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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

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ConorONeill said:
I think you're missing the point.

It's not just stadium size. It's having a press box that's been updated in the last 30 years. It's having places for cameras that aren't makeshift. It's having chairbacks. It's having suitable areas for teams to warm up before playing. It's having actual bathrooms instead of the -- albeit, really nice -- portable bathrooms. I'm not going to pretend to know every NCAA requirement that comes with hosting, but having covered regionals at the other three Big 4 schools, it's clear Coombs is far behind every other place.

Maybe Coombs is good enough to host and the concern was Duke's resume -- we won't know that unless Pollard shares whatever he learns from Matt Hogue.

But the state of Coombs *is* a problem. That's why there are renovations scheduled. We just don't know if it's enough of a problem to keep Duke from hosting.
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My bad I didn’t realize coombs was that bad. Thought it was just a capacity issue as I remember two years ago pollard stating they were getting bleachers ready.

Blame should fall on king. They should’ve upgrade facilities last year, or that COVID year. I remember my dad and I were given tickets to fsu and they were playing at the Durham bulls stadium. It’s a joke that a university prestigious as Duke should have actual bathrooms. Honestly the field and forest in the background looks beautiful… at least to me coming from the desert of El Paso
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Fellow Braves Fans.....

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BOOGIEMAN1914 said:
i am sure we got a couple ready outfielders in the minors?
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Boogie I sure hope so. There's talk of bringing in a couple OF's (Forrest Wall and J.P. Martinez I think), help me out guys, going on my fading memory.

Oakland (a frequent Braves trade partner), has some really good OF talent and wants young prospects as they rebuild. That's where I hope
we barter. I DO NOT want Eddie Rosario back from Nationals (speculation by a Braves writer today).

OFC
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

ConorONeill
I think you're missing the point.

It's not just stadium size. It's having a press box that's been updated in the last 30 years. It's having places for cameras that aren't makeshift. It's having chairbacks. It's having suitable areas for teams to warm up before playing. It's having actual bathrooms instead of the -- albeit, really nice -- portable bathrooms. I'm not going to pretend to know every NCAA requirement that comes with hosting, but having covered regionals at the other three Big 4 schools, it's clear Coombs is far behind every other place.

Maybe Coombs is good enough to host and the concern was Duke's resume -- we won't know that unless Pollard shares whatever he learns from Matt Hogue.

But the state of Coombs *is* a problem. That's why there are renovations scheduled. We just don't know if it's enough of a problem to keep Duke from hosting.
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

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ConorONeill said:
This story is a good explainer on the hoops UCSB is jumping through in order to host.
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Duke was also planning to bring in bleachers that one year they were close to hosting. It’s a bad excuse. Duke could’ve expanded seating as well. The ncaa is a joke in that regard, it seems like baseball seeding is the most corrupt process of all ncaa tournaments
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

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ConorONeill said:
Lengthy, in-depth story on Duke not hosting a regional this year.

It's longer than I thought it'd be, given it's words about something that isn't happening. But historical context is important, I think.

I promise, for the rest of the week I'll write about things that are actually happening, like laying out Duke's pitching situation and a breakdown of the other teams in the regional.
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UCSB only holds 1000 though, it’s bs if they say it’s the stadium
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

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ConorONeill said:
N.C. State lists their capacity as 2,200; ECU lists theirs at 5,000.

However ...

N.C. State lists their attendance as 3,048 for all three games of the UNC series. ECU lists 6,017 for their game against UNC, 5,998 for a game against Charlotte.

Duke listing 1,863 tells me they can probably get to the neighborhood of 2,500 with temporary bleachers and standing room only tickets.

That's not ideal but it also isn't the biggest hurdle -- at least as I understand it. Pollard's point about the lack of TV capability is a good one. And the NCAA just brings so many other moving parts with the requirements.
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Thanks.
OFC
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

ConorONeill
N.C. State lists their capacity as 2,200; ECU lists theirs at 5,000.

However ...

N.C. State lists their attendance as 3,048 for all three games of the UNC series. ECU lists 6,017 for their game against UNC, 5,998 for a game against Charlotte.

Duke listing 1,863 tells me they can probably get to the neighborhood of 2,500 with temporary bleachers and standing room only tickets.

That's not ideal but it also isn't the biggest hurdle -- at least as I understand it. Pollard's point about the lack of TV capability is a good one. And the NCAA just brings so many other moving parts with the requirements.
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ConorONeill said:
Ha, I completely lost track.

Duke is keeping the upgrade plans under wraps for whatever reason. This is the only thing I've found (and it was sent to me on Twitter this weekend).

Somebody told me the only change this summer will be to the dugouts. I find that a little hard to believe and think the regional snub this year should accelerate some changes.
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If you know, what are the seating capacities at State and ECU? I had the feeling all along that capacity was not in our favor. Not "politics", as others have suggested.
OFC
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Duke baseball -- 2024 season

ConorONeill
Lengthy, in-depth story on Duke not hosting a regional this year.

It's longer than I thought it'd be, given it's words about something that isn't happening. But historical context is important, I think.

I promise, for the rest of the week I'll write about things that are actually happening, like laying out Duke's pitching situation and a breakdown of the other teams in the regional.
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