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I have always wondered: Why isn't College Baseball popular. Whilest the NCAA Basketball and Football seasons are sometimes covered more heavily by the media then the NBA and NFL themselves, College Baseball gets very little press outside of the College World Series. I think I've come up with a few reasons, tell me if you agree with them:
1. Much of the Baseball Talent does not go to college. Unlike Football and, until recently (and soon again, but to a lesser degree), Basketball, Major League Baseball has no problems with drafting High Schoolers.
2. The Minor Leagues. One of the big things about NCAA football and Basketball is that often times a really good College player will end up playing, and probably starting, in the pros within a year or two. Since Baseball players develop different and go through the minors, by the time a good College Player gets to the majors, any "buzz" about him would likely be long gone.
3. Metal bats. The PING! sound really puts people off.
4. Only warm-weather schools do good. When was the last time you heard about the mighty Syracuse Orangemen baseball team? Well, that's partially because Syracuse doesn't have a Baseball program. But you get my point. Due to the fact that warm-weather states have climates better for Baseball, where the teams and players can practice the entire year, outdoors, they are often better conditioned, and thus better.
There might be others too, which one do you think is the biggest reason College Baseball isn't popular nationally like College Hoops or College Football?
1. Much of the Baseball Talent does not go to college. Unlike Football and, until recently (and soon again, but to a lesser degree), Basketball, Major League Baseball has no problems with drafting High Schoolers.
2. The Minor Leagues. One of the big things about NCAA football and Basketball is that often times a really good College player will end up playing, and probably starting, in the pros within a year or two. Since Baseball players develop different and go through the minors, by the time a good College Player gets to the majors, any "buzz" about him would likely be long gone.
3. Metal bats. The PING! sound really puts people off.
4. Only warm-weather schools do good. When was the last time you heard about the mighty Syracuse Orangemen baseball team? Well, that's partially because Syracuse doesn't have a Baseball program. But you get my point. Due to the fact that warm-weather states have climates better for Baseball, where the teams and players can practice the entire year, outdoors, they are often better conditioned, and thus better.
There might be others too, which one do you think is the biggest reason College Baseball isn't popular nationally like College Hoops or College Football?
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