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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Polhill Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Could livelier baseball help? Heh, heh, heh....no comment. ------------------------------ On Mon, May 6, 2013 1:51 PM EDT Randy Lyons wrote: >Kinda like golf. I like playing, but watching it on TV puts me out like >a light. > >Randy > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of Charles Simpson >Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 1:40 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Could livelier >baseball help? > >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 <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/brockwayk> >Kevin Brockway 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. 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