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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
BTW, Michelle Smith proved that you needn't be a blond softball player to say stupid things on TV.
In the USA/UCLA game, a ball seemed to catch the knob of the bat and fingers of the batter on a high, inside pitch.
Smith tripped over it, but much to my chagrin, eventually got out something along the line of "when the hands are on the bat they are considered part of the bat."
I cringed, then laughed. Will they never get the idea that there should be someone with just a bit of rules knowledge involved in these broadcasts?
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I watched the first few innings of this game also. What I heard was something to the effect of "If the ball hits the batters hands, it's automatically a foul ball" or some such drivel after much stumbling around. I yelled pretty loudly at the TV, which my better half did not appreciate too much!
I also liked the UCLA pitcher who kept throwing the ball inside and wondering why she wasn't getting strike calls. Guess what, she needs to adjust to the umpires zone, not the other way around!