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Yes, I said "disovering"!
OK, I obviously knew about the sport, and maybe had watched a few minutes of a game or two here or there!
But it's only been the past week that I truly WATCHED the sport!!
Here's what I found---
I watched a few games from the ACC and PAC-12 Conferences!
I have no idea of how recent these games were!
1, It's a serious spoirt, played by serious players!
2. Games are 7 innings long!
3. There is an "8 run rule". This means there are no 15-0 blowouts! The game ends whenever one team moves ahead by 8 runs, whether it's the 3rd inning or the 7th!!
Pitchers throw underhanded, and a fastball travels about 70 MPH!
Fielders are damn good, making some plays that Major Leaguers would appreciate!!
4. Bases are 60 feet apart instead of 90!! So scoring from 1st base on a long single is not unusual!!
5. The comaraderie of the players is up front, as after every good play or hit , the other players congratulate & high-five that playerQQ
6. Coaches are mostly women, although there are 1 or 2 male oaches!!
7. One or two pitchers pitch practically the entire season! So unlike recent MLB pitchers, they'll pitch mostly complete games, and well over 100 pitches per game, then returning the vry next day for another 100+ pitch game!!
7. Uniforms are professional looking and nice!!
\8. These are WOMEN playing this game! For example, in one game, the pitcher sudden;y called a time out, and called for the trainer! It was because one of her fingernails had broken, and needed repair and bandaging!! After 2 minutes of so, she continued pitching!!
Don't know all the measurements, but the outfield fences look to be about 290 to 320 feet or so!!
The games I watched got good attendance and the crowds were very loud, as were the teammates!!
Fina;ly, it's a very enjoyable sport to watch~~
One negative---the networks that carried these games didn't show the entire game---they'd skip an inning or two if nothing significant happened---due to networl time limits!!c
OK, I obviously knew about the sport, and maybe had watched a few minutes of a game or two here or there!
But it's only been the past week that I truly WATCHED the sport!!
Here's what I found---
I watched a few games from the ACC and PAC-12 Conferences!
I have no idea of how recent these games were!
1, It's a serious spoirt, played by serious players!
2. Games are 7 innings long!
3. There is an "8 run rule". This means there are no 15-0 blowouts! The game ends whenever one team moves ahead by 8 runs, whether it's the 3rd inning or the 7th!!
Pitchers throw underhanded, and a fastball travels about 70 MPH!
Fielders are damn good, making some plays that Major Leaguers would appreciate!!
4. Bases are 60 feet apart instead of 90!! So scoring from 1st base on a long single is not unusual!!
5. The comaraderie of the players is up front, as after every good play or hit , the other players congratulate & high-five that playerQQ
6. Coaches are mostly women, although there are 1 or 2 male oaches!!
7. One or two pitchers pitch practically the entire season! So unlike recent MLB pitchers, they'll pitch mostly complete games, and well over 100 pitches per game, then returning the vry next day for another 100+ pitch game!!
7. Uniforms are professional looking and nice!!
\8. These are WOMEN playing this game! For example, in one game, the pitcher sudden;y called a time out, and called for the trainer! It was because one of her fingernails had broken, and needed repair and bandaging!! After 2 minutes of so, she continued pitching!!
Don't know all the measurements, but the outfield fences look to be about 290 to 320 feet or so!!
The games I watched got good attendance and the crowds were very loud, as were the teammates!!
Fina;ly, it's a very enjoyable sport to watch~~
One negative---the networks that carried these games didn't show the entire game---they'd skip an inning or two if nothing significant happened---due to networl time limits!!c
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