I like softball as well - at least the Gators. If they get behind in a game, they are the comeback kids. They don't always end up winning, but they make it exciting until the end.
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:00 PM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]>wrote: > I like it. Pretty intense to me. > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 6, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Charles Simpson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've tried to watch softball. Key word is tried, it's good to watch at > night on tv if you're out of ambien. > On 5/6/2013 12:20 PM, mail.bobparks.com wrote: > > Exactly! That's why women's softball is fun to watch and men's isn't. > Home Run Derby is only fun during All Star Week. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks, LLC > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > 615-972-4239 > 615-826-4040 > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 6, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Sandy Alonso <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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! 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