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A couple of the local leagues have gone to carpet, or what we call "mat," ball. I guess it does make actual balls and strikes easier to call, but since the players have to argue about something, they whine about the arc. They also contest whether or not the ball actually hit the plate or mat.
Speaking of one-pitch tournaments—they used to be popular around here (late 1970s, early 1980s) but have since disappeared. They were kind of fun, but to me the games went too fast. Singles tournaments were popular, too. Play the game on a Little League field and a ball over the fence is an out. With 200-foot fences, it was very hard to get hits, and scores would be 1-0, 2-1, etc.
[Edited by greymule on Aug 22nd, 2004 at 09:31 PM]
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