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Warpy

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26. The only time I saw softball was in sexist gym courses in junior high

Reply to B Calm (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 01:44 AM

Sep 2013

Girls who were decent pitchers in baseball sucked because the damned things were too big to hold comfortably.

They weren't soft, either.

School PE teachers need to grow the hell up and get rid of softball. I agree with that completely.

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It is time for women to stop playing softball [View all] jmowreader Sep 2013 OP

Plenty of men play softball too (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2013 #1

Yes they do. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #9

They can play ultimate frisbee. SheilaT Sep 2013 #2

? Women play baseball ismnotwasm Sep 2013 #3

Um...It's a different game. Should men stop with NASCAR because there's F1? (Well, yes, but.) WinkyDink Sep 2013 #4

You can run F1 and NASCAR on the same track jmowreader Sep 2013 #10

Actually, you can't. The tracks are completely different. DanTex Sep 2013 #12

Not even. MineralMan Sep 2013 #14

Another Nascar track Go Vols Sep 2013 #20

Don't forget Sonoma Baclava Sep 2013 #22

Or Road America, where Nationwide runs jmowreader Sep 2013 #23

That used to run F1 A HERETIC I AM Sep 2013 #27

:) Go Vols Sep 2013 #28

I don't want to play either one. Quantess Sep 2013 #5

as in A League Of Their Own? B Calm Sep 2013 #6

The only time I saw softball was in sexist gym courses in junior high Warpy Sep 2013 #26

It's time for people to stop wearing sandals with socks. Dash87 Sep 2013 #7

I know what you are saying laundry_queen Sep 2013 #8

I have never heard of ringette... Bay Boy Sep 2013 #11

This should be good enough laundry_queen Sep 2013 #13

I thought that divide was ended a long time ago hfojvt Sep 2013 #17

Well, I was a kid in the 80's laundry_queen Sep 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author laundry_queen Sep 2013 #21

That's some serious nonsense. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #15

I agree. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #16

Maybe in their own league, but I just don't see them competing with men. badtoworse Sep 2013 #19

my daughter played baseball when she was little. When she hit the age where she would be liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #24

What's wrong with softball? cyberswede Sep 2013 #25