Does anybody love softball like i do?
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I absolutely LOVE softball. I have been playing since I was 7, and I am 21 now. I am in my senior year of college, so this is my last year to play on a truly competitive team in a league :( I will always play softball, but my days for having practice and games everyday is coming to an end :( I play Right Field, and I LOVE playing outfield. People tell me that I should try out for the Pro Teams as well. I don't know how old you are, but if you are younger than I, ENJOY softball as much as you can- play as much as you can stand, and definitely don't ever give up on your dreams. The days will come to a close sooner than you think! Good Luck with everything- and ALWAYS practice and look for ways to get better!!!\n\nGOOD LUCK!
1028945
I absolutely love it.  My only involvement as a player was in an intermural sand league when I was in college - in high school I did other sports.  I became involved in coaching it when my daughter started playing.  I went from being a coach in a rec league to coaching in a competitive league to coaching at a school and now I am in the process of starting my own Club.\n\nI love to watch other sports, but I have to have an emotional investment to be interested (my team is playing or cannot stand one of the teams playing), but I can watch a volleyball match where I do not know anything about either team.
662334
personally i love every sport\n\ntennis: the short distance sprints and i love the tennis ball sound, lol\n\nfootball: all the game plans and actually understanding it!\n\nbball: the passing and getting to dunk it during the last few sec of the game( its happened to me!)\n\nsoccer: kicking it as hard as you can in to the goal\n\nlacrosse: checking another girl when no one's looking, when ur not allowed\n\nbaseball/softball: running through the basses, sliding, and pitching...i <3 pitching\n\nas you can see, i play and love most sports
334125
I'm not quite sure of the question, but, In JV softball I got a high of 6 strikeouts pitching for half the game.  That was the best thing I can remember from way back then.
640800
I absolutely agree with you! Softball is harder than baesball sometimes!!!!  I have no idea why it isn't considered a sport, because it's not at my school.  Someone needs to write a letter!  lol
872268
yes i love cheering i have been cheering since i was 4. im in 7th grade n ow and am on a competition squad!
928825
I have been waiting for that one.  I thought with the WNBA starting that if it succeeded, it would show that there is an interest.  But, so far I havent' seen it.  I see an answer above says there is a league, but it sounds so small.  I'd like to see a lot more teams and coverage.\n I have been a baseball fan since I was 8 and then discovered fastpitch in college.  I loved it!!  I actually find it to be a more exciting game than baseball now.  So much more small-ball skills are needed.  It's fast paced and it's a sport where it is possible to legitimately hit over .500 if you're a good slapper or drag bunter.  I definitely prefer small ball to cheap easy home runs that dominate the MLB today.
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I do. After I was married, I started really enjoying it. My hubby always watches it and after I started understanding it, I love it too. I like baseball better though...both for the players and the game, but football and take out is our usual Sunday routine.\n\nGO COWBOYS!!!!!!!WOOHOO
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Depends on what aspect and type of softball your referring to. \n\nSlowpitch softball is alright, although it's pretty much a hitter's game and the most intriguing question is who's going to buy the beer aftewards.\n\nFastpitch softball is a fantastic game, particulary in regards to the different types of pitches.  The only complaint I have, particularly once you get into the higher levels (women's college world series, for example), is that the games are so low scoring.  You get to see the best pitchers dominate the best hitters, but a 1-0 game with 18 Ks by one pitcher is tough to swallow night after night.  I also wish there were a few more extra base hits - it seems that if it's not a slap single, it's a HR.  Plus I get confused with the switching rules of when a player can go and re-enter.\n\nBaseball seems to be the more complex of the two, particularly when you look at the specialization in certain areas, particularly pitching.  There seems to be a bit more going on throughout the game as far as strategy, but the same could be said for softball.\n\nFor fun, it's softball.  For strategy and complexity, I'll take baseball.
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Yes I love football too
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I started a company mixed softball team (I hope softball counts as baseball because where I come from its a big deal)\n\nWe were a small company of only 10 employees but we brought in some had some good young talent and I fancied myself a decent if older player.\n\nWell, when we arrived for our first game, we were in for a shock even before it started! The other team had full uniforms and matching bat bags and equipment bags.  They had team-colour batting helmets and every kind of equipment that you can imagine.   \n\nMy boss wasn't into company sport and didn't give us any money so we self-funded it.  It was just for fun anyway.  Right?  We thought that we had gone all out to get custom T-shirts and matching generic navy-blue sweatpants.  We were the laughing stock of the whole league.  \n\nIf I never hear another comment about pajamas in my whole life I will be happy.\n\nAnyway, the game's played on the diamond not on the fashion runway right?  Well we found out that we didn't just LOOK out of place.  I was playing left field and I just watched ball after ball sail over my head well beyond the home run fence.\n\nThe final score.  32-0.  The next week was a little better at 24-4.  At least we scored a few runs.  The whole season went that way.  We were the bad news bears and then some but we didn't quit we kept on going in our crappy uniforms and all.\n\nWe did improve a bit as we did have some good athletes but never before has the saying 'out of your league' been so appropriate.  \n\nAnyway in the last game of the season in the bottom of the last inning, the score was 7-2 against us.  I had played hardball many years before and I fancied myself a very good hitter.  I was the player manager and I had put myself in the number four clean-up spot.  \n\nThere was just one hitter and then we were back to the top of the order.  The first guy got out but then the\nnext three guys got on base so there I was bases loaded and stepping up to the plate.  \n\nI'll never forget that one sweet swing.  It was like all time had stopped and the universe was still and just waiting for me to finish my swing.  I hit the ball further than I had ever in my whole life.  It was my only home run of the season but it was probably just as far or further than the dozens of home-runs that routinely sailed over my head on defence.\n\nA grand slam in that situation was the most gratifying feeling in the world, now could we win the game?\n\nIt was now 7-6 against with one out and nobody on base.  I went back to coaching first base as I normally did after hitting.\n\nThe next batter got a single.  The next batter drove a hot ground ball to second.  The second baseman bobbled it a bit and didn't have time for the double play so he tossed it to first instead.  It was a close play at first but the Umpire called him out.\n\nI was standing at first and I could see that he was safe but what could I do, the ump had made his call.  My player who was standing at second could also see that the batter was safe at first so when the ump called him out, he complained bitterly.  He didn't say anything directly offensive but he obviously didn't accept the call.\n\nYou see we were on the verge of winning our first game after a very very dissapointing season and we were all very excited.  I think we would have won too if it wasn't for the Umpire's response. \n\nHe stuck to his guns.  He called the player at first out and he called the player at second out as well for arguing.  Thats the way the game ended.  A blown call and an ejection.  \n\nI would have liked to win the game but I'll still never forget that swing.  It was a single highly concentrated moment of glory within a larger context of great frustration.  Who says that baseball isn't like real life?
