It is very hot in Athens for the US/Aussie softball game

[Racenut20]

I certainly hope someone remembers to give the homeplate umpires seeing eye dog some water.

And the announcer on Bravo....UGH... Softball has a limited number of highlights that turn the game, and so far her mouth has been running about something else for every single one. She is pitching a NO HITTER into the third inning.

[GOPisEvil]

1. That is the worst umpire. Shouldn't the Olympics have decent officials?

I'm surprised he called the Aussie runner out last inning.

[Deja Q]

2. Softball is an Olympic sport? Good grief, what next? Here are a few ideas:

Tee-ball is the new Summer Olympic sport for 2008! :eyes:

Tether-ball is the new Summer Olympic sport for 2012! :eyes:

Circle-jerk is the new Summer Olympic sport for 2016! :eyes:

Checkers is the new Summer Olympic sport for 2020! :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

3. What's wrong with softball?

And synchronized circle-jerk is the next sport. :P

[Deja Q]

5. Synchronized?

Point taken, it'd probably be more interesting to watch... except each game would end in a tie, how boring is that? :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

8. Yeah, but the guys would be judged on

how well their, uh, strokes, were synchronized. They'd also have to time their, uh, releases.

[Racenut20]

6. HEY !!!!

Last night on prime time I had to watch two Chinese guys jump into a swimming pool at the same time, with the announcer downgrading one of them because his legs were too far apart.

Ladies fast pitch softball is one hell of a game.

[NC_Nurse]

12. I want

Tiddly-winks! When do they get those into the Olympics?:D

[kariatari]

4. Key phrase in your post...THIRD INNING.

There's a lot of softball left to play. You never mention a no-hitter in progress because it's bad luck.

And isn't that Dot Richardson commenting? I freakin' love her.

[Racenut20]

7. The announcer has the no hitter, she has missed evey play,

not the pitchers.

[kariatari]

9. meh.

I'd take Dot's commentating over Jennie Finch's any day.

[kariatari]

10. Crappin' A!

bases loaded.

bah.

[GOPisEvil]

11. Ouch...this game got out of hand in a hurry.

10-0 USA now.