Im dominican and have played baseball my whole life as a pitcher. a few years ago I started playing shortstop because I fucked up my shoulder so I cant pitch no more. Playing infield in slow pitch aint no joke.
I don’t play professionally or anything but my older sister always asks me to play with her and it’s a coed league. It’s a lot of fun but holy wow do I feel bad for the girls that get a ball smoked right at them
I play in a coed league and its exactly that.. beer, families and good times.. This looks like a roid competition and none could field a ball to save their life
The amount of hate on this thread is amazing!!! I guarentee all these guys were top level high school baseball players and some college. They may not be major league players but still having fun.
As opposed to painting or marching for transgender equality?? Basically it’s just a bunch of ordinary people who play a sport for fun during their free time.. *we found the last pick in PE class lol.
After a certain amount of HRs it actually is an out. I've played in tourneys that had 3 HR limits. One time a team's first three hitters all hit solo HRs and I don't think they scored more than 10 runs that game. My team thought it was the worst batting approach we had ever seen.
I played in a rec softball league and I can't begin to tell you how nerve wracking it is to be on first with a jacked up left handed batter (or vice versa). At least with pitching you're wearing a glove.
no. In softball the object of the game is to reach base safely 70% of the time. In baseball the object is to make contact. In softball contact is guaranteed. Two different games.
Depends upon the association but generally it is a underhand pitch that goes at least 6 feet, has a hump, and crosses the batter between the front shoulder and the back knee landing within 2 feet behind the plate. As simple as it looks you still have to swing at strikes and take walks to maximize your onbase percentage.
Yes. In fact if you have never struck out then you aren't as good a player as you can be because if you haven't struck out then you are swinging at bad pitches and thus your on base percentage isn't as high as it could be.
@@sw48 "if you haven't struck out then you are swinging at bad pitches". What do you mean by this? If you haven't struck out, you've either walked or gotten a hit, which would increase your OBP. Am I misunderstanding something?
Lyric Montoya 😂 that’s true Cause I play fast pitch softball and I’ve been to the batting cages hitting the 12 mph ones waiting for the fast ones to open 😂 there not that hard to hit just watch the ball XD
A lot of people go into slow pitch thinking they will just smash ball, but they end up popping out or hitting on top. These guys on the national level play quite a bit, but rec league slow pitch softball is a lot of fun.
@Brandon Harting plus I was talking about the distance of the fence for the guys in the video , wasn’t referring to myself, 🤦🏼♂️. Think before you act dummy
I guess it could be better. I mean, they're getting some physical activity in. It might be better if they sit home and eat ice cream? Nah, I'll go with the physical activity.
I know some guys enjoy hitting 500 ft HR's and teams hitting 30 HR's a game with composite bats and scoring 40 runs a game, but this is HR Derby and not softball to me. When I played it was what softball was meant to be.
Those fences are 300'. That is much further than basically any fastpitch softball fence. Especially girls which start at '150 or 1/2 as long as this field.
Correct me if I'm wrong... but it seems like the people who have the most to say about playing this sport are also the least athletic. Look, I get it. Its slow pitch softball.. I understand for people who have never played think its easy to hit a home run every At-Bat, or complain about guys not running hard/hustling and all that. Now hear me out... it is fairly easy to hit home runs (depending on distance of the fence).. but the thing is, each team is only allowed to hit a certain number of home runs during the game. So, the "hard" part is hitting home runs at the right times (runners on or bases loaded situations) and/or when your team is out of hitting home runs, then its important to NOT HIT ANY MORE HOME RUNS! (or else its an out).. and not hitting a bomb can actually be more difficult than hitting one lol.. Also, the hustle thing... we play tournaments that are either all day long or multiple days. Ive played in tourneys where our team has played 6 to 8 games a day for 2-3 days. You gotta preserve your body for the whole tournament and use your energy wisely. You would be gassed out after day 1 if you went 100% every game. Plus some of these guys are 30 - 40 + years old and injury is not worth the risk. Lastly, all you guys talking shit about this sport and how easy it is.. I would honestly love to see you play on one of these teams. Not just to see how you would handle filthy knuckle balls dancing all over the place and trying to hit the home run you think is such a piece of cake.. but also to watch you play defense and try to body up absolute missiles hit right at you. All Im saying is, trust me, these guys are legit ballers and far more athletic than you think. Dont knock it until you go out and play a decent team (no co-ed stuff, im talkin USSSA level D or better, even though I know the good womens teams would show you a thing or two also)... then you will actually see how strategic the game and these players are.
