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AJC Article: BBCOR has changed the game

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An article today revealed even more evidence regarding the new bat regulations;

HOME RUN RATE FALLS -- 2010 2011
Top team HR per game: 2.1 1.6
Teams 1+ HR per game: 103 10 (Wow!)

Ga. Tech's numbers fell from 2.1 last year to 0.7 this year (HR per game). "The sacrifice bunt is in, waiting for the three run homer is out."

"There are no more mistake home runs. Moreover, pitchers now feel liberated to attack the hitter."

Also, per Brian Bridges (Braves area scout); the bats have changed talent evaluation. Before, says Bridges; " a big home run number didn't reflect a hitters ability to square up a pitch on the bat's sweet spot." These bats make the evaluation process easier.

In our Conference; Leader tallied 26 round trippers last year, 13 this year. It seems that many of the early skeptics, in the College Coaching ranks, are now liking them better. I don't know of any pitchers that are not ecstatic. Hitters, however, would surely love to have the extra 30-40' "carry" that the old bats provided!

This is good news for pitchers but because they have been so successful I don't think we will see a push for wood by any conferences. Why do that when you can provide "wood-like" bat performance with a bat that won't break?



"Small ball is in, waiting for the three run homer is out."
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Coach_MayCoach_May10,000+ posts
My son has hit 6 home runs this season. Just from the games I watched he would have had another 6 easy with the old bats that ended up as warning track outs. And I only saw 12 games this year. But I am not complaining because he has become a much better hitter because of the new bats. He has progressed much better than he would have with the old bats. He will be a better hitter when its all said and done because of the new bats. Power is not a problem because if he squares it up it goes real good. So learn to square the ball up on a consistent basis. If not your going to fail just like you should.

There are no cheap home runs and there shouldnt be. Small should be a part of the game because thats baseball. The guys hitting the home runs are the guys that should be hitting the home runs. The guys playing small ball are the guys that should be playing small ball. The numbers will increase next season. The hitters will make the adjustment and will be better for it.

We also need to understand the defenders have had to make a huge adjustment as well. After years of reading swings and learning how the play comes off the bat one way now it comes off totally different. Way more balls are ran down in the outfield because they dont get in the gaps as fast unless they are truly scortched. There are not as many scortched ground balls and more slow roller or soft ground balls.

Yes they have changed the game. They have made it more like it used to be and the way imo it should be.

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