College World Series

[SKINSnCANES]

Anyone else have any interest in the CWS? Im obvioulsy watching and rooting for the Canes. Ive always found college baseball exciting though. My girlfriends roomate flew out there to annouce for the Canes, ESPN is using his commentary for the replays so thats cool

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

Anyone else have any interest in the CWS? Im obvioulsy watching and rooting for the Canes. Ive always found college baseball exciting though. My girlfriends roomate flew out there to annouce for the Canes, ESPN is using his commentary for the replays so thats cool

i'd probably be following it more if uva hadn't lost in the qualifying round i think it was. college baseball is just so different from real baseball that it's just not that fun to watch. i'd much rather watch the womens softball finals. anyone know why the college guys use metal bats instead of wooden ones?

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

anyone know why the college guys use metal bats instead of wooden ones?

It's all about the *ping*.

Actually, it's probably to put greater pop on the ball. The NCAA guys can't swing the bats as fast as MLB players (supposedly), so its safe for them to use metal bats. When I played in high school, -5 (weight = length - 5) were legal, but they have since been deemed dangerous and the rules have gone to -3 bats. If Barry Bonds were to use a metal bat, he could hit the ball 1/4 mile.

the lighter the bat = the faster you can swing it = the faster the ball leaves the bat

This is directly related to the amount of time a pitcher has to react to a ball coming at him and to how far the ball goes.

[SKINSnCANES]

so sad...my Canes lost tonight becuase of four errors early on... Now they have to win three in a row to get to the finals... I STILL HAVE FAITH THOUGH!!!