The Disch

[Chop]

Pierce looking at expanding the Disch to hold more spectators. This is in expectation of more sellouts as we move into the SEC. Re: the big games at the Disch -- "It's been electric."

 

[Chop]

 

[guy4321]

Baseball is probably the best part of the SEC move.

 

[seb44]

This baseball season is already sold out.
They are going to be releasing SRO tickets the week of games per Del Conte's twitter account.

 

[ViperHorn]

This baseball season is already sold out.
They are going to be releasing SRO tickets the week of games per Del Conte's twitter account.

If all of the pitchers get exposed or hurt in February, there will be plenty of tickets available.

 

[seb44]

If all of the pitchers get exposed or hurt in February, there will be plenty of tickets available.

I think there are tickets available now. Instead of offering single game tickets, I think UT just pushed them over to stub hub and are selling them there.

Last year the games would show sold out but if you went to the box office a couple of hours before the game they would suddenly have plenty of tickets available.

 

[mchammer]

If all of the pitchers get exposed or hurt in February, there will be plenty of tickets available.

Opposing team HR’s are quite souvenirs for fans.

 

[Chop]

What's the future of Disch-Falk Field?

 

[guy4321]

Maybe I am missing something...

"The current capacity is officially 7,373 but the Longhorns have boasted several crowds of 8,300+ since the renovation, most notably a college baseball record crowd of 8,502 for the facility in a NCAA Regional game versus Louisiana Tech on June 4, 2022.

With the upcoming move to the SEC, where seven programs play in ballparks with capacities of over 7,000..."

I think we're already set then as 7373 > 7000....

 

[Phil Elliott]

In the 70s and 80s, DFF was *the* premiere college baseball facility. We got to host regionals sometimes because our facilities were the best more than our record said we deserved it. That is not so anymore. DFF is still a great place to watch a game, but others have caught up and sometimes passed us. I'm on board with anything that will put DFF back on top.

 

[aUTfan]

I just hope college baseball doesn't turn into the major league type ball parks, the great thing about college baseball is being able to sit so close to the field no matter what seat you get, its an amazingly under rated value with high end talent.

But I have to say, moving to the SEC was an unbelievable move for baseball.

LSU
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Florida
Miss St.
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Arkansas
OU

That some pretty solid games right there, infinitely better than the Big XII. I dare say there isn't a team in the Big XII that would draw better than any of these opponents.

 

[Chop]

I just hope college baseball doesn't turn into the major league type ball parks, the great thing about college baseball is being able to sit so close to the field no matter what seat you get, its an amazingly under rated value with high end talent.

But I have to say, moving to the SEC was an unbelievable move for baseball.

LSU
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Florida
Miss St.
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Arkansas
OU

That some pretty solid games right there, infinitely better than the Big XII. I dare say there isn't a team in the Big XII that would draw better than any of these opponents.

It seems that we play LSU, Miss St, OU, and aTm well.
But for some reason, Arkansas really 'has our number' in baseball.

 

[Chop]

I just hope college baseball doesn't turn into the major league type ball parks, the great thing about college baseball is being able to sit so close to the field no matter what seat you get, its an amazingly under rated value with high end talent.

But I have to say, moving to the SEC was an unbelievable move for baseball.

LSU
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Florida
Miss St.
South Carolina
Texas A&M
Arkansas
OU

That some pretty solid games right there, infinitely better than the Big XII. I dare say there isn't a team in the Big XII that would draw better than any of these opponents.

And most of those teams have really good stadiums.

Should we go to a grass field?

 

[aUTfan]

And most of those teams have really good stadiums.

Should we go to a grass field?

I love seeing them play on grass on the football field and the diamond but no, not in Austin and only reason is for water conservation. Even though we can afford it doesn't mean we should. TBH, I think it's an advantage to our team secondarily.

Arkansas has probably the strongest baseball support in the country, LSU might be the closest, and Arkansas hates us with every fiber. They have a really good coach.

I'm not worried about Arkansas, like many rivals to Texas, our rivals put an awful lot of effort into one game or series and then fall apart like cheap toilet paper after eating bad mexican food. Texas will be in Omaha and compete for championships regardless of our record with Arkansas.

Side note: I sat in the "Arkansas" section during the game in Arlington early last year, i had a great time but boy some of those folks can't take any ribbing, some of them absolutely hate Texas, we might as well be al Qaeda. The more I drank, the more I laughed. Those folks are obnoxious, even sober. They cheered like crazy when Arkansas made a double play, so about an inning later or so Texas did the same thing, i stood up and cheered and yelled out to the whole section i was sitting in why they didn't cheer loud for that double play? Waving my arms for them to stand up and cheer. crickets and lots of mean looks. It was a good game but we lost that one. (I might have been a little drunk by the end of that game, i was pounding them one after another).

 

[ViperHorn]

I love seeing them play on grass on the football field and the diamond but no, not in Austin and only reason is for water conservation. Even though we can afford it doesn't mean we should. TBH, I think it's an advantage to our team secondarily.

