RE: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: Could livelier baseball help?

Heh, heh, heh....no comment.



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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
>
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>help?
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>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
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>On May 6, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Sandy Alonso <sandyalonso66@gmail.com> 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 <oliver@bobparks.com> 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
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>Gallatin TN 37066
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>barryo@realtracs.com
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>Begin forwarded message:
>From: Shane Ford <goufgators@bellsouth.net>
>Date: May 6, 2013, 7:54:17 AM CDT
>To: GatorNEWS <gatornews@googlegroups.com>
>Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Could livelier baseball help?
>Reply-To: gatornews+owners@googlegroups.com
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>Could livelier baseball help?
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>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.
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>Last Modified: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
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>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.
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