Honestly, I must be a rarity in that I am not in love with the home run. I actually love seeing good, strategic baseball.
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > What ever they do, please don't mess with the baseball! We just outlived > doctored aluminum bats. Here's an idea. Learn how to hit! > > Oliver Barry, CRS GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Shane Ford <[email protected]> > *Date:* May 6, 2013, 7:54:17 AM CDT > *To:* GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *[gatornews] [SUN]: Could livelier baseball help?* > *Reply-To:* [email protected] > > Could livelier baseball help?**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Clemson coach Jack Leggett has suggested using a new baseball to help with > the lessened offensive numbers from toned-down bats. (The Associated Press) > **** > > By Kevin Brockway <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/brockwayk> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer**** > Published: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.**** Last Modified: Monday, > May 6, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.**** > > ** ** > > Fans dig the longball.**** > > Like college basketball, college baseball is looking for ways to increase > offensive production after toning down its metal bats in 2011. Clemson > coach Jack Leggett has provided one suggestion — a livelier baseball.**** > > “It would make it more interesting,” Tennessee sophomore shortstop A.J. > Simcox said. “I think it would help at times. All the fans love the home > run ball. I think it would help benefit crowds and get people more > interested in college baseball.”**** > > Division I baseball teams are averaging a home run every three games, > according to an NCAA midseason report. In 2010, before metal bats were > toned down, Division I teams averaged one home run per game.**** > > In last weekend's series between Florida and Tennessee, there were four > home runs hit during the three-game series. Three were hit by the Gators on > Friday night, with the wind blowing out to right field.**** > > “I just look out and see how Florida is playing their defense in the > outfield, they're playing extremely shallow and there's a reason for that,” > Tennessee coach Dave Serrano said. “Look at our extra-base hits. We've got > a lot of young guys, but our power numbers are down.**** > > “I would like to see something with the ball changed to bring liveliness > back to the game a little bit. In the long run, I think it could end up > costing the game of college baseball. I think we're at a peak right now > with how much popularity it has, and I'd hate people to go away from it > because it turns into a low-scoring affair.”**** > > A livelier ball could increase offensive numbers. NCAA rules mandate balls > used in regular-season and tournament play have a COR, or coefficient of > restitution, of no greater than .555. The COR is a measure of bounciness at > impact. The higher the COR, the greater the bounce. Balls used in pro > baseball have a maximum COR of .578. **** > > The NCAA does not set standards for seams, but national tournament games > are played with a Rawlings ball that has raised seams. Because of that, > most conferences choose to use the raised-seam ball in the regular season > as well. **** > > Though science hasn't offered a definitive answer, it's widely believed > that raised-seam balls have a “drag” effect and don't travel as far as > those with flat seams. **** > > No changes in the ball could be instituted until 2015. But considering the > recent state of offense in college baseball, change may be needed. The > midseason Division I batting average of .270 and per-team scoring of 5.25 > runs are the lowest since 1973, the year before aluminum bats were brought > into the college game. **** > > Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan agreed that more needs to be done to > increase offense, but he doesn't know if a livelier ball is definitely the > answer.**** > > “Across the board, most people would like to see a little more offense,” > O'Sullivan said. “How we get there, I don't quite know.”**** > > *The Associated Press contributed to this story.***** > > ** ** > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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