Couldnt make the highschool varsity basebsll team but 40 an all ametican slow pitch softball player. But dad i want to play on a baseball team no son its all about me
Y’all always compare this to baseball it’s not baseball it’s slow pitch softball lmao if they wanted to play baseball maybe that’s what they would do instead y’all come here watch the video to get upset lmao are you people fried lmao
These guys kids are so disappointed. Crying "my dad's a tool." Only to be hugged by their grandpa to only have his grandpa whisper to himself "I raised a tool."
Lmao tons of people are mad about "how easy this is" but can you casually put a ball over the fence? Also is really something wrong with a group of guys having some fun?
Glad these guys are having fun, but man. If the MLB was like this, with guys hitting homers at every at bat, I would not watch. Many people wouldn't watch. These are fun to watch for the first couple minutes, then I just get bored. Watching women's college ball is really great, and same for baseball of course. Hey, they're having fun and I did watch the video in the end.
I do not like they do not make them run the bases anymore. Sometimes they miss a base & can get a called out. Also at this level it is all hr's not much good defensive players or not much speed. A bunch of big powerful guys. When I was a young man playing in the 1970's we played with limited flight dudley's the ball was mush after the first 4 or 5 hitters. Had to know how to play defense & run. To me that is part of the game. Best team in the world back then would have been little Ceasars. they had several ex MLB players on that team.
I understand but hit a homer and sit has been the way for over 20 years and it is WAY better. As it is we often get off the field at 1 AM in the morning on a Saturday night. If we had to watch players run the bases on a homer it would be 4 AM. Running the bases on a homer will never happen again in slowpitch. And that is a great thing.
For everyone talking shit it’s not as easy as you think to play slow pitch. Believe it or not people get paid to do this. What you watched is a high level of softball. I’d like to see one of you guys square up a ball at short stop that’s coming 110 mph at you. The fields are smaller than baseball fields so you will be closer to the batter when the ball is hit.
I've got to join an adult softball league ASAP... I remember playing little league like it was yesterday. Life goes by so fast....
People out there having fun minding their own business, who cares if they’re trying to relive their glory days?
They not trying to relive The Glory Days that's why it's called man softball this is their Glory Days
It’s professional softball. They get paid to travel and to play
@@calebgritts8026 Getting PAID to play Softball...😄 Yup, nothing better.💪👍
@@willstuart4504 well you go try it then
@@louwebb8253 what's with the attitude kid..?? I do play softball, it's a great time. I was just saying how cool it would be to get paid doing it.
This straight up looks like a blast.
Give it a try, you can play at any age.
Im dominican and have played baseball my whole life as a pitcher. a few years ago I started playing shortstop because I fucked up my shoulder so I cant pitch no more. Playing infield in slow pitch aint no joke.
Lol y’all talking shit about slowpitch softball but it’s actually fun as hell.
Been playing since 1992 when i was 18. Didn't play from 2002 to 2010, was in the army. Your right, it is fun. Still playing at age 45, men's and coed.
Jason Kent cool but who tf asked you
Heck ya it is but it is a lot more fun to watch 15 to 17 year olds play they don't jack every pitch so there is a lot more action involved
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Fax
7:30 they need some bigger fields.
Was a good tourney to watch. Thanks for the highlights and everything you do for the softball community.
All these guys peaked in high school and wanna relive the “glory days”.
Lmmfao😂😂😂😂😂
Not true. They just want to go out and have fun.
