[DC 86]

College baseball, to me and I played, is almost unwatchable no matter if you are pulling for a team or not. The games are long, the coaches make all the decisions, the players are stone faced and uptight.

I also hate the over-management of college games. Players are supposed to be learning how to play the game but they are micro managed from the dugout. A ridiculous amount of sacrifice bunts and intentional walks. However ...

College baseball games are still - on average - shorter than Major League baseball games by about eight minutes despite more baserunners and higher scoring, and the pace of play feels much crisper. Getting the signals from the dugout slows things up but when hitters step into the box they are ready to hit, they don't call timeout after every pitch to adjust their batting gloves and elbow protectors. Pitchers tend to work much faster at the college level between pitches and between batters, even with the additional time to get the signal from the catcher. And players seem to be having fun, lots of chatter from the dugouts and celebrations after big hits and big plays. MLB is evolving but there are still too many Tony LaRussas policing the game who are hypersensitive to anything that could be considered overexuberant. I like baseball at all levels; the annoying aspects of the college game are outweighed by the many parts that I do like. But to each his own, obviously, there is no right answer.

[DC 86]

College baseball, to me and I played, is almost unwatchable no matter if you are pulling for a team or not. The games are long, the coaches make all the decisions, the players are stone faced and uptight.

I also hate the over-management of college games. Players are supposed to be learning how to play the game but they are micro managed from the dugout. A ridiculous amount of sacrifice bunts and intentional walks. However ...

College baseball games are still - on average - shorter than Major League baseball games by about eight minutes despite more baserunners and higher scoring, and the pace of play feels much crisper. Getting the signals from the dugout slows things up but when hitters step into the box they are ready to hit, they don't call timeout after every pitch to adjust their batting gloves and elbow protectors. Pitchers tend to work much faster at the college level between pitches and between batters, even with the additional time to get the signal from the catcher. And players seem to be having fun, lots of chatter from the dugouts and celebrations after big hits and big plays. MLB is evolving but there are still too many Tony LaRussas policing the game who are hypersensitive to anything that could be considered overexuberant. I like baseball at all levels; the annoying aspects of the college game are outweighed by the many parts that I do like. But to each his own, obviously, there is no right answer.