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Japan - Australia -- Women's Softball

TheOldMole Aug 20 2008 06:06 AM

Australia went ahead in the 11th, Japan ties it up in the back of the 11th. Uemo now closing in on 300 pitches for Japan.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Aug 20 2008 07:51 AM

Is there any chance someone could make the majors pitching underhand? I know they probably wouldn't be able to get a whole lot of velocity on the ball, but location and movement are just as important, right? If you could get an underhand pitcher that could give you a league average ERA, you could probably let him pitch everyday for as long as you needed. I wonder if underhand pitches are too easy to hit, or if there is just a stigma against it on the part of pitchers and/or scouts.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 20 2008 07:57 AM

They were all underhanded until 1884. Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association?

AG/DC Aug 20 2008 08:00 AM

I'm not a mechanical physicist, but I'm guessing that getting movement on a 12" diameter ball over 45 feet is a lot different from getting the equivelant movement on a 9" ball over 60 feet. But wouldn't you call what Chad Bradford is doing "underhand"? I'm not a biophysicicst either, but I'm guessing that underhand motions are less taxing n the shoulder. I'm guessing a lot.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Aug 20 2008 08:14 AM

AG/DC wrote: But wouldn't you call what Chad Bradford is doing "underhand"? Well, he's not using the pendulum-type motion the ladies do. AG/DC wrote: I'm not a biophysicicst either, but I'm guessing that underhand motions are less taxing n the shoulder. Yeah, that's the idea- in the Women's college WS, each team will use their best pitcher every game, every inning, since it supposedly puts so little stress on the shoulder.

Vic Sage Aug 20 2008 08:58 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Kent Tekulve

Vince Coleman Firecracker Aug 20 2008 09:16 AM

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Jeff Innis

themetfairy Aug 20 2008 09:50 AM

Chad Bradford MiniKnight

Frayed Knot Aug 20 2008 10:22 AM

]I'm not a mechanical physicist, but I'm guessing that getting movement on a 12" diameter ball over 45 feet is a lot different from getting the equivelant movement on a 9" ball over 60 feet You're no geometrist either. ]Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Ted Abernathy

AG/DC Aug 20 2008 10:26 AM

I meant to clarify "circumfernce, and not diameter" and I end up stating it dead wrong. I'll get 'em next time. Tekulve.

OlerudOwned Aug 20 2008 10:26 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: They were all underhanded until 1884. Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Myself playing wiffle ball.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2008 07:25 AM Re: Japan - Australia -- Women's Softball

TheOldMole wrote: Australia went ahead in the 11th, Japan ties it up in the back of the 11th. Uemo now closing in on 300 pitches for Japan. That Uemo pitcher for Japan not only won that game but came back to pitch again today and beat the U.S. for the softball gold medal.

metirish Aug 21 2008 07:30 AM

That must be considered a stunning defeat for the US , they were steamrolling their way through these games.

MFS62 Aug 21 2008 07:33 AM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Dick Hyde. And a pitcher for Washington (back in the day) named Marty Kutyna. He had a herky-jerky delivery which started out as a traditional windup but led to the ball being released somewhere between sidearm and submarine. EDIT: Just heard that the US team lost. I don't have any details yet, but I volunteer to go into their locker room and try to comfort them. Later