Pretty much about having fun with some friends really.
have fun? these guys look mostly bored. unchallenged
3:26 - the Ichiro swing of softball. Takes that first step before he even makes contact.
I really believe slo pitch should be co-Ed... chilled out with music and a few beers.
If ur gonna be this intense play baseball.
Johnny Wu Baseball was never an option. They don’t accept syringes anymore
@@bos07redsx LOL true dat
I don’t play professionally or anything but my older sister always asks me to play with her and it’s a coed league. It’s a lot of fun but holy wow do I feel bad for the girls that get a ball smoked right at them
I play in a coed league and its exactly that.. beer, families and good times.. This looks like a roid competition and none could field a ball to save their life
Johnny Wu Beer league was fun before Mexican teams formed and try and fight every game. That’s at least how it is every Tulare tournament.
Men's softball. It's like watching the special olympics.
Or your mom serving dinner at the local diner.
@@LambeauLeeeperAnd on the screens at the diner, they show Baseball.
Anthony Beltran you are kidding right why would you say that
@@Paradisedude32 I am of course. It's more like watching the WNBA.
Lmao this is so stupid..who couldn’t hit a hr with pitches that slow 😅😅😅😅
In our leauge anything after 3rd homerun is considered an out. It's more about ball placement then homeruns
The amount of hate on this thread is amazing!!! I guarentee all these guys were top level high school baseball players and some college. They may not be major league players but still having fun.
Seth Tate ok
@@Boxscot49 lol your a moron.
LamBeau Leeper The irony 😂
LamBeau Leeper ok
Seth Tate All the haters are just jealous. Sitting at home with their dick in their hands.
Need to move the fence back or keep it a 3 HR limit. See how many of these guys could keep it in the ballpark, with a 3 HR limit.
Is the pitcher also the catcher?
Some leagues have a homerun limit not sure about these. But I've seen guys accidentally hit a hr.
I know it's been awhile since I last played Soft Ball, but when did the pitcher turn into a Hockey goalie. 😆
Was thinking the same thing the pitcher has more gear on then the actual catcher
James Blunt when someone’s hitting a softball at over 100 mph from 45 feet away 😂
You have to with the stupid ass bats and balls we use these days
Why not use a lower compression ball at this level?
That’s a lot of dpuche bags in one small area
hans rockwell agreed! A bunch of grown mean playing softball! 😂😂😂😂😂
As opposed to painting or marching for transgender equality?? Basically it’s just a bunch of ordinary people who play a sport for fun during their free time.. *we found the last pick in PE class lol.
Shannon L lol please you watch and like WWE videos hahaha BUSTED! you like watching grown men roll around in tights.
Just as You wereTY lol nice one douchebag
Just as You wereTY gay ass
I like the shots from the outfield better you can see the play. And what the eff with no run home runs?
The USA Softball Super Nationals allowed 16 home runs per game per team
Should be an out if it goes over the fence. Then we'll see how good these guys are.
After a certain amount of HRs it actually is an out. I've played in tourneys that had 3 HR limits. One time a team's first three hitters all hit solo HRs and I don't think they scored more than 10 runs that game. My team thought it was the worst batting approach we had ever seen.
I think it's cute they have matching uniforms and everything.
A man who says cute is soft.
Why isn't the outfielders outside the fence? Every single ball was almost home run....
Probably time to move the fences back a bit and perhaps the pitchers mound seeing that the guy has to wear catchers gear just to be out there lol
What core/compression ball is being used here?
52 core, not sure on compression. 300 foot fences
Max 300 LBS .52 CORE
I played in a rec softball league and I can't begin to tell you how nerve wracking it is to be on first with a jacked up left handed batter (or vice versa). At least with pitching you're wearing a glove.
Heyy George where did he go
Fun to watch the tops guys in the game, thanks for the upload!
Dunn looks unrecognizable without the power stache
Idk why y’all hating this shit is fun as shit to watch and to play😭
3:33 stay.. Stay..
