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I've always wondered why college baseball wasn't as popular as college football and basketball? Or why it didn't match the popularity of the MLB? You see this with the others. College football and basketball are just as popular as their pro counterparts but not college baseball. Why is this?
I think it's because a good college baseball player still takes several years to get to the majors in most cases, whereas a football or basketball player will be in the pros the next year. It's kind of weird from a fan standpoint to be pumped that your team drafted a good college baseball player and not see or hear about him while he's working through the minors, if at all.
Outside of MLB, it seems like fan interest peaks with little league baseball. It's too bad, I've always enjoyed the college world series when I've watched it.
I think it's because a good college baseball player still takes several years to get to the majors in most cases, whereas a football or basketball player will be in the pros the next year. It's kind of weird from a fan standpoint to be pumped that your team drafted a good college baseball player and not see or hear about him while he's working through the minors, if at all.
Outside of MLB, it seems like fan interest peaks with little league baseball. It's too bad, I've always enjoyed the college world series when I've watched it.
(1st paragraph) great point !
I have witnessed many good college players fail miserably in even AA .
I always stated we underestimate how talented MLB players really are.
A Big Ten college player I knew hit .400 in college.
After a couple years in the minors he was all done and never hit over .220 any of his time in the minors.
Unlike college football and basketball programs, college baseball programs aren't being operated as defacto minor leagues for the professional leagues. The former two have no rivals in terms of following the upcoming pro players, while the latter is inferior in talent to the existing minor leagues.
A Big Ten college player I knew hit .400 in college.
After a couple years in the minors he was all done and never hit over .220 any of his time in the minors.
Do the aluminum bats used in college play a part in that higher bating average?
You've never been to an Arkansas baseball game. Stadium which holds nearly 10,000 is always packed. I miss going to the games there, very exciting. Happy the SEC Network is televising games too.
Unlike college football and basketball programs, college baseball programs aren't being operated as defacto minor leagues for the professional leagues. The former two have no rivals in terms of following the upcoming pro players, while the latter is inferior in talent to the existing minor leagues.
also it seems the best HS players go straight to the draft, just a different dynamic and with a significant minor league College Baseball I not at the level of Football and Basketball in the relative sense
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