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I have a few so just bear with me:\n~Pittsburgh Pirates- I practically grew up in Pitt.\n~New York Yankees- I love New York\n~New York Mets- Same as the above\n~Boston Red Sox- just because\n~Chicago White Sox- Just cause\n~Chicago Cubs- I like Chicago\n~Cincinnati reds- just cause\n~Houston Astros- I love Texas\n~Milwakee Brewers- Just because I love them\n and last but not least:\n~ San Diego Padres- My dad lived in California,and well, the team just kinda grew on me.\nAll the teams listed above have their moments of good plays, and good hustle, trust me I know what I'm talking about! If you don't think so, E-mail me @ nascargirl1124@yahoo.com
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I luuuv softball... I pitch for the Glen Ellyn Phillies.
899601
Uh.... no..... Homeruns are always the best.... :)
1069737
I am an absolute diehard fan! Something about that sport just clicks with me...I watch all the races I can and don't move an inch until it's over! I love the suspence and the action, and rooting for my favorite drivers. My love for the sport is pure...I don't watch because any drivers are attractive...I watch because of driving skills! I'll admit that you have to get used to the sport before you really know what's going on...when I first started watching it, I had no idea what was happening! But I kept watching more races and caught on to all the racing terms, car parts, and drivers. Now, I know a whole lot about it and can't imagine not knowing at one time! NASCAR is a great sport that, in my opinion, couldn't get any better if they tried. It's not a redneck sport, either. My life couldn't be more non-hillbilly...and I just love NASCAR. It's a sport anybody could get into and enjoy. NASCAR is #1!!!
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Wow, I am not an expert in any way, but I will share what I do know.\n\nI played league softball for 5 years  when I was growing up. I take it from your description that you, like me, are a righty and bat that way as well. I had a hard time, too, because I was bigger than a lot of the girls I was playing with, and I could really whack the ball, but it always went deep into left field. The center fielder would move into left, and between the two of them, they usually managed to catch my ball neatly before it ever got close to the ground. I was really frustrated by it, and my coach taught me some tricks. It took me a while to get them down, but after I did, I was able to better control where I hit the ball with a few small adjustments.\n\nOne of the first things he taught me was to change where and how I stood in the batter's box. I know it's a small space, so we all tend to stand in the middle of it. He had me stand as far forward (toward the pitcher) and as far back (toward my back, so away from the first baseline) as possible, and also to angle my body slightly so I was tilted more toward first base than toward the pitcher's mound. It was an awkward stance, and I often sacrificed power for placement, but it seemed to work. My feet ended up on more of a diagonal line in the box than a straight line.\n\nHe also taught me to swing a little bit earlier. That was really hard, as it took me a long time to get my timing down so I could get a really good solid hit, and changing my timing ended up with a lot of fouls and strikes in practice. I never did master getting a good solid powerful hit, at least not as good a hit as a sweetie to left field, but again, it was a tradeoff between power and placement. I think if I had worked at it longer and harder, I would naturally have learned over time to transfer my power into the new stance and timing so I could get a really good deep field hit.  Along with swinging a bit earlier, he had me drop my right elbow a little bit. I think that part was just to help a little with the timing.\n\nThe final thing he did, and the thing that helped me the most, was he had me practice hitting that way until I was ready to drop. Because of my size, my hitting was really important. We had entire practices where I did nothing but practice batting. He had me stand facing a batter's cage, and my best friend stood off the side and tossed balls to me. My goal was to hit the ball so it hit the cage right between the center and the right edge of the back panel. He actually put pieces of paper up for me to hit. Learning to hit the ball there equated to me hitting considerably right of center, but not so far right that it went to the right fielder.\n\nThe great thing about the techniques he taught me was that I could choose to place the ball depending on the situation. I was not the best player by any means, but I did have a reputation for hitting deep into left field, and the center fielder would move left quite a bit to help cover there. That left a big hole out in the right part of center field, and that was my target area.\n\nI am not the worlds greatest softball player by any means, but I still hope this will help you in some way :)
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yes our softball team all can...and i spotted one who benched 70 10 times...i have witnessed it first hand