STAY.... *STAAAY*
I think he wanted him to stay
And the crowd goes wild
I think it’s supposed to be the other way the catcher is supposed to have the gear
Aren't balls hit over the fence considered outs in slow pitch softball?
In my league anything after 7 Home runs is an out
I like the strike zone idea. Unlimited arch here and you’ll never see anything close to pitches like that they’d all be homeruns.
Wow I need this in my life
These guys are playing on a 300 foot fence field?
Is there a run limit per inning ?
No but there are home run limits per game
So pretty much batting practice but they keep score
no. In softball the object of the game is to reach base safely 70% of the time.
In baseball the object is to make contact. In softball contact is guaranteed. Two different games.
Did Chris Greinert play conference this year? This is my first time seeing him all year.
Question- What is a strike in slow pitch?
Depends upon the association but generally it is a underhand pitch that goes at least 6 feet, has a hump, and crosses the batter between the front shoulder and the back knee landing within 2 feet behind the plate. As simple as it looks you still have to swing at strikes and take walks to maximize your onbase percentage.
They won 34 to 32
Is that a lacrosse helmet ?
I'm curious has there been a strikeout in this sport just wondering
Yes. In fact if you have never struck out then you aren't as good a player as you can be because if you haven't struck out then you are swinging at bad pitches and thus your on base percentage isn't as high as it could be.
@@sw48 Interesting, thanks for the answer. Nice vid
@@sw48 "if you haven't struck out then you are swinging at bad pitches". What do you mean by this? If you haven't struck out, you've either walked or gotten a hit, which would increase your OBP. Am I misunderstanding something?
Base to the ball and Antonelli Baseball are good channels.
Dont knock it to u try it been playing for 9 years i have met some really great people and spend alot of time with are troops who play
How do you not hit a homerun when the ball his coming at you at like 12 mph
Its actually hard -coming from a baseball player
Lyric Montoya 😂 that’s true Cause I play fast pitch softball and I’ve been to the batting cages hitting the 12 mph ones waiting for the fast ones to open 😂 there not that hard to hit just watch the ball XD
A lot of people go into slow pitch thinking they will just smash ball, but they end up popping out or hitting on top. These guys on the national level play quite a bit, but rec league slow pitch softball is a lot of fun.
Come play softball, you'll be lucky to hit the outfielder in the air fatty. Let alone the fence.
MintFinkeldove me?
So do they send a kid to go find all those balls or do they bring like 100 to the game ?
All these haters couldn’t hit a golf ball 300 feet with a tennis racket.
Nor could you fat ass
NOFRENZ Go listen to fucking Korn Edgelord
I mean , as a power hitter in softball a 300 field is a joke
@Brandon Harting I mean I can hit a 52 core well out of a 330 field with the original Titan bat so I’d say that’s good enough power
@Brandon Harting plus I was talking about the distance of the fence for the guys in the video , wasn’t referring to myself, 🤦🏼♂️. Think before you act dummy
3:03 runs with the bat all the way to 1st lmfao
Lmao. That was pretty funny.
Should play on a big boy field.
That is a regulation softball field - 300 feet.
@@sw48 like I said a big boy baseball field.
Grown men playing softball. How adorable.
I guess it could be better. I mean, they're getting some physical activity in. It might be better if they sit home and eat ice cream? Nah, I'll go with the physical activity.
Softball is just baseball with a big ball. Just you are actually "pitching" by definition and not throwing it.
And getting paid to do it.
@@richardedwards5850 probably right. I imagine they pull in at least $10 per game.
@@lf2334 most at this level make pretty good money.
Damn where my team plays our field is way bigger than that.
This is a regulation 300 foot mens softball field
I’ll bet most of these guys scored 4 touchdowns in one game.
Learn your sports 😂
I Bet most of These Guys Could Kick The SHIT Out Of You
you should use wood bat
Is the dog the hitting coach?
Is this the special Olympics?
What was that commentary? Is this golf?
Will You By Any Chance Be In Las Cruces For That Tournament?
