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Originally Posted by Andy
Did anybody else catch this one last night.....
The DP was coming to bat for one of the teams. When her name and position was shown on the screen, this was the comment (italics are mine):
"The Designated Player is similar to the Designated hitter (somewhat true) in basketball,(wrong sport) but the substitution rules in softball are different(what does this have to do with anything?)"
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I can forgive the basketball slip, when she meant to say baseball, especially if Mowins would stop talking for a second or two and give up the endless history repetitions. What I hate is not explaining a rule in its entirety as it exists and w/o useless analogies. E.g., a player can re-enter when subbed for, period, not just when the sub is a pinch runner.
Someone, either ESPN or NCAA is trying to attract baseball fans by
- including a recognized baseball figure in the broadcast
- having him constantly reference baseball similarities and players
- explaining the game as if no one ever played before, especially freshmen
It's about time we treated the sport like every other sport and explain things that apply in their own context. No other sport mentions re-entry each time a sub comes in. It's also about time they call it SOFTBALL, not "the womens' game". How about the College Softball Championship instead of WCWS. The sport is SOFTBALL and the WS is a misnomer in both SOFTBALL and baseball.