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re: Could you tolerate college baseball switching back to wood bats?
Posted on 5/9/21 at 10:32 am to Diego Ricardo
Posted on 5/9/21 at 10:32 am to Diego Ricardo
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You right!
Those bats and 'roids were what made Gorilla Ball the best spring sports show in town.
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Posted on 5/9/21 at 10:39 am to OBReb6
I can honestly say it would not change the amount of college baseball I watch.
Posted on 5/9/21 at 10:57 am to OBReb6
I can't tolerate it now.
Posted on 5/9/21 at 11:07 am to OBReb6
College baseball 
Posted on 5/9/21 at 11:49 am to Mizzou4ever
I'd prefer they switch to wood bats, because I agree, that is what you use when you play baseball,, but the aluminum bats don't really bother me.
Posted on 5/9/21 at 12:22 pm to UKWildcats
That's why I can't take college baseball seriously. There is quite a bit of talent there, especially in the SEC, but aluminum bats are a joke. Something used at the local YMCA or 3 & 2 baseball.
Posted on 5/9/21 at 12:26 pm to Serraneaux
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despite never playing with an actual wood bat ever.
Wrong, I preferred wood bats through HS.
Posted on 5/9/21 at 12:28 pm to OBReb6
I loved college baseball of the mid to late 1990s. LSU and Alabama were fun to watch and they put astronomical numbers up. I’d like to see that brand of college baseball come back.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:03 pm to RD Dawg
quote:What? Almost every baseball program in the country runs at a deficit already.
Not that I'm in favor of wooden bats but replacing broken bats would be a freakin drop in the bucket for almost every big time college baseball program.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:11 pm to OBReb6
Wooden bats will not kill offenses unless they decide to pitch with a dead ball. Homers don't slow down in MLB until they use dead balls.
What was about 10 years ago when the NCAA switched to those shitty composite bats and homers just freaking died.
What was about 10 years ago when the NCAA switched to those shitty composite bats and homers just freaking died.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:21 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
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Wooden bats will not kill offenses unless they decide to pitch with a dead ball.
That’s certainly part of the equation.
Wooden bats (and/or balls) for use in NCAA can differ from MLB and you can still get the same product in college without the annoying *ping*.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:34 pm to Drewbie
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What? Almost every baseball program in the country runs at a deficit already.
And LSU just hired a coach for $2 million per year in a sport that loses $4 million a year.
Good lord, replacing cracked bats is a freakin drop in the bucket for every athletic dept that competes in D1 baseball on a big time level.
Baseball programs losing money hasn't stopped schools from spending millions on facility upgrades and coaching salaries.
and you think wooden bats are gonna break the budget? Really?
LMAO!
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:44 pm to OBReb6
Programs couldn’t afford the wood bat cost. It would also dampen the offensive numbers to a way that would make it unwatchable.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:47 pm to OBReb6
I'd prefer wood bats...
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:48 pm to RD Dawg
quote:I know this may be hard for you to understand, but not every baseball team plays in the SEC with SEC money. The vast majority of programs are already coming in over-budget. An additional expense is not "a drop in the bucket". It's yet another expense that further drives every program even further into the red in an age where some of them are already fighting just to stay alive. We already have schools up north that cut the sport completely. Just because the athletic departments in the SEC can eat the additional cost doesn't mean the Missouri State's and Tennessee Tech's of the world are willing to.
And LSU just hired a coach for $2 million per year in a sport that loses $4 million a year.
Good lord, replacing cracked bats is a freakin drop in the bucket for every athletic dept that competes in D1 baseball on a big time level.
Baseball programs losing money hasn't stopped schools from spending millions on facility upgrades and coaching salaries.
and you think wooden bats are gonna break the budget? Really?
Not to mention LSU isn't exactly a good school to use as an example for logical spending. You sound like an out-of-touch old fart.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:06 pm to Drewbie
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know this may be hard for you to understand, but not every baseball team plays in the SEC with SEC money.
I said D1 program that competes on a big time level and there's not one in P5 that couldn't "afford" the switch. Do you not realize the coat would about the cost of one baseball scholarship (give or take) probably half a Vandy scholorship.
Do you not realize the millions schools lose due to Title IX? And I'm talking G5 and FCS.
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You sound like an out-of-touch old fart.
You sound like you're absolutely clueless on what schools spend on athletics and the cost of wooden bats.
Gee,how in world did schools "afford" baseball pre aluminum bats?
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:13 pm to RD Dawg
quote:Which is exactly why none of them are privy to the idea of adding even more expenses in a sport that doesn't make money. You're literally making my point for me.
Do you not realize the millions schools lose due to Title IX? And I'm talking G5 and FCS.
quote:In a sport where they already aren't allocated enough scholarships to field a whole team because of financial restraints.
Do you not realize the coat would about the cost of one baseball scholarship (give or take) probably half a Vandy scholorship.
quote:They didn't. Which is why the vast majority of them got little to no backing until the sport finally began to take off. Hell, we STILL have college baseball programs that don't even have their own stadiums and have to share with minor league teams in 2021.
Gee,how in world did schools "afford" baseball pre aluminum bats?
Like I said, you're out of touch.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:19 pm to Hawgeye
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The cost to buy a major league baseball bat varies depending on the brand, make, model, and customizations. MLB teams get bulk rate discounts. The material also affects the price. Bats made of maple are more expensive than ones made of northern ash. In general, one bat costs $75-$185. A team discount could make it cost approximately $40-$60.
https://www.sportscasting.com/how-much-does-a-major-league-baseball-bat-cost/
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Wood bats are usually less expensive per bat. Yet, over a season, more wood bats are required because they break more often.
https://www.batdigest.com/blog/composite-aluminum-hybrid-or-wood-bat/
Just some quick research indicates that the most used NCAA metal bats (DeMarini) cost $300 apiece. The most used MLB wood bats (Marucci) cost $170 apiece, which could probably be lowered significantly by bulk purchases. MLB breaks .8 bats on average per game.
This argument of astronomical cost increases for wooden bats doesn’t hold up.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:37 pm to Drewbie
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Which is exactly why none of them are privy to the idea of adding even more expenses in a sport that doesn't make money. You're literally making my point for me
Dude,you're just digging yourself deeper.Lots of sports split scholarships and baseball scholarships are split at every school because title IX...same with other sports who do the same. .It doesn't mean their scrimping on infrastructure and equipment.
Your original statement was "schools lose money on baseball therefore they can't afford it" I then gave you an example of a school who could still afford it AND the school also splits scholarships. Your response:"Well,LSU isn't a good example"
Okay,give me an example of a D1 school that competes on a big time level that couldn't afford and extra 50k a year and I'm being generous with that figure.
Do you realize what these schools spend on travel budgets alone?
Did you have any concept of schools athletic budgets and how much scholarships costs?
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They didn't.
Colleges didn't play baseball pre aluminum bats?
You really wanna go with that?
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Which big time D1 baseball schools don't have their
own baseball facilities and have to share with Minor league teams?
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 8:40 pm to RD Dawg
quote:Because it's mindnumbingly retarded to use one of the premier college baseball programs in the country with some of the most robust funding as the bar for literally every baseball program in the nation. I don't know how you don't see that. You listed one of the TWO baseball programs in the entire country that actually make money from their baseball program and think that proves your point.
Your original statement was "schools lose money on baseball therefore they can't afford it" I then gave you an example of a school who could still afford it AND the school also splits scholarships. Your response:"Well,LSU isn't a good example"
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