Earl Oros the Whole Enchilada. I was in El Paso for five years and never played in it
Ball Don't Lie @ 7:40 ish Mark ...
they don't run the bases after a homer?
takes too much time
Middle-aged world series 😂
At least make the softball hero run to first base for the walk-off to count!
7:30 he hit that like 450 I swear
Will Cusic holy shit ur so right guy bodied that
I know some guys enjoy hitting 500 ft HR's and teams hitting 30 HR's a game with composite bats and scoring 40 runs a game, but this is HR Derby and not softball to me. When I played it was what softball was meant to be.
2:23 will tell you everything you need to know about men's softball
What division is this?
Super (top division in USA Softball)
Softball, what’s the difference between this and baseball
I struck out when i played slow pitch
Do they only play 1 inning? If not the games would take foreverrrrrrrr
These are like 250 or 270
225’
Holy crap!! So many puds. The flat bill hat and the double batting gloves are the dunce caps and granny panties of the 2000's.
Playing on a girls little league softball field... bat flips.. slow pitch softball ( we get it you vape bro)
not to mention it looks like 6-12ft. I'd like to see these guys play unlimited. A LOT harder to hit.
lololol
Those fences are 300'. That is much further than basically any fastpitch softball fence. Especially girls which start at '150 or 1/2 as long as this field.
Understood, still a dang pop fly if you have any experience.@@kb88ist
Still a pop fly @Josie Whales
Correct me if I'm wrong... but it seems like the people who have the most to say about playing this sport are also the least athletic. Look, I get it. Its slow pitch softball.. I understand for people who have never played think its easy to hit a home run every At-Bat, or complain about guys not running hard/hustling and all that. Now hear me out... it is fairly easy to hit home runs (depending on distance of the fence).. but the thing is, each team is only allowed to hit a certain number of home runs during the game. So, the "hard" part is hitting home runs at the right times (runners on or bases loaded situations) and/or when your team is out of hitting home runs, then its important to NOT HIT ANY MORE HOME RUNS! (or else its an out).. and not hitting a bomb can actually be more difficult than hitting one lol.. Also, the hustle thing... we play tournaments that are either all day long or multiple days. Ive played in tourneys where our team has played 6 to 8 games a day for 2-3 days. You gotta preserve your body for the whole tournament and use your energy wisely. You would be gassed out after day 1 if you went 100% every game. Plus some of these guys are 30 - 40 + years old and injury is not worth the risk. Lastly, all you guys talking shit about this sport and how easy it is.. I would honestly love to see you play on one of these teams. Not just to see how you would handle filthy knuckle balls dancing all over the place and trying to hit the home run you think is such a piece of cake.. but also to watch you play defense and try to body up absolute missiles hit right at you. All Im saying is, trust me, these guys are legit ballers and far more athletic than you think. Dont knock it until you go out and play a decent team (no co-ed stuff, im talkin USSSA level D or better, even though I know the good womens teams would show you a thing or two also)... then you will actually see how strategic the game and these players are.
Couldnt make the highschool varsity basebsll team but 40 an all ametican slow pitch softball player. But dad i want to play on a baseball team no son its all about me
This is like when an expert plays a video game on beginner mode just to feel good about themself
330ft needs to be the new minimum standards for slowpitch!
These guys hit them out of baseball parks.
Off to Shakey's for pizza and beer.
You gentlemen know they have farmball leagues and 35 and up baseball.... right?
They know. They just aren’t talented enough and have to have the pitches spoonfed to them on a little girls softball field lol
I’d like to see them play real baseball
I hope u know this is slow pitch softball for men.
Y’all always compare this to baseball it’s not baseball it’s slow pitch softball lmao if they wanted to play baseball maybe that’s what they would do instead y’all come here watch the video to get upset lmao are you people fried lmao
Nobody upset... we're entertained , do they have free blood sugar testing at these events?
How do you not hit a homer in every time
These guys kids are so disappointed. Crying "my dad's a tool."
