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Could you tolerate college baseball switching back to wood bats?
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:17 pm
I think the majority of people here who follow baseball enough to post in the threads or go to games would still watch just as much, but it obviously would cut offensive production way down. Have efforts to increase viewership actually worked over the years? It seems like it’s still the same handful of teams that care continue to care.
Reason I raise the question is I think using aluminum bats is doing a disservice to players with pro aspirations as it’s a big learning curve for them after leaving school. Thoughts?
Reason I raise the question is I think using aluminum bats is doing a disservice to players with pro aspirations as it’s a big learning curve for them after leaving school. Thoughts?
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Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:20 pm to OBReb6
It would kill the quality of the product
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:21 pm to OBReb6
College baseball can’t afford it. You’re talking about a major change that effects every D1 school. I’m for it as a fan, but it would further expand the discrepancy we see today, which ultimately diminishes the product as a whole.
This post was edited on 5/8/21 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:22 pm to OBReb6
I actually prefer wood bats, it’s what baseball was meant to be played with. In the meantime, as long as everyone plays under the same rules I guess I’ll just go with the flow.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:24 pm to MullenBoys
The crack of a wood bat is such a beautiful sound
Posted on 5/8/21 at 8:33 pm to OBReb6
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The crack of a wood bat is such a beautiful sound
I do love the thump.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:27 pm to OBReb6
I think it would be great for college baseball to use wood bats. Probably MLB would even give some subsidy money to the NCAA to help pay the additional cost that it would create for the schools.
I grew up using wood bats in Little League and even through high school. Also, we never used batting gloves either. Bare hands too. Tough hitting a baseball on a cold night but that was the way it was and you did not know any different.
I grew up using wood bats in Little League and even through high school. Also, we never used batting gloves either. Bare hands too. Tough hitting a baseball on a cold night but that was the way it was and you did not know any different.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:33 pm to OBReb6
quote:It would be less explosive, but that classic Crack of a wooden bat is special
Could you tolerate college baseball switching back to wood bats?
This post was edited on 5/8/21 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:35 pm to Che Boludo
Lol at people itt thread hating on metal bats and preferring wood bats despite never playing with an actual wood bat ever.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:38 pm to OBReb6
With the pitching the SEC has and lack of experience hitting with wood , I think k you would see a lot of 1-0, 2-1 and it would hurt the bottom line for programs
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:39 pm to Serraneaux
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Lol at people itt thread hating on metal bats and preferring wood bats despite never playing with an actual wood bat ever.
I was a baseball enthusiast longer than a baseball player, and the iconic sound of a wooden bat over the radio, on TV and especially in person has much more impact than the annoying pinging of a metal bat.
And, not that is a requirement for having an opinion on the matter as a fan, but I have played a ton of backyard games with a wooden Louisville slugger
, so kindly GFY! This post was edited on 5/8/21 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:42 pm to Che Boludo
Thanks grandpa
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:47 pm to Serraneaux
Nobody is hating on metal bats but metal bats were made for softball not baseball. As I mentioned, when I was growing up, wood bats was all we had to use. To me when they introduced metal bats , my thought is that they have sissified the game of baseball.
A part of me still believes that. It was tougher to hit the ball especially when you were jammed in on the hands. But that was also part of the challenge of baseball. Metal bats made hitting the baseball easier.
A part of me still believes that. It was tougher to hit the ball especially when you were jammed in on the hands. But that was also part of the challenge of baseball. Metal bats made hitting the baseball easier.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 9:49 pm to Godawgs4
Metal bats have been used in baseball since like 1984 from little league to college.
Cool story though
Cool story though
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:04 pm to OBReb6
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pro aspirations
Don’t give a frick about the games past college.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:08 pm to Serraneaux
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Thanks grandpa
You're welcome
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:12 pm to Che Boludo
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the iconic sound of a wooden bat over the radio, on TV and especially in person has much more impact than the annoying pinging of a metal bat.
You’re talking to Serraneaux , I’ve seen him play golf. His driver is the size of a basketball.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:14 pm to BobLeeDagger
quote:This but literally. I'm pretty sure one of the main reasons they don't use wood is because of the additional cost of having to replace broken bats.
College baseball can’t afford it.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:16 pm to OBReb6
Yes to wood bats. Deadening the metal bats restored sanity to the game, and they can make the metal bats perform just about any way you want with today’s technology, but you still miss two things: the crack of the bat (ping is a poor substitute) and the broken bat. However, it’s probably still cost prohibitive unless MLB were to decide to help with the cost.
Posted on 5/8/21 at 10:23 pm to Serraneaux
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despite never playing with an actual wood bat ever.
There were wooden bat summer leagues when I was in high school and that was in the early 2000s. All the summer leagues the college kids play in use wooden bats as well. Plenty of people have played with wooden bats.
This post was edited on 5/8/21 at 10:24 pm
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