southsider2k5 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4386697/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Feh. They've done this before. I remember seeing Reggie Jackson whiff against the last well-known softball pitcher ( can't remember her name, though... ) It's fun to watch MLB hitters strike out against a woman, I suppose. I, for one, am not surprised at all that these guys don't hit softball pitches - different release point, different eye level, different distance from mound to plate, different trajectory. Nothing they're used to seeing. I have a feeling that Curt Schilling or Mark Prior might have some success against her as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 omg gurl power!!!!!!!!!11one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastime Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen - our 5th starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 2, 2004 Author Share Posted March 2, 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen - our 5th starter. Do NOT let Kenny Williams read this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 This story is so old and pointless for me. No doubt she is an awesome softball pitcher, probably the best in the world, but this type of thing comes off as a sideshow to me. If MLB prepared adequately they would be killing her. A great example is when she was on Jimmy Kimmel and trying to strike out the guys on the show... Obviously she had no problem with Jimmy, but Warren Sapp was the Co-host that week and he took some swings against her. What ended up happening was she couldn't strike him out. She tried to gas him upstairs, but Sapp was getting around on them and fouling the balls straight back... Then she tried to trick him by throwing him change-ups, but he adjusted and fouled those off as well. She eventually "walked" him because she couldn't strike him out and time was running out on the show. It was kind of funny because Jimmy was calling her out for trying to throw change-ups when Sapp was expecting fastballs. Mind you Sapp was wearing dress pants, dress shoes, and a dress shirt. He also didn't take any warmup swings, he just stepped in there cold. Finch was getting pretty flustered over not being able to strike him out on live TV, Sapp wasn't about to give in and I think it suprised her a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Jenny Finch is so hott. Somebody should sign her now because her stock will sky rocket come olympic time in Athens this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I watched it on sunday, not for the baseball, but for jennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 I watched it on sunday, not for the baseball, but for jennie I watched it too and it was much more of a show than a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcollapse Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 she is damn hot... i couldn't concentrate enough to take the bat off my shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillieHarris2 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 she is damn hot... i couldn't concentrate enough to take the bat off my shoulders. same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxman352000 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 She is the hottest women in baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxin' Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 She is the hottest women in baseball I thought she played softball. But oh yes is she hott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Yeah I saw some of this...It was kind of funny that they made a point to put in the right hand corner that the game was played on Jan 11 when Aaron Boone came up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Feh. They've done this before. I remember seeing Reggie Jackson whiff against the last well-known softball pitcher ( can't remember her name, though... ) It's fun to watch MLB hitters strike out against a woman, I suppose. I, for one, am not surprised at all that these guys don't hit softball pitches - different release point, different eye level, different distance from mound to plate, different trajectory. Nothing they're used to seeing. I have a feeling that Curt Schilling or Mark Prior might have some success against her as well.... Yes. I remember seeing Johnny Bench striking out on the old Merv Griffin show against a female softball pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Ok, now lets see how she would fare if she stepped up to the plate to hit some baseballs from Randy Johnson. Enough said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringfieldFan Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 This begs a question: Is it legal to pitch underhand in a baseball game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AssHatSoxFan Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 they pitch from 40 feet so it doesnt matter if you could anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJeter Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 I remember seeing White Sox hitters whiffing and popping up against Eddie Feigner ("The King and His Court")- with him pitching from the MLB distance and amazingly, from second base. He had a bunch of other stunts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israel4ever Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Fast pitch softball pitchers throw what is commonly called a "rise ball"...it crosses the plate at a higher elevation from that which it hasbeen released. That's why MLB hitters couldn't hit it; a major league pitcher throws froma mound, and the ball goes down (from gravity), not up! P.S.Jennie Finch is smokin'!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 P.S.Jennie Finch is smokin'!!!!! Damn straight. Also helps that many other softball pitchers are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 Yeah I saw some of this...It was kind of funny that they made a point to put in the right hand corner that the game was played on Jan 11 when Aaron Boone came up... yeah i saw that too, right when they were talking about how boone was going to have a great year, 'taped 1/11/03' pops up in the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 This begs a question: Is it legal to pitch underhand in a baseball game? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 QUOTE (SpringfieldFan @ Mar 3 2004, 01:06 PM) This begs a question: Is it legal to pitch underhand in a baseball game? Yes. Haven't we all seen Rookie of the Year? (PS this is a rhetorical question the answer is already yes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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