Only to be hugged by their grandpa to only have his grandpa whisper to himself "I raised a tool."
Lmao tons of people are mad about "how easy this is" but can you casually put a ball over the fence? Also is really something wrong with a group of guys having some fun?
Make the fences 400 and then it will be a sport. Otherwise, it's just BP.
The farther they go the bigger the fields. Saw a vid they were playing on 450 ft fields. Now that's a bomb for a homerun
It’s funny though because I bet you couldn’t even put one out
@@andycraver101 I play softball. Our fences are from 265 to 300 and like I said. Hitting dingers all game is BP.
Watching softball irl is a lot more fun then watching pro baseball irl
grown men playing slow pitched softball... and getting happy about homeruns.... cool beans
and bat flips , don't forget the bat flips
Guarentee you could not hit a homerun in this sport.
Glad these guys are having fun, but man. If the MLB was like this, with guys hitting homers at every at bat, I would not watch. Many people wouldn't watch. These are fun to watch for the first couple minutes, then I just get bored. Watching women's college ball is really great, and same for baseball of course. Hey, they're having fun and I did watch the video in the end.
Those are video clips. You aren't seeing all the base hits and outs.
Gotcha! Didn't know because of the title. I still enjoy the videos however (:
When you hit so many homers you no longer run the bases 😂
Major softball is hit and sit. Field time is expensive and teams want to get out of there by midnight instead of 3 am.
Is it just me or are these guys just pre-madonnas? Bat flipping??? Really??
*prima-donna
Just let them enjoy it bro
Nathaniel Romero pre-Madonna? You mean like 1980? Before “like a virgin?” came out? I think you mean prima donna. Haha. “Pre-madonna.”
Pillar and ground
Ha! Wasn’t Donna Summer pre-Madonna? 😂
the pitcher wearing a catchers mask BWAHHAHAHAHA
I’d rather look like a dork than die after a line drive off the dome
David Brockmeier mate it’s softball not baseball lol
Danggg all of these comments😆
I do not like they do not make them run the bases anymore. Sometimes they miss a base & can get a called out. Also at this level it is all hr's not much good defensive players or not much speed. A bunch of big powerful guys. When I was a young man playing in the 1970's we played with limited flight dudley's the ball was mush after the first 4 or 5 hitters. Had to know how to play defense & run. To me that is part of the game. Best team in the world back then would have been little Ceasars. they had several ex MLB players on that team.
Saves a lot of time and field rental is expensive plus they are playing up to 7 games in a day.
@@sw48 I used to play tournaments all the time. Have played as many as 17 games in a weekend back in the 1980s. I call bs
I understand but hit a homer and sit has been the way for over 20 years and it is WAY better. As it is we often get off the field at 1 AM in the morning on a Saturday night. If we had to watch players run the bases on a homer it would be 4 AM. Running the bases on a homer will never happen again in slowpitch. And that is a great thing.
or Clincher balls, that we use in NYC
I remember walking in on the batter ...just to see if i could catch it hit at me..i even caught a few...anybody else try that??
Who won
Resmondo/Easton
These the fools that never made it far in their baseball careers
Stfu is Softball now we know that they can't play the damn game
Lmao. Tell these guys little leaguers want their field back
I'm pretty sure if you made it far, you wouldn't be taking the time to comment on softball clips.
DOOMFACE KILLA and you know that how
Meatballs everytime
I hit one off the score board here in a baseball tournament
Damn! people can’t even have fun! Damn if you do damn if you don’t in this great country of America! Somebody ALWAYS has something to say.
For everyone talking shit it’s not as easy as you think to play slow pitch. Believe it or not people get paid to do this. What you watched is a high level of softball. I’d like to see one of you guys square up a ball at short stop that’s coming 110 mph at you. The fields are smaller than baseball fields so you will be closer to the batter when the ball is hit.
getting paid doesn't mean job. sponsors selling slowpitch gear, bank roll these dudes.
I live right by these fields I just played on them with my travel ball tram