Softball: Olympic Sport No More?
Softball has been around for a man named George Hancock invented the game in 1887 in Chicago. It took more than 100 years, but women's fast pitch softball became an Olympic sport in 1996.
Fastball is different from the looping, relaxed pitch often used in recreational softball leagues. Fastball players must hit a ball that travels about 70 mph. This is slower than baseball, but certainly much faster than the meandering slow pitch game. But when the pitcher's mound and home plate are much closer than in baseball, (40 feet as against 60 feet), the player must react on the ground just as quickly. The first softball, a spur of the creation in that long since the first game was a boxing glove tied to the shape of a ball. Softball is now 12 "in diameter, which is significantly larger than standard base ball at 9" and white. Softball is actually a misnomer as the ball used in the game is a little softer than a baseball, just larger. They play diamond is much smaller than baseball, with only 60 feet between bases. Baseball 90 feet between each base.
Softball games are two innings shorter than the baseball games. However, like baseball, softball seems to inspire devoted fans and players. Many truly love their softball and pursue the game almost fanatic passion.
In 1996, Fast Pitch Softball Man first appeared in the Atlanta Olympics. U.S. team took the first gold medal in the sport, beating China in a match for the gold medal 3-1. An orthopedic surgeon from Florida, Dot Richardson hit the first Olympic softball home run ever to win the game for the United States, an achievement she calls her most memorable.
After being an Olympic sport in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, softball was recently eliminated from the 2012 London Olympics is a 52-52 tie with one abstention. Only a simple majority of 53 votes was needed to keep softball in the Olympics, and softball supporters are trying to get to vote again. Unfortunately, the Olympic Committee is very interested in this important re-vote. Although the softball federation will certainly have something to say, it does not look promising for the girls fast pitch softball to promote the Olympic dream.Perhaps confusion and the Olympic committee caused them to drop softball from the rapid pace of women's games in London. There has been speculation that members of the Committee believes that the women's softball was just a female version of baseball, and not popular enough to matter.
This makes the game faster and more active in baseball, softball enthusiasts who touted by many as one of the reasons they enjoy the game so much.
Whatever their motivations, we hope the committee will reconsider and reinstate women's fast pitch softball.
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Fastball is different from the looping, relaxed pitch often used in recreational softball leagues. Fastball players must hit a ball that travels about 70 mph. This is slower than baseball, but certainly much faster than the meandering slow pitch game. But when the pitcher's mound and home plate are much closer than in baseball, (40 feet as against 60 feet), the player must react on the ground just as quickly. The first softball, a spur of the creation in that long since the first game was a boxing glove tied to the shape of a ball. Softball is now 12 "in diameter, which is significantly larger than standard base ball at 9" and white. Softball is actually a misnomer as the ball used in the game is a little softer than a baseball, just larger. They play diamond is much smaller than baseball, with only 60 feet between bases. Baseball 90 feet between each base.
Softball games are two innings shorter than the baseball games. However, like baseball, softball seems to inspire devoted fans and players. Many truly love their softball and pursue the game almost fanatic passion.
In 1996, Fast Pitch Softball Man first appeared in the Atlanta Olympics. U.S. team took the first gold medal in the sport, beating China in a match for the gold medal 3-1. An orthopedic surgeon from Florida, Dot Richardson hit the first Olympic softball home run ever to win the game for the United States, an achievement she calls her most memorable.
After being an Olympic sport in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics, softball was recently eliminated from the 2012 London Olympics is a 52-52 tie with one abstention. Only a simple majority of 53 votes was needed to keep softball in the Olympics, and softball supporters are trying to get to vote again. Unfortunately, the Olympic Committee is very interested in this important re-vote. Although the softball federation will certainly have something to say, it does not look promising for the girls fast pitch softball to promote the Olympic dream.Perhaps confusion and the Olympic committee caused them to drop softball from the rapid pace of women's games in London. There has been speculation that members of the Committee believes that the women's softball was just a female version of baseball, and not popular enough to matter.
This makes the game faster and more active in baseball, softball enthusiasts who touted by many as one of the reasons they enjoy the game so much.
Whatever their motivations, we hope the committee will reconsider and reinstate women's fast pitch softball.
Pictures/SnapShot :
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