?
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:47 pm to dawgM2
Thanks for the link. Even that article though doesn't actually make a case for why this is necessary or good for the game.
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:49 pm to mrbroker
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protected the pitchers?
Has it though? Have the statistics shown this to have been significantly achieved or that a significant problem existed prior? Is the tradeoff worth it?
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made it more like a wooden bat that these players will be using to earn a living?
Obviously. But how has that been beneficial to the college game? Or are we simply admitting that it hasn't been and that that effect justifies the wisdom of the decision?
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:50 pm to ChewyDante
Wooden bats are actually better than these bats, because in wood bats you can put all the weight in the barrel. With these bats the weight is more evenly distributed
With that being said, I prefer the new bats, because I saw so many scrub players get cheap home runs with the old bats and get drafted. I am now seeing these players who made a living on cheap home runs the season before the bat change(2010) either struggling in Low A ball or already out of the minors.
With that being said, I prefer the new bats, because I saw so many scrub players get cheap home runs with the old bats and get drafted. I am now seeing these players who made a living on cheap home runs the season before the bat change(2010) either struggling in Low A ball or already out of the minors.
Posted on 5/25/13 at 1:53 pm to Reginald C Perrin
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With that being said, I prefer the new bats, because I saw so many scrub players get cheap home runs with the old bats and get drafted. I am now seeing these players who made a living on cheap home runs the season before the bat change(2010) either struggling in Low A ball or already out of the minors.
But then the question becomes, who are these new bats meant to benefit? The college game or the scouts and MLB?
Posted on 5/25/13 at 2:02 pm to ChewyDante
I actually miss the sound of Aluminum bats. There was that certain sound that let you know it was going out of the park. 
Posted on 5/25/13 at 2:05 pm to ChewyDante
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But then the question becomes, who are these new bats meant to benefit? The college game or the scouts and MLB?
MLB easily and makes it pointless that college baseball is getting all this TV time now. Other than fans of those teams, who wants to watch a 2-1, 1-0 college baseball game when you can watch it with much better players in the MLB?
Posted on 5/25/13 at 11:06 pm to GeauxAggie972
Except for the fact that the wooden bats actually hit the balls harder than the new bats.
A. Because the ball that the wooden bats are hitting are harder and more compact.
B. Because wooden bats are heavier in the barrel and solid at the point of contact.
I bet if the NCAA held a home run derby and gave the players the option of using a wooden bat or the new bats, every single one of them would pick the wooden bat.
A. Because the ball that the wooden bats are hitting are harder and more compact.
B. Because wooden bats are heavier in the barrel and solid at the point of contact.
I bet if the NCAA held a home run derby and gave the players the option of using a wooden bat or the new bats, every single one of them would pick the wooden bat.
Posted on 5/25/13 at 11:16 pm to Drewbie
I suspect if the increased trend in TV coverage continues they will add some more pop back into the game. Not back to the days of gorilla ball but an increase none the less. JMO
Posted on 5/25/13 at 11:32 pm to sdmlsu1
Change the balls
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