Tonight: $25 for a chance to hit against a pro softball pitcher. All proceeds to #ChadTough.
Pro softball tonight at Alumni Field featuring former Michigan players Sierra Romero, Lauren Sweet, and Jordan Taylor. After the game you can donate $25 to get a chance to hit against Taylor. All proceeds from the game go to the pediatric cancer center.
Tickets at the gate. First pitch at 8pm so head out asap!
What guy who's ever swung a baseball bat hasn't wondered how he'd do against woman's fast pitch. Hope to get a report from those who can go! Note: I'd advise hitting the "fastest" pitch batting cage before you go.
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against him. We would rotate every other year, and have the local All-Stars play against Eddie Feigner aka, "The King and his Court. he only had a catcher and 3 or 4 defensivemen. They all had sticks, of course. Someone had to win. Plus I think by lmiting the number of players, guarantedd him a bigger payday.
Because no one would share the pitchers, we played until we were about 25 and then almost everyone went slo-pitch with only one league left in town. Think they had a decent league in the Midland area for years afterward and they would be able to throw one team together from Mason County. Hated to see the game go.
Last I heard of the King, he was teaching his daughter so I imagine they toured for awhile. He was one hell of a talent.
He would put on a show. Sometime he'd throw from 2nd base; he'd put a blindfold on and throw strikes all night. I never did, but one or two guys managed a foul tip. He'd fake a pitch, the catcher would smack his glove and the umpire would yell, SteeeeeeeeeRIKE. Took a few seconds before someone started laughing. The batter never called them on it. If you faced him, you would not forget it. Was actually quite an honor to be selected. Fast pitch was, and where it still exists, still is a great game.
Asking for a friend...
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I didn't know that the staee softball coach was on MGoBlog!!!
That was also a joke. MSU coaches allegedly threw at a player in practice to send a message.
I'd rather just donate with no reward. If I wanted to pay $25 to embarass myself I'd start dating again.
Think it was mythbusters where I saw it, but the gist of it was that even though softballs are thrown with lower velocity, they're harder to hit than you'd think. They're pitched from a closer distance but that means less time to react with your eyes and their slightly upwards motion is harder to gauge. So, even though Jennie Finch may be at an athletic disadvantage compared to MLB pros, she can skunk them just as badly as the ten zillion softball players she struck out.
I've always wondered if they talk trash to each other. Does the catcher tell the opposing batter "your mom" or "your dad" put downs to try and unsettle them in the batter's box?" Or are they much more civil than us guys are?