Very good baseball game on ESPN2 right now.

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It looks like Nebraska vs Texas.

I'm not sure if it's live or when it's from, but it's the 16th inning and it's tied 3-3.

[pshreck]

Im just watching because of the inning.

Other than that, college baseball sucks.

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I agree.

The pitchers are inexperienced and not as accurate as AAA or pro ones. Not as much fun.

[eric5148]

Do they still use aluminum bats? That's hella lame.

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Of course they do.

That's why you hear that clanging sound. That ain't wood son.

And Nebraska wins. 4-3, after 16 long innings.

[jakethebake]

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Im just watching because of the inning.

Other than that, college baseball sucks.

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Agreed. Why is college basketball so much more fun?

[pshreck]

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The pitchers are inexperienced and not as accurate as AAA or pro ones.

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And a wild pitch ends the game. Frikkin noobs.

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Im just watching because of the inning.

Other than that, college baseball sucks.

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Agreed. Why is college basketball so much more fun?

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Because D1 college basketball tournament teams are only one step down from the pros, and they try harder than the pros do.

[istewart]

And because college basketball is popular all around the country, whereas you don't hear anything about college baseball in most parts (i.e. NE).

Also, single-elimination playoffs/tournaments are always +EV.

[MicroBob]

The game was live btw (I watched the first couple innings of it).

Game 2 of the series is on ESPN Saturday afternoon.



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This may come as a surprise to you but AAA ball-players ARE pros.

Ask any minor-leaguer what they think their chances of making it to the "pros" are and they will at least THINK "well...I'm already a pro" even if they don't say so directly.

They will assume you mean 'major league' when you say 'pro' because so many people make that mistake.
But EVERY minor-league ball-player already considers himself to be a pro and it is noticed when that distinction is not made.
Other minor-leaguers will politely make the correction and say that they are already pro and they hope that if they keep working hard that they might be able to make it to the major-leagues one day (or something like that).



The observation that college-pitchers aren't as good as AAA pitchers is completely idiotic.
It's roughly the equivilent of saying "those D-3 football players aren't as good as the New England Patriots."


If they had a 90mph fastball they would have been more likely to be in the minor-leagues (probably at the single-A level) already. Although there are some good pitchers in college-ball....many talented prospects get drafted out of high-school or after a couple of years of college ball.


in the 16th inning of a college game you are likely to get pretty deep into a team's bullpen.
I'm sure there were a couple of soph's and/or freshmen in that game who will almost definitely never play professionally (meaning they will not be good enough to get drafted or get a shot at the single-A level in any organization).



I agree about the aluminum bat thing in college-ball.
That 'clink' of the bat drives me nuts.