Arkansas has probably the strongest baseball support in the country, LSU might be the closest, and Arkansas hates us with every fiber. They have a really good coach.

I'm not worried about Arkansas, like many rivals to Texas, our rivals put an awful lot of effort into one game or series and then fall apart like cheap toilet paper after eating bad mexican food. Texas will be in Omaha and compete for championships regardless of our record with Arkansas.

Side note: I sat in the "Arkansas" section during the game in Arlington early last year, i had a great time but boy some of those folks can't take any ribbing, some of them absolutely hate Texas, we might as well be al Qaeda. The more I drank, the more I laughed. Those folks are obnoxious, even sober. They cheered like crazy when Arkansas made a double play, so about an inning later or so Texas did the same thing, i stood up and cheered and yelled out to the whole section i was sitting in why they didn't cheer loud for that double play? Waving my arms for them to stand up and cheer. crickets and lots of mean looks. It was a good game but we lost that one. (I might have been a little drunk by the end of that game, i was pounding them one after another).

UT, that is what you get with those single-branch family trees.

 

[Horn2RunAgain]

It seems that we play LSU, Miss St, OU, and aTm well.
But for some reason, Arkansas really 'has our number' in baseball.

Hard to believe, but currently true

TWB, '79 swc tournament with Mark Brumble at bat sounding off jokes about him in a SRO Disch Faulk. Each pitch the wild bunch sounded off a "Brumble is so ugly", "how ugly is he?!". With 2 strikes on him and a huge Texas lead the zinger was "he's so ugly he could make a freight train run on dirt"

As soon as those words were spoken , strike 3. Brumble with head down heads for the dugout, crowd went nuts in laughter and enjoyment of blasting the arkies. For some reason that's the foremost memory I have of the disch

Those were the days.

 

[aUTfan]

Good stuff. Awesome story H2.

Chop - looks like a grass playing field is on the table according to On3.

What's the future of Disch-Falk Field?

I forgot about how hot it is to play on artificial turf. some pro's and con's to each side.

 

[mb227]

It seems that we play LSU, Miss St, OU, and aTm well.
But for some reason, Arkansas really 'has our number' in baseball.

Can we trade them for a DBU to be named later?

Or...

With more in-season games with piggy, perhaps we are better set for post-season success against them.

 

[SabreHorn]

No to grass. Several times we competed with aTm for a regional. First year we lost to the Aggies new Olsen Field. That year a typical Southeast Texas storm line came through sporting winds gusting to 50 mph. The Aggie tarps blew off the infield in spite of Aggie players driving their pickups onto the field to hold the tarps down and the OF was a swamp. NCAA was not impressed, and we were favored by the committee until the Aggies made changes at Olsen.

Times and products change, so maybe this is no longer an issue, but I have always believed that playing on artificial turf with a faster infield made out infielders better players and gave us an advantage

And, yes, looking over Olsen Field with 4-5 pickups holding down the tarps was funny. These were not Raptors or Platinums, or King Ranchs.

 

[Chop]

Some Fundamental Truths about Baseball:

1. Baseball should be played on natural grass.
2. Bats should be wooden
3. There should be no DH
4. Starting pitchers should be expected to go at least 7 innings.


Some say I'm a throwback to the 80s.






the 1880s...

 

[mb227]

Some Fundamental Truths about Baseball:

1. Baseball should be played on natural grass.
2. Bats should be wooden
3. There should be no DH
4. Starting pitchers should be expected to go at least 7 innings.


Some say I'm a throwback to the 80s.






the 1880s...

Two singles and a cloud of dust...

 

[Phil Elliott]

I agree with Chop on his list, but I get off the old-guy train at electronic scoring of balls and strikes. I want that technology to put a stop to the crazy-*** strike zones some of these umps come up with.

 

[guy4321]

Some Fundamental Truths about Baseball:

1. Baseball should be played on natural grass.
2. Bats should be wooden
3. There should be no DH
4. Starting pitchers should be expected to go at least 7 innings.


Some say I'm a throwback to the 80s.






the 1880s...

What about the pitch clock and the shift ban?

 

[ViperHorn]

What about the pitch clock and the shift ban?

The shift ban is bad. If they put a shift on a good batter will adjust (it is not like the hitter cannot see where the fielders are).

 

[Chop]

My thoughts on the shift are as follows—learn to also hit to the opposite field. That will stop them from shifting on you.

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

I'm on board with anything that will put DFF back on top.

Restore Billy goat Hill!!!

 

[aUTfan]

Billy goat hill should have remained forever.

 

[Phil Elliott]

Billy Goat Hill was never in DFF. That was at Clark Field.

 

[aUTfan]

Billy Goat Hill was never in DFF. That was at Clark Field.

I know.

 

[mchammer]

Billy Goat Hill was never in DFF. That was at Clark Field.

Regardless it could have been re-created in LF at Disch-Falk.