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They were killing the ball with that bat during the Athletes Unlimited games.Not going to be jumping off the racks the way they are swinging it so far..
They were killing the ball with that bat during the Athletes Unlimited games.Not going to be jumping off the racks the way they are swinging it so far..
Yeah..I was kidding aroundThey were killing the ball with that bat during the Athletes Unlimited games.
I'm not suggesting a 6 team double elim. But the format changed from 2008 to this year. Currently, 2 of the 6 teams will have traveled around the world to play 5 games. The others get 1 more. 6 games, for all that money... all that time training. I'm all for the RR, but maybe a double RR before the top 2 are announced? I don't know. I just think 5 or 6 games is small.
Great point!It also doesn’t do enough to award pitching deapth in my opinion, you should not be able to ride one pitcher all the way to a gold medal round. I feel that is an issue with the sport at lower levels as well, but thats a separate conversation.
It also doesn’t do enough to award pitching deapth in my opinion, you should not be able to ride one pitcher all the way to a gold medal round. I feel that is an issue with the sport at lower levels as well, but thats a separate conversation.
I fully understand why there's no fans. I fully understand why they are playing on a lack luster baseball field that isn't pleasing to the eye. I do NOT understand why they changed the format of the tournament to only 1 game vs. each opponent then into the medal games. To me, that shows they softball seems to be an after thought to whomever changed the tournament. I realize it's the Olympics and every game should matter but, sometimes neat things happen in bracket play when it's do or die games.
Video of game/catcher please,@RADcatcher ... odd question ... what do you think of Mexico's catcher, Sashel Palacios? I just watched the Mexico/Canada game last night (recorded) and noticed her "unique" catching style. At first, I thought she looked like a little kid whose gear didn't fit right (not because of her size, but because of the way she moved).
After watching a bit, I really liked her style. I appreciate that she really was working to try to control her pitchers (that two -second pause ... love the rule, but it is a bit odd). I LOVED that she relies on glove speed and moving her hands quickly. Many pitches she did not provide a target until the pitcher was about to deliver (I think too many catchers give away pitch locations or lose their own balance by making extreme shifts).
... and I might have developed a little bit of a softball crush.
Not much to see on here, but here is the 3-minute highlight reel from the game ...