There are so many people out there who are like, oh softball isnt even a sport you dont have to do anything! I play softball and it is a whole bunch of work. Its the same as baseball except you pitch underhand, i think that is a lot harder then overhand, and you have slappers, draggers, etc.
Also i think it is SOO stupid they took softball out of the Olympics that makes me really mad!
and please no smart allik(sp?) remarks.
A slapper is someone who normally bats on the left hand side and walks from the back to the front of the batters box while attempting to hit the ball.
A dragger is the same thing but from the right side and bunting.
heck yeah its a sport!!! some of those girls out there are butt kickers…65 mile an hour under hand is no joke…ive been struck out plenty by girls…so, yes it is 100%
January 29th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Yes- but not a very original one. (very similar to baseball)
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January 29th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Yes, it’s absolutely a sport. People are haters and the one thing that I had to learn in my life is that if a bunch of people are saying something negative, often your are better to believe the opposite.
People live on being mean to others so they feel better about themselves.
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January 29th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
heck yeah its a sport!!! some of those girls out there are butt kickers…65 mile an hour under hand is no joke…ive been struck out plenty by girls…so, yes it is 100%
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January 29th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
If you were to consider baseball a sport you’d have to consider softball a sport too. It’s pretty ridiculous if not, both train just as hard for basically the same activity.
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:31 am
FMI:
What are slappers and draggers?
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:51 am
softball players work just as hard as baseball players – it’s definitely a sport
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January 30th, 2010 at 1:37 am
yeah.
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January 30th, 2010 at 1:44 am
yea
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January 30th, 2010 at 2:03 am
yes, i have played softball ever since i was little it is defff a sport & no one has the right to say other wise. we work just as hard as baseball players and we deserve the same amount of respect for playing it. softball should never have been took out of the olympics!
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January 30th, 2010 at 2:43 am
y i think its a sport cuz u have to run supper hard hit the ball and catch not to mention have a ton of practices
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January 30th, 2010 at 3:22 am
Of course! If softball isn’t a sport, then what is??
It’s a game in which success is dependent on the athletic skills of the competitors. That’s exactly what a sport is! At least that’s my definition of a sport.
As for overhand vs. underhand, I wouldn’t say either one is harder, they’re just completely different. I know that we’ve seen softball pitchers striking out MLB players on TV, but I’m sure the same would happen with softball hitters and MLB pitchers – in both cases, the hitter is simply not used to it, and will struggle.
I’m also strongly disappointed at the removal of softball and baseball from the Olympics. I know they cite lack of international appeal, but that’s just wrong. More like lack of European appeal, and I guess the IOC can’t take that. Gotta make the Europeans happy, of course.
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